Beth Wilson
@bethrwilson.bsky.social
Historian of US slavery, gender and emotions. Teaching Fellow in the History of the US, University of Warwick. Author of 'I Felt All This', out now with Cambridge University Press.
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Beth Wilson
@bethrwilson.bsky.social
· Jun 25
⭐⭐ It's publication day for 'I Felt All This': Enslaved People's Emotional Lives in the Antebellum US South' published by @universitypress.cambridge.org! You can now buy it here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/i... ⭐⭐
I am on a podcast - This Week in Black History, Society and Culture - which is out now! It was wonderful to talk to Dr Hettie Williams about my book, 'I Felt All This'. You can listen to it here - thisweekinblackhistoryandsociety.buzzsprout.com/1285163/epis...
I Felt All This: A Conversation with Beth Wilson - This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture
In this episode Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in conversation with Dr. Beth R. Wilson about her work on the history of emotions among enslaved people in the Antebellum South. Williams is a multi-award win...
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October 5, 2026 at 8:18 AM
I am on a podcast - This Week in Black History, Society and Culture - which is out now! It was wonderful to talk to Dr Hettie Williams about my book, 'I Felt All This'. You can listen to it here - thisweekinblackhistoryandsociety.buzzsprout.com/1285163/epis...
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Happy to announce the launch of Elements in the History of the American South, new book series that I'm editing with @daviddoddington.bsky.social at @universitypress.cambridge.org.
September 29, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Happy to announce the launch of Elements in the History of the American South, new book series that I'm editing with @daviddoddington.bsky.social at @universitypress.cambridge.org.
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Friends, following the success of our Teaching Antifascism event in London in May (ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...), we are going to start a v. basic newsletter. It will include the sections in this image, and you can sign up here: forms.office.com/e/txSSt6K5cY
July 2, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Friends, following the success of our Teaching Antifascism event in London in May (ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...), we are going to start a v. basic newsletter. It will include the sections in this image, and you can sign up here: forms.office.com/e/txSSt6K5cY
⭐⭐ It's publication day for 'I Felt All This': Enslaved People's Emotional Lives in the Antebellum US South' published by @universitypress.cambridge.org! You can now buy it here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/i... ⭐⭐
June 25, 2026 at 10:34 AM
⭐⭐ It's publication day for 'I Felt All This': Enslaved People's Emotional Lives in the Antebellum US South' published by @universitypress.cambridge.org! You can now buy it here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/i... ⭐⭐
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'About 150 academic roles are set to go at the south-west institution, which said it was targeting areas that are “no longer sustainable” or have seen changes in student demand.' History and English are name-checked. 1/3
University of Exeter cuts an ‘existential threat to humanities’
Russell Group institution cites changing student demand as it puts 500 staff at risk of redundancy, with 150 jobs set to go
www.timeshighereducation.com
June 24, 2026 at 6:51 AM
'About 150 academic roles are set to go at the south-west institution, which said it was targeting areas that are “no longer sustainable” or have seen changes in student demand.' History and English are name-checked. 1/3
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Alongside being a historian, I work in youth participation, and last year worked alongside Trussell to develop a report exploring the hopes and experiences of young people experiencing financial hardship. You can take a look at the report here: www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
Maybe, tomorrow | Trussell
This report amplifies the voices of young people aged 16-25 experiencing financial hardship in the UK.
www.trussell.org.uk
May 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Alongside being a historian, I work in youth participation, and last year worked alongside Trussell to develop a report exploring the hopes and experiences of young people experiencing financial hardship. You can take a look at the report here: www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
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Permanent lectureship in Modern British History at the University of Manchester. FT, £42-58k, closing date 30 June 26, starting Sept 26 onwards.
For international people, this is equivalent to a tenure-track Assistant Lectureship.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
#SkyStorians
For international people, this is equivalent to a tenure-track Assistant Lectureship.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
#SkyStorians
Lecturer in Modern British History (post-1800):Oxford Road
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
June 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Permanent lectureship in Modern British History at the University of Manchester. FT, £42-58k, closing date 30 June 26, starting Sept 26 onwards.
