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British Association for Romantic Studies Early-Career & Postgraduate account. Posting news of interest to @bars.bsky.social members/followers. Admin: PGR/ECR Officers.
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The deadline for the Wordsworth Winter Conference CfP has been extended to 1st December 2025!
The conference will be in Grasmere on 4th-7th March 2026, with the theme of "Romantic Ballads and Romantic Songs".
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6214
The conference will be in Grasmere on 4th-7th March 2026, with the theme of "Romantic Ballads and Romantic Songs".
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6214
Call for Papers: Wordsworth Winter Conference – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The deadline for the Wordsworth Winter Conference CfP has been extended to 1st December 2025!
The conference will be in Grasmere on 4th-7th March 2026, with the theme of "Romantic Ballads and Romantic Songs".
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6214
The conference will be in Grasmere on 4th-7th March 2026, with the theme of "Romantic Ballads and Romantic Songs".
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6214
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Reminder that the next Stephen Copley Award deadline is 15th November!
The Stephen Copley Research Award funds bursaries of up to £500 for postgraduate and early-career researchers. See the website for more information on eligibility and how to apply: www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...
The Stephen Copley Research Award funds bursaries of up to £500 for postgraduate and early-career researchers. See the website for more information on eligibility and how to apply: www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Reminder that the next Stephen Copley Award deadline is 15th November!
The Stephen Copley Research Award funds bursaries of up to £500 for postgraduate and early-career researchers. See the website for more information on eligibility and how to apply: www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...
The Stephen Copley Research Award funds bursaries of up to £500 for postgraduate and early-career researchers. See the website for more information on eligibility and how to apply: www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...
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CfP: Health and Happiness / La santé et le bonheur Conference, Cardiff University, 8-10th April 2026
200-word abstracts due in French or English by 1 December 2025
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6216
200-word abstracts due in French or English by 1 December 2025
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6216
www.bars.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
CfP: Health and Happiness / La santé et le bonheur Conference, Cardiff University, 8-10th April 2026
200-word abstracts due in French or English by 1 December 2025
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6216
200-word abstracts due in French or English by 1 December 2025
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6216
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Huge congratulations to the winner, Łukasz Mokrzycki, and runner-up, Andrin Albrecht, of the Cambridge University Press Best Paper Prize, which was open to those who presented at the BARS PGR/ECR Conference in September. 🥳
More on the BARS Blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6212
More on the BARS Blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6212
Outcome: BARS ECR/PGR Conference | Cambridge University Press Best Paper Prize – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Huge congratulations to the winner, Łukasz Mokrzycki, and runner-up, Andrin Albrecht, of the Cambridge University Press Best Paper Prize, which was open to those who presented at the BARS PGR/ECR Conference in September. 🥳
More on the BARS Blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6212
More on the BARS Blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6212
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Reminder: CfP closes for BARS 2026 'Romantic Retrospection' at the University of Birmingham, UK, and online on 30 November.
Details below:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...
Details below:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...
October 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Reminder: CfP closes for BARS 2026 'Romantic Retrospection' at the University of Birmingham, UK, and online on 30 November.
Details below:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...
Details below:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...
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Call for Contributors: Volcanic Materiality: Cultural Phenomena in the Age of the Anthropocene, edited by Dewey H. Hall.
Abstracts of 2-300 words due by 30th November 2025.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6205
Abstracts of 2-300 words due by 30th November 2025.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6205
Call for Contributors: Volcanic Materiality – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Call for Contributors: Volcanic Materiality: Cultural Phenomena in the Age of the Anthropocene, edited by Dewey H. Hall.
Abstracts of 2-300 words due by 30th November 2025.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6205
Abstracts of 2-300 words due by 30th November 2025.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6205
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BARS News: Submit your proposals for Spring 2026 BARS Digital Events!
We are looking for 90-minute roundtables of four or five speakers, at least one of whom should be an ECR of PhD student.
250-word abstracts due 7th January 2026.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6207
We are looking for 90-minute roundtables of four or five speakers, at least one of whom should be an ECR of PhD student.
250-word abstracts due 7th January 2026.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6207
Call for Proposals: BARS Digital Events 2026 – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
BARS News: Submit your proposals for Spring 2026 BARS Digital Events!
We are looking for 90-minute roundtables of four or five speakers, at least one of whom should be an ECR of PhD student.
250-word abstracts due 7th January 2026.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6207
We are looking for 90-minute roundtables of four or five speakers, at least one of whom should be an ECR of PhD student.
250-word abstracts due 7th January 2026.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6207
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CfP: Keats Foundation Annual Conference: 'The Keats Circle' (5th-7th June 2026)
Abstracts due 21st February.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6210
Abstracts due 21st February.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6210
CfP: Keats Foundation Annual Conference: ‘The Keats Circle’ – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
CfP: Keats Foundation Annual Conference: 'The Keats Circle' (5th-7th June 2026)
Abstracts due 21st February.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6210
Abstracts due 21st February.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6210
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Panel calls for BARS 2026 are up on the blog!
