DON'T FORGET that our #CFP for #BSECS2027 closes TOMORROW. Submit your abstracts on the conference theme of 'Authenticity & Artifice' or on any other subject relating to the #18thC here: www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/... #skystorians 🗃️

BSECS - Submit a Proposal

Submit a Proposal. BSECS welcomes proposals for the Annual Conference. The deadline for submission of papers and panel proposals is usually November.

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IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN! Only 4 days left to submit your abstract for #BSECS2027 We'd love to see you @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social in January! #skystorians #cfp #ecr #phd 🗃️

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Submissions for #BSECS2027 close on the 15 September this year. Yes, this is earlier than usual... This year's theme is 'Artifice and Authenticity' but (as always) we welcome proposals on any #18thC topic. GET WRITING #skystorians 🗃️ See our Website for details: www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

Really looking forward to speaking at the Jane Austen Festival in Bath later this month! 📅 19th September, 10:00-11:00 🔗 Online tickets: www.brlsi.org/whatson/lett... In-person tickets: tinyurl.com/yn6kcwwm (Online booking ends 4th September, midnight, but tickets will be available on the door!)

Ahead of the start of #ClioReframed tomorrow, check out this thought-provoking blog from one of our speakers @zoescreti.bsky.social on the diaries of Sarah Savage, held at Harris Manchester Oxford. clioreframed.hcommons.org/2026/06/16/p...

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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It's almost time for the next instalment of the Oxford Seminar for Epistolary Research! Join us this Thursday, 2pm, @hmcoxford.bsky.social where Hana Navratilova will be discussing Egyptology and Near Eastern studies in letters. All welcome!

Join us this Thursday, 2pm, @hmcoxford.bsky.social for the next instalment of the Oxford Seminar for Epistolary Research! Lena Vosding will be talking about communication cultures in medieval convents. Looking forward to seeing you there!

🎉 New seminar series 🎉 Join us at @hmcoxford.bsky.social for the Oxford Seminar for Epistolary Research this term. We have a fantastic lineup featuring talks from Dr Stephanie M. Volder, Dr Lena Vosding, Dr Hana Navratilova, and Professor Andrew Kahn. All welcome!

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 🗃️

Thrilled to have received my author copy of New Directions in Digital Textual Studies! Huge thanks to Christopher Ohge and Kristen Schuster for being such brilliant editors. Looking forward to reading the other contributions to the volume!

🎉 New for 2026: Oxford University Voltaire (OV) from the Voltaire Foundation. Gain access to the leading scholarly edition of Voltaire's complete works in one digital resource, designed for researchers and built for libraries. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/LUP-OV @voltaire.ox.ac.uk

Dr Zoe Screti and Dr Gillian Pink from the Voltaire Foundation have unearthed an intriguing mystery relating to three Voltaire letters - one that requires analysing the handwriting, folding techniques, and seals of several letters to investigate. Blog: https://ow.ly/2uVq50XaTRA