For international people, this is equivalent to a tenure-track Assistant Lectureship.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
#SkyStorians
For international people, this is equivalent to a tenure-track Assistant Lectureship.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
#SkyStorians
Excited to see 'I Felt All This' is now available to read online through Cambridge Core. Looking forward to seeing it published in print later this month! www.cambridge.org/core/books/i...
‘I Felt All This’
Cambridge Core - Colonial American History - ‘I Felt All This’
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June 1, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Excited to see 'I Felt All This' is now available to read online through Cambridge Core. Looking forward to seeing it published in print later this month! www.cambridge.org/core/books/i...
This was such a brilliant conference. I learnt so much about histories of infertility, about how to locate these histories, and about how to communicate this work creatively. So many thoughts for my new project! Thanks so much for having me @niamhroisin.bsky.social
What a day at the Locating Loss: histories of infertility in landscapes and spaces conference - still just taking it all in but just the most extraordinary research & work shared by scholars, curators, professionals. Such a profound experience - GRMA Ó chroí to all
May 28, 2026 at 8:34 AM
This was such a brilliant conference. I learnt so much about histories of infertility, about how to locate these histories, and about how to communicate this work creatively. So many thoughts for my new project! Thanks so much for having me @niamhroisin.bsky.social
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Delighted that my latest article in @anchistjournal.bsky.social, 'Challenging the Overseer', has been shortlisted for the Royal Historical Society's 2026 Early Career Article Prize ⭐
The Society is pleased to publish today the Shortlist of its 2026 Early Career Article Prize: bit.ly/4wEuVoW
This year's list includes eight articles published in 2025 and follows an open call for submissions. Our two winners for this prize will be announced in July #Skystorians 1/2
This year's list includes eight articles published in 2025 and follows an open call for submissions. Our two winners for this prize will be announced in July #Skystorians 1/2
May 27, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Delighted that my latest article in @anchistjournal.bsky.social, 'Challenging the Overseer', has been shortlisted for the Royal Historical Society's 2026 Early Career Article Prize ⭐
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Final spaces available for our ‘Locating Loss: histories of infertility in landscapes and spaces’ conference next week @unioflimerick.bsky.social - 27 May. Free, all welcome (booking required) - we have a wonderful line-up of speakers on the day - www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...
Irish Humanities Alliance | Locating Loss
Locating Loss: Histories of Infertility in Landscapes and Spaces conference, University of Limerick on 27 May 2026.<br />
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The aim of the Locating Loss project is to explore the spaces…
www.irishhumanities.ie
May 21, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Final spaces available for our ‘Locating Loss: histories of infertility in landscapes and spaces’ conference next week @unioflimerick.bsky.social - 27 May. Free, all welcome (booking required) - we have a wonderful line-up of speakers on the day - www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...
Alongside being a historian, I work in youth participation, and last year worked alongside Trussell to develop a report exploring the hopes and experiences of young people experiencing financial hardship. You can take a look at the report here: www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
Maybe, tomorrow | Trussell
This report amplifies the voices of young people aged 16-25 experiencing financial hardship in the UK.
www.trussell.org.uk
May 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Alongside being a historian, I work in youth participation, and last year worked alongside Trussell to develop a report exploring the hopes and experiences of young people experiencing financial hardship. You can take a look at the report here: www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
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Every single member of the History Department at Uni of Nottingham is at risk of redundancy. Every single one of us.
May 12, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Every single member of the History Department at Uni of Nottingham is at risk of redundancy. Every single one of us.
Really looking forward to being part of this Locating Loss conference in May, speaking on a roundtable about my new project on slavery and infertility. @niamhroisin.bsky.social 's project is brilliant, bringing together historians, health professionals and others to consider spaces of loss.
It is National Infertility Awareness week - a week to acknowledge the impact of infertility on millions of people around the world. An appropriate time to share the programme for the Locating Loss conference, which will take place @unioflimerick.bsky.social on 27 May
April 21, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Really looking forward to being part of this Locating Loss conference in May, speaking on a roundtable about my new project on slavery and infertility. @niamhroisin.bsky.social 's project is brilliant, bringing together historians, health professionals and others to consider spaces of loss.
