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The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies supports the study of the long #c18th. Check website for details. https://www.bsecs.org.uk/

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DeclanKavanagh.bsky.social
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Leading a creative writing workshop on Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726) in Special Collections at Kent, writing objects and subjects big and small. Wed 28 Oct, 2pm until 4pm, Templeman Library. Email D.kavanagh@kent.ac.uk to reserve a place. #CreativeWriting #GulliversTravels

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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/...

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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/...

bsecs.org.ukBSECS Annual ConferenceBSECS 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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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/...

bsecs.org.ukBSECS Annual ConferenceBSECS 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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#skystorians #history #academia #DEI 🗃️

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#BSECS supports the work of #18thC scholars from all backgrounds & career stages, working in all disciplines. The Society reaffirms its commitment to #equality, #diversity & #inclusion in all its activities, & its opposition to bullying and harassment. www.bsecs.org.uk/news-and-eve...

bsecs.org.ukStatement from BSECS - BSECSThe British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies supports the work of scholars of the period from all backgrounds and career stages, working in all disciplines. The Society has recently reaffirmed i...
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#BSECS supports the work of #18thC scholars from all backgrounds & career stages, working in all disciplines. The Society reaffirms its commitment to #equality, #diversity & #inclusion in all its activities, & its opposition to bullying and harassment. www.bsecs.org.uk/news-and-eve...

bsecs.org.ukStatement from BSECS - BSECSThe British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies supports the work of scholars of the period from all backgrounds and career stages, working in all disciplines. The Society has recently reaffirmed i...

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University of London Press
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'This ... makes 'Innovations in Teaching History' a timely publication that should be at the top of any list of reading materials, not just for scholars teaching the 18th century but those teaching history in any capacity.' uolpress.co.uk/book/innovat... #OpenAccess Thanks @bsecs.bsky.social!

uolpress.co.ukInnovations in Teaching History - University of London PressAn essential teaching companion offering practical strategies for enhancing learning for all teachers of history in higher education. The study of the eighteenth century has been a growth area in univ...
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@ecsssstir2025.bsky.social are accepting nominations for the Richard B. Sher First Book Prize (awarded early 2027). The prize recognizes authors whose first scholarly book contributes significantly to the field of eighteenth-century Scottish studies. #skystorians #18thC #ScottishHist

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Initially in the amount of $500, the prize will be awarded every two years, but in the initial competition books with a copyright date of between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2025 will be eligible. @ecsssstir2025.bsky.social #skystorians #18thC #ScottishHist

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Authors wishing to apply should ask their publishers to nominate their book by sending one PDF copy of the published book to the chair of the prize committee, Emma Macleod (e.v.macleod@stir.ac.uk), by 15 July 2026. @ecsssstir2025.bsky.social #skystorians #18thC #ScottishHist

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New #18thC scholarship ahoy and entirely open access! (and for those of you who know the face behind the #BSECS socials, a little bit of shameless self-promotion!) #skystorians

Sarah Fox@sarahfoxhistory.bsky.social

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 🗃️

uclpress.co.ukThe King’s DinnerThe 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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Joel Herman
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The @ecisociety.bsky.social is on Bluesky. A must follow for all things and disciplines eighteenth-century Ireland. Please help spread the word. @isecs-sieds.bsky.social @bsecs.bsky.social @asecsoffice.bsky.social @csecsscedhs.bsky.social

The Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society@ecisociety.bsky.social

Welcome to the Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society’s new Bluesky page. Follow us to keep up to date on our latest news and updates! If you haven’t already, make sure to check out our new website: www.ecis.ie

ecis.ieecis.ieThe Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society serves to promote original, multidisciplinary research into Ireland in the long eighteenth century. Founded in 1985, it has members across Ireland and internationally. ECIS is open to all.
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#skystorians #cfp #18thC 🗃️

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Not only is the #CFP for #BSECS2027 out, the @isecs-sieds.bsky.social #CFP has also been released. 'Enlightenment and (in)equality' will take place in Zaragoza, Spain on the 12-16 July 2026.

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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/...

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🎉CONGRATULATIONS🎉 to @historywithem.bsky.social who has been awarded our BECC-BSECS fellowship for her project 'Courtly afterlives: the influence of court life on Caroline of Ansbach's household ladies'. Read more about the project in the thread ⬇️ #skystorians #18thC 🗃️ 1/4

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Through salons, correspondence and networks of patronage, these women were exposed to and influenced by some of the greatest minds of their time, dynamics which shaped the rest of their lives. 3/4 #BSECS #skystorians #18thC

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This project explores this continued influence through the example of Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, examining her personal papers to trace the enduring impact of life in Caroline’s courtly circle. 4/4 #BSECS #skystorians #18thC

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🎉CONGRATULATIONS🎉 to @historywithem.bsky.social who has been awarded our BECC-BSECS fellowship for her project 'Courtly afterlives: the influence of court life on Caroline of Ansbach's household ladies'. Read more about the project in the thread ⬇️ #skystorians #18thC 🗃️ 1/4

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The household of Caroline of Ansbach was a culturally and intellectually rich environment from the earliest days of the Hanoverian court, providing an enlightening experience for the young women within it. 2/4 #BSECS #skystorians #18thC

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TONIGHT! @naomipullin.bsky.social on the 'Pleasures and Perils of Aloneness'

IHR British History in the Long C18th Seminar@long18thsem.bsky.social

On Wed 13 May 17:30-19:00 we are delighted to host @naomipullin.bsky.social, who will present her paper ‘The Pleasures and Perils of Aloneness: A social history of solitude in Britain in the long eighteenth century’ based on her current research Register below! 👇 www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

history.ac.ukThe Pleasures and Perils of Aloneness: A social history of solitude in Britain in the long eighteenth centuryBritish History in the Long 18th Century Seminar
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CONGRATULATIONS to @amrasharma15.bsky.social who is our #BSECS-Bodleian Visiting Fellow for 2026 🎉 Amrapali will use the fellowship to develop her project 'Daniel Defoe and Plague Discourse in the Long Eighteenth Century', examining how epidemic disease was understood in #18thC Britain

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The project explores how medical, religious, and statistical forms of knowledge intersect in literary narratives, and argues that storytelling itself played a crucial role in making sense of epidemic crisis and uncertainty #skystorians #18thC 🗃️

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NEW BOOK ALERT! Wednesday 13 May 2026 sees the launch of 'Gender, Science, and Sociability in the diary of Jane Ewbank of York (1778-1824) with a stellar list of speakers - in person and online www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-c... @cecs-york.bsky.social #skystorians #18thC

york.ac.ukEwbank book launch 13 May - Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of YorkThe Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at the University of York, together with the book’s editors and contributors, cordially invite you to join them in person or online to attend a celebration of...
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Our friends @cecs-york.bsky.social have a really exciting programme over the next few weeks starting with their Annual Copley Lecture: Prof Ros Ballaster, 'The sense of touch and the shaping of the woman artist in the #18thC' #history #womenshist #skystorians www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-c...

york.ac.ukCopley lecture Ballaster 5 May - Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of YorkAnnual Copley Lecture with Ros Ballaster, Mansfield College, University of Oxford