In June 2020, the British Association for Romantic Studies announced its unequivocal support of the Black community, its condemnation of all forms of racism and its commitment to practical action. In… Read more »
22 January 2026, 6pm UK Time, via ZoomRegister: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EzMc8b_SRAyyDFqMfHzqGg London’s Minerva Press published many of the most popular novelsin Britain and Ireland between 1790 and 1830. Though remarkablywidely read, works… Read more »
Jan 14, 2026 05:00 PM GMT Register in advance for this webinar:https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9EBPiNxASLmKUMuGW2XG2Q This roundtable highlights new developments in research andoutreach around the work and lives of the English poet and… Read more »
Dear Friends, I hope this notice finds you well. As we approach the end of the year, I would like to express our gratitude for your continued support of BARS. As… Read more »
I was fortunate to be awarded the 2025 President’s Fellowship from the British Association for Romantic Studies (BARS), which enabled me to spend time in Oxford researching the presence of… Read more »
I’m writing to update members on the outcome of the first Cambridge University Press Best Paper Prize, which we inaugurated at this year’s BARS ECR/PGR Conference in Cambridge. Our keynote speakers… Read more »
Independent researchers with an interest in any aspect of Romantic Studies (including literature, architecture, art, politics, culture, history etc) are invited to apply for the Independent Researcher Bursary. The purpose… Read more »
Listed below are calls for panel contributions for the 2026 Conference. If you would like to send out a similar call for contributions, please write to the conference organisers at:… Read more »
The ‘Romanticism Now’ series on the BARS Blog discusses where Romanticism pops up in contemporary culture. In this instalment, Chloe Wilcox (BARS Communications Fellow) looks at 1816: The Year Without… Read more »
Awarded biennially for the best first monograph in Romantic Studies, this prize is open to first monographs published between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2025. The prize will be… Read more »