Vernon Lee and the Future of Intelligence is out - do order it for your library! Details below ⬇️ @ies-sas.bsky.social @ouliterature.bsky.social @crasshlive.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social @navsa.bsky.social @bavs-uk.bsky.social @sharpnews.bsky.social

International Vernon Lee Society (IVLS)@vernonleesociety.bsky.social · 4w ago

A pioneering work of interdisciplinary Lee scholarship! 🧠 @drsallybd.bsky.social @shaftowheed.bsky.social @frankiedytor.bsky.social @chunlinmen.bsky.social @bradders953.bsky.social link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

In case you missed this, the recording will be available until the end of 2026 - everything you wanted to know about the SHARP Book Prize 👇🏼

SHARP@sharpweb.org · 2mo ago

Next up at #SHARPIES26: @kinohi.bsky.social in conversation with @shaftowheed.bsky.social! Join us in about ten minutes!

📚 Remediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures conference in Dublin. PhD student Ruth Allen presented her collaborative doctoral research with the National Trust on medieval books in its collections. Supervisors: Dr Andy Murray & Dr Susie West. #BookHistory #ArtHistory @shaftowheed.bsky.social

📢 This Wednesday: What is the role of the public humanities in the 21st century? Join OpenARC for a free online conference bringing together researchers, teachers and learners to explore some of the key challenges facing Arts & Humanities education and research today. @shaftowheed.bsky.social

Come and join us on Wednesday - to get your meeting link, just email FASS-Arts-Research-Centre@open.ac.uk and they will forward the meeting link to you

OpenARC Research Centre@openarc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📢 This Wednesday: What is the role of the public humanities in the 21st century? Join OpenARC for a free online conference bringing together researchers, teachers and learners to explore some of the key challenges facing Arts & Humanities education and research today. @shaftowheed.bsky.social

Researchers, teachers and learners are all welcome. 💡 Join individual sessions throughout the day according to your availability. 🖊️ To register please email: FASS-Arts-Research-Centre@open.ac.uk

The conference will examine issues including: 📚 The increasing instrumentalisation of university study 🏫 The narrowing of school curricula 🔬 The prioritisation of STEM And ask what role critical and creative thinking should play in today's world.

🎓 What is the role of the humanities in the 21st century? Join OpenARC's free online conference exploring the challenges and opportunities facing Arts & Humanities education and research today. 📅 17 June 2026 ⏰ From 9:30am 📍 Online #PublicHumanities #ArtsAndHumanities

Just a reminder, this time next week! Join us for this free conference on the Public Humanities in the 21st century, just send an email to the OpenARC inbox to receive your Teams meeting link

OpenARC Research Centre@openarc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📢 OpenARC Conference | The Public Humanities in the 21st Century | 17 June 2026 - Save the date 💡 What is the role of the public humanities today? 📅 17 June 2026 🕤 Starting 9:30am 💻 Online | Free 🔗 fass.open.ac.uk/events/confe... #PublicHumanities #ArtsAndHumanities

Hey book nerds! We just hit 200 registrants for the SHARPIES! Don't let July 7th-9th be the worst bout of FOMO you've ever experienced. Register now! events.zoom.us/ev/Ap9iEZwmC...

SHARPIES: A Global Book History Festival

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SHARP@sharpweb.org · 4mo ago

Are you interested in archives? Publishing? What about accounts of power and race in archives and publishing? Well, the SHARPIES online book history festival has got some new scholarship for you to check out. Consider registering today (and tell your friends!) events.zoom.us/ev/Ap9iEZwmC...

Are you interested in archives? Publishing? What about accounts of power and race in archives and publishing? Well, the SHARPIES online book history festival has got some new scholarship for you to check out. Consider registering today (and tell your friends!) events.zoom.us/ev/Ap9iEZwmC...

You'll also need to register to attend our Annual General Meeting (AGM), where members learn about what the Executive Council and Board have been up to, what SHARP is planning for the future, and what prizes have been awarded. The AGM will be on Tuesday July 7th at 8pm UTC.

Have you ever wondered what SHARP is? How to get published in one of SHARP's publications? Or how the SHARP Book Prize gets awarded? You're not alone! Register for the SHARPIES to get answers to these questions and more! events.zoom.us/ev/Ap9iEZwmC...

