Lecturer in #Medieval #Literature #jobin #Newcastle. Hey #MedievalSky! Come work with me! (Really, with me on co-taught Medieval English Lit modules.) Closing Date: 2026-07-09 Fixed Term, 10 months Sept-June. jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl... #JobFairy #Academic #AcademicPost

Your annual reminder that I write the 18th-century drama section of Year's Work in English Studies and would love you to tell me if in 2025 you had anything (book, chapter, or article) published on drama 1700-1780 that (broadly) fits within English Studies! I love reading and celebrating your work 💙

IT'S PUBLICATION DAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! Download 'The King's Dinner: family, nation, and identity on the British table, 1760-1820' here FOR FREE and read all about George III's eating habits over breakfast! uclpress.co.uk/book/the-kin... #skystorians #openaccess #18thC #foodhistory 🗃️

The King’s Dinner

The King’s Dinner is about what it meant to be British at the end of the eighteenth century. Drawing on the vast kitchen ledgers of two royal households made newly available to research through digiti...

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This is TODAY! Come all 🎭 (and please spread the word!)

British Association for Romantic Studies@bars.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Taking place TOMORROW - 2 June 2026, 5pm UK Time BARS Digital Event: Romantic Drama, Contemporary Performance: A Roundtable Discussion Book free tickets at the link here: uofglasgow.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

IT'S TIME! The #CFP for #BSECS2027 has been released! This year's theme is 'Artifice and Authenticity'. The deadline for submissions is the 15 September 2026. The conference will by the 6-8 January 2027 @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social #18thC #skystorians 🗃️ www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

BSECS Annual Conference

BSECS Annual Conference: the annual meeting of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies is Europe's largest and most prestigious annual conference

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Enlightenment and (In)equality 17th International Congress for Eighteenth-Century Studies Zaragoza, Spain 12-16 July 2027 The submission period for for thematic sessions and roundtables is now open! All the information is available on the Congress website: www.isecs-zaragoza2027.net/en/

Don't forget to apply for our #BSECS-Northumbria Fellowship. Travel, accommodation, and related expenses of up to £4,000 to support a visiting scholar of the #18thC at @northumbriauni.bsky.social, deadline 26 June 2026 #skystorians 🗃️ Details below! www.bsecs.org.uk/prizes-and-a...

***DEADLINE ON FRIDAY 13 MARCH*** Don't forget to submit your proposals for our #PGR #ECR conference, University of Montpellier Paul-Valery! Only two days left to go!

BSECS@bsecs.bsky.social · 7mo ago

You may only just have recovered from #BSECS2026, but our hardworking reps are already planning our #PGR #ECR conference, University of Montpellier Paul-Valery, 3-4 September 2026 on 'Improvement, Degeneration, Stagnation' Deadline for submissions: 13 March 2026 #skystorians #18thC 🗃️

CONGRATULATIONS to our #BSECS-GPP fellow for 2026, @zoescreti.bsky.social 🎉 Zoe's project examines archival loss in the Royal Collections, exploring the ways in which destroying manuscripts preserved reputations, avoided scandal, and shaped legacies at the apex of #18thC society #skystorians 🗃️

Attention all fans of The London Stage Database! 📣 Thanks to a new, internal grant, the LSDB is officially able to resume active development! Read our blog post about the news here: blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/... #digitalhumanities #c18 #18thc #humanities #theaterhistory

Did you know that we award SEVEN #fellowships, five of which have #deadlines of the ***1 FEBRUARY 2026*** #skystorians #18thC🗃️ Details can be found on our website or in the thread 🔽 www.bsecs.org.uk/prizes-and-a...

‪Thank you to all of you who made #BSECS2026 such a success. 271 delegates 21 pre-formed panels 8 roundtables 5 alternative sessions 144 individual papers = 1 incredible conference We are already hard at work planning #BSECS2027 @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social See you there?! #skystorians #18thC 🗃️

Happy New Year #18thCists #skystorians! We can't wait to welcome you to @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social NEXT WEEK for #BSECS2026. You can register FOR THE CONFERENCE ONLY [no accommodation or meals] at the registration desk from 8am, 7 January. Programme available here: www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

BSECS Annual Conference

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We have two vacancies on the Council of the *British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies*: 1. Postgraduate Representative 2. Communications Officer Happy to answer any questions about @bsecs.bsky.social Council life! More info here: www.bsecs.org.uk/the-society/...

