Call for Contributors: The BARS Blog
The BARS Blog is the blog of the British Association for Romantic Studies (BARS), the UK’s leading national organisation for promoting the study of Romanticism. The blog is maintained by… Read more »
Category: BARS News
CfP: Nineteenth-Century Legacies (organised by BARS/BAVS Nineteenth-Century Matters Fellow 2025)
In June 2025, Royal Holloway, University of London, in collaboration with the British Association of Victorian Studies and the British Association of Romantic Studies, will host an in-person research day… Read more »
BARS Digital Symposia – Call for Expressions of Interest
The British Association for Romantic Studies is looking to expand its provision for members in the years between its international conferences by running a series of one-day digital symposia, beginning… Read more »
Publication Announcement: BARS Review (No 60 2023-24)
We are pleased to announce that the most recent double issue of the Review is now available. https://www.bars.ac.uk/review/index.php/barsreview/issue/view/19 – This issue comprises 14 reviews in total and a spotlight section on ‘Romanticism Abroad’…. Read more »
Call for Proposals: BARS Digital Events 2025
The British Association for Romantic Studies is delighted to invite proposals for digital roundtables in 2025! These 90-minute events bring together four or five speakers, presenting for ca.10-minutes each, followed… Read more »
Friendly Reminder: BARS Membership Renewal
Dear BARS Members, I hope you are all 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 »
Stephen Copley Research Awards 2024 (Round Two): Awardees Announced
The BARS Executive Committee established the Stephen Copley bursary scheme in order to support postgraduate and early-career research within the UK. The bursaries primarily fund expenses incurred through travel to… Read more »
BARS Open Fellowship 2025 awarded to Dr Christina Morin
In addition to our existing funding schemes, BARS launched a new initiative in 2024: the Open Fellowship, which is available to scholars at any career stage undertaking exceptional work at… Read more »
BARS President’s Fellowship 2025 awarded to Dr Suchitra Choudhury
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 »
BARS 2024 ‘Romantic Making and Unmaking’ Conference Report by Sharon Choe
Many thanks to Sharon Choe for her excellent report on the BARS Conference 2024! This year’s biennial BARS conference was held at the beautiful University of Glasgow. With the theme… Read more »