- Letitia Elizabeth Landon & the Poetics of Retrospection (convened by Emily Rohrbach)
- Repetitions & Innovations in Late German Romanticism (Joanna Neilly)
- Creative-Critical Writing & Romantic Studies (Adam Neikirk)
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6199
- Letitia Elizabeth Landon & the Poetics of Retrospection (convened by Emily Rohrbach)
- Repetitions & Innovations in Late German Romanticism (Joanna Neilly)
- Creative-Critical Writing & Romantic Studies (Adam Neikirk)
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6199
BARS 2026 Panel Session Calls – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
October 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Panel calls for BARS 2026 are up on the blog!
- Letitia Elizabeth Landon & the Poetics of Retrospection (convened by Emily Rohrbach)
- Repetitions & Innovations in Late German Romanticism (Joanna Neilly)
- Creative-Critical Writing & Romantic Studies (Adam Neikirk)
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6199
- Letitia Elizabeth Landon & the Poetics of Retrospection (convened by Emily Rohrbach)
- Repetitions & Innovations in Late German Romanticism (Joanna Neilly)
- Creative-Critical Writing & Romantic Studies (Adam Neikirk)
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6199
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Fellowship Opportunity for ECRs: The Byron Society Fellow
Focussing on digital promotion activities, with a £2500 annual stipend.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6197
Focussing on digital promotion activities, with a £2500 annual stipend.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6197
Fellowship Opportunity: The Byron Society Fellow – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
October 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Fellowship Opportunity for ECRs: The Byron Society Fellow
Focussing on digital promotion activities, with a £2500 annual stipend.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6197
Focussing on digital promotion activities, with a £2500 annual stipend.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6197
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PhD Bursary: The Byron Society
The Byron Society invites applications from new and existing full-time PhD students for a bursary of up to £5,000 per year.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6195
The Byron Society invites applications from new and existing full-time PhD students for a bursary of up to £5,000 per year.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6195
PhD Bursary: The Byron Society – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
October 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
PhD Bursary: The Byron Society
The Byron Society invites applications from new and existing full-time PhD students for a bursary of up to £5,000 per year.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6195
The Byron Society invites applications from new and existing full-time PhD students for a bursary of up to £5,000 per year.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6195
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📣CFP: 'Byron and Identity', 2026 Newstead Abbey Byron Conference, deadline 1 January 2026
👉 www.thebyronsociety.com/call-for-pap...
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#AcademicSky #Romanticism #LordByron
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September 15, 2025 at 7:19 AM
📣CFP: 'Byron and Identity', 2026 Newstead Abbey Byron Conference, deadline 1 January 2026
👉 www.thebyronsociety.com/call-for-pap...
#AcademicSky #Romanticism #LordByron
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👉 www.thebyronsociety.com/call-for-pap...
#AcademicSky #Romanticism #LordByron
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On the BARS blog: information on applying for the @ksaacomm.bsky.social Carl H. Pforzheimer Research Grants, worth $3000. Deadline 1st November. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6151
Funding Opportunity: Carl H. Pforzheimer, Jr., Research Grants – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
October 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
On the BARS blog: information on applying for the @ksaacomm.bsky.social Carl H. Pforzheimer Research Grants, worth $3000. Deadline 1st November. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6151
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Keats Shelley Prize entries are now open, for both the Poetry and Essay Prize.
Deadline is 10am (GMT) on Monday 2 February 2026
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6155
Deadline is 10am (GMT) on Monday 2 February 2026
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6155
Keats-Shelley Prize 2025-26 – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Keats Shelley Prize entries are now open, for both the Poetry and Essay Prize.
Deadline is 10am (GMT) on Monday 2 February 2026
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6155
Deadline is 10am (GMT) on Monday 2 February 2026
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6155
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Our friends at ‘Romanticism across Borders’ are back! As in previous years, all events will continue to be held online, with the first one coming up soon.
The session will take place on Wednesday 22 October, on Zoom at 5.30pm (London time, or GMT+01, i.e. 6.30, Paris time).
The session will take place on Wednesday 22 October, on Zoom at 5.30pm (London time, or GMT+01, i.e. 6.30, Paris time).
October 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Our friends at ‘Romanticism across Borders’ are back! As in previous years, all events will continue to be held online, with the first one coming up soon.
The session will take place on Wednesday 22 October, on Zoom at 5.30pm (London time, or GMT+01, i.e. 6.30, Paris time).
The session will take place on Wednesday 22 October, on Zoom at 5.30pm (London time, or GMT+01, i.e. 6.30, Paris time).
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The BARS President’s Fellowship is open to scholars from Black, Indigenous and other minority ethnic backgrounds working on any aspect of Romantic Studies to support research, teaching and/or public outreach expenses of up to £1500. Deadline 7th Nov 2025.
www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...
www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...
October 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The BARS President’s Fellowship is open to scholars from Black, Indigenous and other minority ethnic backgrounds working on any aspect of Romantic Studies to support research, teaching and/or public outreach expenses of up to £1500. Deadline 7th Nov 2025.
www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...
www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...