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MISSED THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR #BSECS2026? Don't worry! You can register at the main desk [for the conference ONLY, not meals or accommodation] from 8am on 7 Jan 2026 #skystorians #18thC www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

BSECS Conference Registration

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Only a few days until registration closes: Nov 30th #18c #BSECS2026 Make sure you get registered. When it is closed, it is closed!

BSECS@bsecs.bsky.social · 9mo ago

DON'T FORGET to register for #BSECS2026 @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social, 7-9 January 2026. Early bird rates apply until tomorrow (Saturday 15 November 2025) #skystorians #18thC 🗃️ www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

DON'T FORGET to register for #BSECS2026 @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social, 7-9 January 2026. Early bird rates apply until tomorrow (Saturday 15 November 2025) #skystorians #18thC 🗃️ www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

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Early Bird Registration for #BSECS2026 closes on the ***15 NOVEMBER 2025*** www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/... #skystorians #18thC 🗃️

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It's not Masquerade Monday, BUT! 'The Masquerade: A History of Extravagance and Intrigue' is now available for pre-order & you can get 25% off through Friday! www.waterstones.com/book/the-mas... If you think Bridgerton will be juicy, just wait til you get your hands on this 😏🤫 #18thc

We are in the process of working our way through HUNDREDS (no exaggeration) of fabulous CFPs. If you have submitted a proposal for #BSECS2026, we will be in touch on or before the ***15 October 2025*** to let you know if you've been successful. #skystorians #18thC 🗃️

#OTD in 1958 @newcastleuni.bsky.social Percy Building was officially opened by Professor J. Dover Wilson, and named after the first Rector of Kings College, Lord Eustace Percy. Browse the brochure for the opening event on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...

Today should have been the deadline for #BSECS2026, but we are extending it by a WHOLE EXTRA WEEK! Share your research with us @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social, 7-9 January 2026 by sending us your proposals before MONDAY 22 SEPTEMBER #skystorians #18thC 🗃️ www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

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***The #CFP for the #BSECS2026 conference closes on the 15 September 2025*** Submissions are welcome on any aspect of #18thC history, culture, and literature, but particularly on our conference theme 'Big and Small'. @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social, 7-9 January 2026 www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

BSECS - Submit a Proposal

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so anyway I've been thinking about how Chicago style is the historian's secret weapon in a war of AI slop and the blithe, social media spread of unattributed misinformation. CMS requires attribution of quotes, paraphrases and any fact not commonly known. 1/?

This is me! 🃏&🎭: valuepast.hypotheses.org/4666 Vielen Dank an @valuepast.bsky.social and @newcastleuni.bsky.social! #18thC

On Peformances and Playing Cards

After attending Brecht's 'The Threepenny Opera' in Berlin, James Harriman-Smith reflects on what performance is today and what it used to be.

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What is performance? And what was performance? For our latest blogpost @jharrimansmith.bsky.social (ourformer fellow at @zfl-berlin.bsky.social) thought about these questions and continue that thinking here with the help of a peculiar pack of cards and a trip to the @blnensemble.bsky.social

On Peformances and Playing Cards

After attending Brecht's 'The Threepenny Opera' in Berlin, James Harriman-Smith reflects on what performance is today and what it used to be.

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***Engagement Officer Vacancy*** We're looking for an engagement officer to act as primary point of contact for #18thC centres across the UK, and to oversee our outreach and engagement. It's a voluntary role, but associated travel & accommodation expenses are paid... www.bsecs.org.uk/the-society/...

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Belatedly posting a photo from the Theatre Book Prize ceremony! 📸 Thanks again to the STR (@theatreresearch.bsky.social) and Bloomsbury (@methuendrama.bsky.social). And well done to all the other shortlisted authors too! 🥳

With big thanks to the staff there, I'm pleased to announce that you can now buy copies of my What Would Garrick Do? at David Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare in Richmond (www.garrickstemple.org.uk) - another reason to check out this amazing little place!

MY BOOK HAS BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR THE THEATRE BOOK PRIZE!!!! www.str.org.uk/grants-prize... I am very excited about this!! #18thc #theatre #acting

James Harriman-Smith@jharrimansmith.bsky.social · 3y ago

My second book was published this week! It's called What Would Garrick Do? Or, Acting Lessons from the Eighteenth Century: bloomsbury.com/uk/what-woul... I'd like to tell you a little bit about it... 1/7 #18thc #theatre #acting '#wwgd' #c18