USIHS talk this Thursday at 6pm - Prof David Dickson (TCD)
‘The Foyle, the Chesapeake, and a fifty-year transatlantic conversation: Getting the measure of the Moore family archive, 1798-1847′. In-person at QUB or online via the link at usihs36.com/2026/03/23/u... All welcome!
MERMAID BLOG My write up of @ogomproject.bsky.social
Sea Changes conference on the fairy tale gothic of mermaids, selkies and enchanted hybrids of ocean and river is now available to read on the BARS research blog bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6411
@bars.bsky.social @herts.ac.uk
#KSAABlog: 2025 K-SAA Arts & Public Engagement Award–winning project Refuge from the Ravens.
This project reimagines Lyrical Ballads through workshops with people affected by homelessness and marginalization—centering voice, dignity, and creative practice.
🔗https://www.k-saa.org/blog/apeaward2025
Our call for submissions closed last week - many thanks to everyone who submitted for Issue 9!
Once again sharing our upcoming EHU19 PGR & ECR conference as the abstract deadline for 1st May is looming closer! We're very lucky to have @drclaireocall.bsky.social as keynote & running a journal workshop!
Send any abstracts or queries to ehu19place@outlook.com ✨️
@ehunineteen.bsky.social
We are still seeking new reviewers for the RRR journal! If you are interested, please let us know at www.rrrjournal.com/contact, or email us at rrr@soton.ac.uk.
A quick reminder: our call for papers for Issue 9 closes in two days! We can't wait to read your submissions!
Congratulations to our new board members! We are looking forward to working with you on Issue 9 - 'Sex in the Long Nineteenth Century.'
Scarlette-Electra LeBlanc is a PhD student at the University of Hull’s Leverhulme Trust Centre for Water Cultures. Her thesis explores the cultural legacies of Holy wells and springs in Britain, examining the works of folklore collectors and antiquarians and authors such as Wordsworth and Gaskell.
Marcus Lawrence (@mlavvrie.bsky.social) is an AHRC funded PhD student at the University of Nottingham, through the training partner Midlands4Cities. His research explores the apologetic and how queer Victorian writers like Wilde developed distinctive styles that both express and shield regret.
Charlotte Bookham is a Techne AHRC funded PhD researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her project investigates how nineteenth-century circus animals traversed roles of pet, performer and property. You may also find her making history videos on TikTok (@historian_char).
We’re excited to welcome our new Postgraduate Editors Charlotte Bookham, Marcus Lawrence, and Scarlette-Electra LeBlanc! 🎉
Each new board member brings unique expertise to the board:
Delighted to have rejoined the @rrrjournal.bsky.social editorial board, this time as an Academic Editor!
The call for our next issue, ‘Sex in the Long Nineteenth Century’ remains open until 16th April. More details can be found here: www.rrrjournal.com/call-for-sub.... Please share with your PGRs!
Excited to share that I've joined the @rrrjournal.bsky.social editorial board as an Academic Editor!
There's still time to submit a paper for our next issue. The Call for Submissions for 'Sex in the Long Nineteenth Century' is open until 16th April. Details are below. Please spread the word!
We particularly welcome interest from PhD/MA students and early-career researchers with expertise in nineteenth-century studies. Writing a review with us can be greatexperience for those who haven't published or want to gain more experience. We also try to get a physical review copy for our authors.
📢 RRR Journal is on the hunt for new reviewers!
If you'd like to express interest in writing a review of a monograph, conference, exhibition, theatre production, or film to be considered for next year's issue, please fill out the 'call for reviewers' form at www.rrrjournal.com/contact or email us!
📢We're recruiting four new postgraduate and two early career researchers! Please visit our website for more information and to submit your application (deadline 23rd February).
📢 We're on the hunt for new reviewers!
If you'd like to express interest in writing a review of a monograph, conference, exhibition, theatre production, or film to be considered for next year's issue, please fill out the 'call for reviewers' form at
www.rrrjournal.com/contact
We are thrilled to announce that the CfS for Issue 9, ‘Sex in the Long Nineteenth Century’ is now live!
Articles should be submitted by 23:59 on 16th April 2026 to rrr@soton.ac.uk.
Do share widely and we look forward to hearing from you!
www.rrrjournal.com/call-for-sub...
A huge thank you to everyone who cane to @rrrjournal.bsky.social ‘s annual conference! We heard fantastic papers that kickstarted conversations about archival method, material culture and sexuality and gender studies.
A huge thank you to @bavs-uk.bsky.social for providing generous event funding!
And a massive thank you to our keynote speaker Dr Michael Shaw (@glaikitscone.bsky.social) who delivered a paper on ‘Queering Scottish Periodicals in the Long Nineteenth Century’. It was a real treat to learn about Michael’s research in local archives and to reflect on queerness and national idenity
It's here!
We are delighted to announce that Issue 8 of the RRR Journal, Play in the Long Nineteenth Century, is available to read now at the link below.
We can't wait to hear your thoughts on these brilliant articles!
www.rrrjournal.com/issue/8
It’s the final day of the countdown, before the release of Issue 8 tomorrow!
Let’s celebrate by rereading this excellent article by Eva Lippold: ‘Liberty joined with Peace and Charity’: Elizabeth Inchbald and a Woman’s Place in the Revolution’.
www.rrrjournal.com/issue/3/arti...
Day two of the countdown to Issue 8! Today, let's take a look at this article by Susan Mooney: 'Defending the Indefensible: Morris, Tennyson and Arthur’s Adulterous Queen', examining William Morris’s early poem ‘The Defence of Guenevere’.
Check it out below!
www.rrrjournal.com/issue/5/arti...
Exciting news! Issue 8 of RRR is coming out this Thursday! Let's count down by looking at some articles from the archive.
Let's start with Jemma Stewart's: 'An "Electric Telegraph" of the Heart': A Community of Feeling in the Victorian Language of Flowers.
www.rrrjournal.com/issue/6/arti...
🗓️One month to go until our 8th issue drops and RRR’s annual conference in Stirling!
There are still a few tickets available — something to look forward to after the Christmas break.
👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sex-in-the...
What a fabulous programme!