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Call for Papers: British Society for Literature and Science (@thebsls.bsky.social) 21st Annual Conference, University of Strathclyde, 9th-11th April 2026. 200-word abstracts due by 12th December 2025.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6183
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6183
CfP: British Society for Literature and Science Annual Conference – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
October 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Call for Papers: British Society for Literature and Science (@thebsls.bsky.social) 21st Annual Conference, University of Strathclyde, 9th-11th April 2026. 200-word abstracts due by 12th December 2025.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6183
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6183
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CfP: Romantic Elements: Rocks, and Stones, and Soil, 1750–1850, Symposium at The University of Manchester, 25–26 June 2026. Deadline 30th January 2026. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6185
CfP: Romantic Elements: Rocks, and Stones, and Soil, 1750–1850 – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
October 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
CfP: Romantic Elements: Rocks, and Stones, and Soil, 1750–1850, Symposium at The University of Manchester, 25–26 June 2026. Deadline 30th January 2026. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6185
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5 days left to submit your abstract!
We're delighted to announce that the CfP for our 2026 conference @stir.ac.uk, 'Sex in the Long C19', is now LIVE!
We are grateful to have received generous funding from @bavs-uk.bsky.social, allowing us to award travel bursaries to some delegates.
Abstracts due 22 September 2025. Share widely!
We are grateful to have received generous funding from @bavs-uk.bsky.social, allowing us to award travel bursaries to some delegates.
Abstracts due 22 September 2025. Share widely!
September 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
5 days left to submit your abstract!
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My first BARS @bars.bsky.social conference at Trinity Hall College was absolutely wonderful! A lovely couple of days getting know other postgraduate and early career researchers, and listening to a variety of fascinating papers/panels
A huge thank you to the organisers ☺️ @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social
A huge thank you to the organisers ☺️ @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
My first BARS @bars.bsky.social conference at Trinity Hall College was absolutely wonderful! A lovely couple of days getting know other postgraduate and early career researchers, and listening to a variety of fascinating papers/panels
A huge thank you to the organisers ☺️ @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social
A huge thank you to the organisers ☺️ @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social
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Curious Travellers are delighted to be partnering with the long-running Liverpool Travel Seminar to host an Early Career Symposium dedicated to ‘Journeys of Curiosity’
Bluecoat, Liverpool, 25/09. Free (including lunch), registration by September 19th
curioustravellers.ac.uk/journeys-of-...
Bluecoat, Liverpool, 25/09. Free (including lunch), registration by September 19th
curioustravellers.ac.uk/journeys-of-...
‘Journeys of Curiosity’ Early Career Symposium – 25/09/2025 | Curious Travellers
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September 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Curious Travellers are delighted to be partnering with the long-running Liverpool Travel Seminar to host an Early Career Symposium dedicated to ‘Journeys of Curiosity’
Bluecoat, Liverpool, 25/09. Free (including lunch), registration by September 19th
curioustravellers.ac.uk/journeys-of-...
Bluecoat, Liverpool, 25/09. Free (including lunch), registration by September 19th
curioustravellers.ac.uk/journeys-of-...
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The British Association for Romantic Studies Biennal International Conference 2026 - Romantic Retrospection
In-person: Wednesday 29th–Friday 31st July 2026
Online Conference: Thursday 6th August 2026
Updates & CfP announced:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...
[Image: Birmingham Museums Trust]
In-person: Wednesday 29th–Friday 31st July 2026
Online Conference: Thursday 6th August 2026
Updates & CfP announced:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...
[Image: Birmingham Museums Trust]
August 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The British Association for Romantic Studies Biennal International Conference 2026 - Romantic Retrospection
In-person: Wednesday 29th–Friday 31st July 2026
Online Conference: Thursday 6th August 2026
Updates & CfP announced:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...
[Image: Birmingham Museums Trust]
In-person: Wednesday 29th–Friday 31st July 2026
Online Conference: Thursday 6th August 2026
Updates & CfP announced:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...
[Image: Birmingham Museums Trust]
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💜Grateful to be part of #BARS2025 Romantic (Un)Consciousness at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social 💜Inspiring panels both in person & online—deep gratitude to the amazing organizers: @drcleoocy.bsky.social @zooeyziller.bsky.social @womanofclouds.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
💜Grateful to be part of #BARS2025 Romantic (Un)Consciousness at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social 💜Inspiring panels both in person & online—deep gratitude to the amazing organizers: @drcleoocy.bsky.social @zooeyziller.bsky.social @womanofclouds.bsky.social
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One more post about the wonderful #BARS2025 💫 Huge thanks to the BARS Bursary @bars.bsky.social supporting my trip @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social —such a privilege to visit St John’s & the Wren Library. Seeing P. B. Shelley’s register entry in person was unforgettable! ✨
September 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
One more post about the wonderful #BARS2025 💫 Huge thanks to the BARS Bursary @bars.bsky.social supporting my trip @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social —such a privilege to visit St John’s & the Wren Library. Seeing P. B. Shelley’s register entry in person was unforgettable! ✨