BARS is administered by an Executive Committee whose roles are described in the\u00a0<\/span>Association’s Constitution<\/a>.\u00a0 The current executive was elected at the 2022 conference at Edge Hill University and in a special online election in early 2023.\u00a0 Its members will serve two-year terms under ordinary circumstances.\u00a0<\/span> Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Matt is Professor of Romantic Studies, Fantasy and Cultural History at the University of Glasgow<\/a>.\u00a0 He was elected as BARS President in 2024.\u00a0 He previously served on the Executive in a number of different roles, joining as postgraduate representive in 2009. \u00a0His initiatives as Website Editor include the creation of the Blog<\/a> and the online BARS Review<\/em><\/a>, the ‘Five Questions’ interview series with academics about recent books and research projects<\/a> and the continuing development of the site.\u00a0 He was conference chair for the 2021<\/a> and 2024<\/a> BARS International Conferences.<\/p>\n\n\nMatthew.Sangster@glasgow.ac.uk\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jennifer is Senior Lecturer in Eighteenth Century Literature<\/a> at Newcastle University. She served as Secretary 2018-2023 before being elected to the role of Vice President of BARS. Her current research is compiling a Digital Humanities project, Transatlantic Networks<\/em><\/a>, which includes a digital edition of correspondence that will eventually comprise a who\u2019s who of early nineteenth century transatlantic intellectual networks. The pilot can be viewed here<\/a>. In her home institution she is a University Educational Practice Mentor, which informs her interests in developing mentoring and networking opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\njennifer.orr@newcastle.ac.uk\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrew McInnes is Reader in Romanticisms at Edge Hill University where he is also Co-Director of EHU Nineteen, Edge Hill\u2019s Research Centre in Nineteenth-Century Studies. Before taking on the role of Secretary, he was lead organiser of New Romanticisms<\/i>, the joint BARS\/NASSR conference 2022. As Secretary, he works with the President and Vice-President on the running of meetings, including the Biennial General Meeting held at BARS conferences, and liaises between the Executive and BARS membership on queries and subvention requests.<\/p>\n\n\nbars.secretary@gmail.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mary is Professor of Eighteenth-Century and Romantic Period Literature at the University of York, and member of the Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies. She was co-organiser of the BARS Conference in 2017: Romantic Improvement<\/i>. As Treasurer, she oversees the finances of BARS and works with the Bursaries Officer to coordinate\u00a0BARS bursaries and awards.<\/p>\n\n\nmary.fairclough@york.ac.uk\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yimon is Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of T\u00fcbingen and Research Fellow at the University of Leuven. She joined the Executive as Membership Secretary in March 2023, and is responsible for progressing BARS membership applications and managing membership records. She is Reader of the 2023 BARS First Book Prize, and has previously served as Editorial Assistant for The BARS Review<\/i>.<\/p>\n\n\nbars.memberships@gmail.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After serving as a co-opted member of the Executive since 2013, Anthony Mandal was elected Vice President of BARS in 2015 and President of BARS in 2019. As Vice-President, he sat on the award committee of the second BARS First Book Prize; reviewed applications for the BARS and Marilyn Butler Fellowships at Chawton House Library; arranged the preparation of the BARS postcards; and developed BARS funding awards with the Executive.<\/p>\n\n\nmandal@cardiff.ac.uk\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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President: Matthew Sangster (University of Glasgow)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Vice President: Jennifer Orr (Newcastle University)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Secretary: Andrew McInnes (Edge Hill University)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Treasurer: Mary Fairclough (York University)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Membership Secretary: Yimon Lo (University of T\u00fcbingen\/University of Leuven)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Past President: Anthony Mandal (Cardiff University)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n
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Editor of The BARS Review<\/em>: Caroline Anjali Ritchie (Oxford University)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n