An exciting new project, congratulations @sjwolfson.bsky.social 🎉

Sara Wolfson@sjwolfson.bsky.social · 4mo ago

So pleased to be starting this new project on royalist exiles in Paris attached to Queen Henrietta Maria's court, 1644-60. Thank you @britishacademy.bsky.social for funding this research! @openuniversity.bsky.social

🔭 Explore what’s coming up at OpenARC - The Open University Arts & Humanities Research Centre! We host research groups, facilitate disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, events & funding support. 🔗 Discover all upcoming activities and news here:

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OpenARC, The Open University Arts & Humanities Research Centre, is the hub for research in the School of Arts and Humanities at The Open University. It hosts a broad range of research groups, and…

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🏛️ Prof Elizabeth McKellar and Prof Clare Taylor attended the Vanbrugh Panel Discussion at Blenheim Palace, exploring the legacy of Sir John Vanbrugh. Sharing photos from the evening — including Blenheim Palace wrapped in scaffolding during ongoing conservation work. #Architecture #BlenheimPalace

Congratulations to Emily Bullock who has been shortlisted for the Aurora Metro Virginia Prize for Fiction 👏

OU English and Creative Writing@ouliterature.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Congratulations to our colleague, fiction writer Emily Bullock! Emily has been shortlisted for the Aurora Metro Virginia Prize for Fiction with her manuscript: For Always Only. She is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the OU and Associate Lecturer on Advanced Creative Writing module A363.

🎓 Congratulations to Michael Terry on successfully passing his PhD viva 🎉 The title of Michael’s thesis is "The Representation of Aerial Combat in First World War Literature". Supervisors: Sara Haslam & Edmund King. #PhD #VivaSuccess #DoctoralResearch #FirstWorldWar

Just a reminder, our Public Humanities conference is in 2 weeks time on 17 June! Final programme and the registration link will be available shortly, please do register for a free place.

OpenARC Research Centre@openarc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📢 OpenARC Conference | The Public Humanities in the 21st Century | 17 June 2026 - Save the date 💡 What is the role of the public humanities today? 📅 17 June 2026 🕤 Starting 9:30am 💻 Online | Free 🔗 fass.open.ac.uk/events/confe... #PublicHumanities #ArtsAndHumanities

Congratulations to our colleague, fiction writer Emily Bullock! Emily has been shortlisted for the Aurora Metro Virginia Prize for Fiction with her manuscript: For Always Only. She is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the OU and Associate Lecturer on Advanced Creative Writing module A363.

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Dr Shafquat Towheed (The Open University) asks a crucial question: Will we still be reading English literature in the future? Despite numerous challenges, he suggests that the answers are more promising than we might assume... universityenglish.ac.uk/will-we-stil...

These moments of exchange & creativity are what we’re building on as we move towards June’s conference—exploring what it means to practise public humanities today. 📅 Save the date: 17 June 2026 💻 Online, free & open to all 🔗 fass.open.ac.uk/events/confe... @shaftowheed.bsky.social

We really enjoyed a wonderful day of research talks at the @openarc.bsky.social Spring Festival yesterday. OpenARC is the research centre for Arts and Humanities at The Open University. Thanks to @shaftowheed.bsky.social and the team for making it such a success! #artsresearch #publichumanities

🎓 OU PhD Student Lecture Series | 30 Apr–21 May 2026 Join a series of online talks from Open University PhD students. Everyone is welcome—come learn something new and support our postgraduate researchers! 🖇️ fass.open.ac.uk/events/next-... @shaftowheed.bsky.social @ou-ld-social.bsky.social

👥Our 17 dynamic interdisciplinary research groups showcase the breadth of Arts & Humanities research — from established strengths to emerging areas shaping future inquiry. 🔗 fass.open.ac.uk/research/cen... @shaftowheed.bsky.social @ou-ld-social.bsky.social @oulibrary.bsky.social

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OpenARC, The Open University Arts & Humanities Research Centre, is the hub for research in the School of Arts and Humanities at The Open University. It hosts a broad range of research groups, and faci...

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Learn more via: www.openmaterialreligion.org @shaftowheed.bsky.social

The Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion

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We'll post about our research groups over the next days, starting with... 1️⃣ Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion (Classical Studies) — exploring the material, visual & sensory worlds of Greek, Etruscan & Roman religions. Director/Deputy: Jessica Hughes/Emma-Jayne Graham

Find out more about the research groups in The School of Arts & Humanities at the OU below 👇🏼

OpenARC Research Centre@openarc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

👥Our 17 dynamic interdisciplinary research groups showcase the breadth of Arts & Humanities research — from established strengths to emerging areas shaping future inquiry. 🔗 fass.open.ac.uk/research/cen... @shaftowheed.bsky.social @ou-ld-social.bsky.social @oulibrary.bsky.social

💡 External Funding Workshop (OpenARC) 🎨 📅 Monday 16 February 2026 ⏰ 2PM–4PM 💻 Online via Microsoft Teams OU colleagues at all career stages are warmly invited to join this practical workshop on developing successful external funding bids. To register, email: FASS-Arts-Research-Centre@open.ac.uk

OU colleagues, come and join us for this online workshop, details below 👇🏼

GCSJ - Centre for Global Challenges and Social Justice@ou-gcsj.bsky.social · 7mo ago

While the workshop has a particular focus on Arts and Humanities, OU colleagues from all disciplines are welcome who are interested in strengthening their funding strategies, exploring opportunities, and sharing experiences. @shaftowheed.bsky.social @gunjans.bsky.social