Conference: Transcultural Women
We are pleased to announce the « Transcultural Women » international day conference on 4 April 2024, in Nancy. Organized by Antonella Braida and Céline Sabiron of the IDEA research centre,… Read more »
Author Archives: Rosie Whitcombe
Call for Chapters – Romantic Trees: The Literary Arboretum, 1740-1840
Edited by Anna Burton and Amanda Blake Davis (University of Derby) Collection Prospectus: Romantic Trees: The Literary Arboretum, 1740-1840 will explore literary responses to a range of individual trees and… Read more »
CFP: Burney Society UK Conference 2024
When? 13-15 June 2024 Where? Queen Anne Building, Old Royal Naval College, University of Greenwich, Historic Greenwich, London Theme? ‘Exploring Burneys’ The call for papers is now open for this… Read more »
CFP: HistoryLab+ Conference 2024
Where? Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation at the University of Hull and onlineWhen? 25-26 July 2024Free to attend? Yes! CFP deadline? 23:59 on 15 May 2024 We welcome… Read more »
Event: Life After the PhD
Where? Wolfson NB01, Institute of Historical Research, London and onlineWhen? 13 April 2024 (Saturday), 11:00-16:00Free to attend? Yes! Register here now to secure your spot! HistoryLab+ and HistoryLab are pleased to invite you to ‘Life after… Read more »
Stephen Copley Research Award Report: Vinita Singh on Children’s Sickness and Health in the Memoirs of the Long-Eighteenth Century
The Stephen Copley Research Award helped me spend the last summer in Leeds, exploring valuable long-eighteenth-century archival resources located at the special collections in the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds…. Read more »
Call for Essays: Slavery, Abolitionism and Poetic Form
One of the first decisions made by the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade when it was established in 1787 was to commission new works of poetry… Read more »
A Rehearsed Reading of Joanna Baillie’s The Tryal
By Chris Bundock In October 2024, I’m planning to host a rehearsed reading of Joanna Baillie’s The Tryal at the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds. At this time, I am inviting anyone interested… Read more »
Ralph Hoyte on Christabel Released
In Greek tragedy, ‘hubris’ is defined as “excessive pride towards or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis” (Oxford Languages). I have had much the same sort of feeling since… Read more »
Event: Midlands Romantic Seminar
Dr. Madeleine Callaghan, 14 March The University of Derby’s Enlightenment and Romanticism Research Cluster are thrilled to announce the return of the Midlands Romantic Seminar. Our first in-person speaker, Dr Madeleine Callaghan (University of Sheffield), will speak… Read more »