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The problem when I graduated was that there were 200 modern British history PhDs putting in applications for every job, you had to apply for like 50 jobs to get one, and a fair few people left academia before they did. That was unpleasant in its own way, but it wasn’t a death spiral like it is now.
There are currently 6 permanent full time history jobs in the whole UK. 500+ PhDs being produced a year - not all of whom will want to pursue an academic year but likely most, and of course years will stack up onto each other. What a sector.
April 21, 2026 at 10:07 AM
The problem when I graduated was that there were 200 modern British history PhDs putting in applications for every job, you had to apply for like 50 jobs to get one, and a fair few people left academia before they did. That was unpleasant in its own way, but it wasn’t a death spiral like it is now.
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Some really excellent work forthcoming from CUP. www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
‘I Felt All This’ | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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March 31, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Some really excellent work forthcoming from CUP. www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
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Still one more month to apply for our new grant for under-represented early career scholars. All details below. @universitypress.cambridge.org
Thrilled about this new grant we are offering for under-represented early career scholars. The first cycle is for scholars in history and area studies. Please spread the word widely. @universitypress.cambridge.org
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Read more here: 🔗 cup.org/4pF5xvr
Amplifying voices
New Cambridge grant to help under-represented scholars publish
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March 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Still one more month to apply for our new grant for under-represented early career scholars. All details below. @universitypress.cambridge.org
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Claiming Land, Claiming Water: Borders and the People Who Crossed Them in the Early Modern Atlantic arrived at the houses of Pretzel and Paz Purrmann this week, and their humans (Jessica Roney, and me) were pretty jazzed @pennpress.bsky.social
March 5, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Claiming Land, Claiming Water: Borders and the People Who Crossed Them in the Early Modern Atlantic arrived at the houses of Pretzel and Paz Purrmann this week, and their humans (Jessica Roney, and me) were pretty jazzed @pennpress.bsky.social
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Thrilled/nervous to be taking over as Chair of BrANCH (@branchuk.bsky.social) from October. Emily has left some enormous shoes to fill (figuratively...), but this is the first organization I joined back in the mists of PhD time, and it's an enormous honor to step up here. www.branch.org.uk
British American Nineteenth American Historians (BrANCH)
BrANCH, the association of British American Nineteen Century Historians, is a UK-based group of historians interested in US history across the long nineteenth-century.
www.branch.org.uk
March 5, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Thrilled/nervous to be taking over as Chair of BrANCH (@branchuk.bsky.social) from October. Emily has left some enormous shoes to fill (figuratively...), but this is the first organization I joined back in the mists of PhD time, and it's an enormous honor to step up here. www.branch.org.uk
'I Felt All This' has a cover, and CUP have done such a wonderful job! Keep an eye out - it's being published in June.
February 11, 2026 at 2:23 PM
'I Felt All This' has a cover, and CUP have done such a wonderful job! Keep an eye out - it's being published in June.
Excited to see my book, 'I Felt All This': Enslaved People's Emotional Lives in the Antebellum US South, is up on CUP's website - coming out in July 2026! www.cambridge.org/core/books/i...
‘I Felt All This’
Cambridge Core - American Studies - ‘I Felt All This’
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November 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Excited to see my book, 'I Felt All This': Enslaved People's Emotional Lives in the Antebellum US South, is up on CUP's website - coming out in July 2026! www.cambridge.org/core/books/i...
I was lucky enough to work in the Department of American Studies at Nottingham for a year, and as Emily says, it is a dynamic and welcoming community providing students with a really important alternative to a history degree. Please sign this!
I am heartbroken and horrified that the department where I received my PhD is under threat of closure. This is a dynamic and welcoming community that is at the forefront of American Studies in the UK. I encourage everyone to sign the below petition and rally behind our colleagues in Nottingham.
Sign the Petition
SAVE AMERICAN STUDIES TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
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November 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I was lucky enough to work in the Department of American Studies at Nottingham for a year, and as Emily says, it is a dynamic and welcoming community providing students with a really important alternative to a history degree. Please sign this!
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Over the next few weeks, we're highlighting the 8 articles and 8 books shortlisted for this year's RHS Early Career Article and First Book Prizes.
Today it's Katherine Burns, ‘‘She died from grief’: Trauma and Emotion in Information Wanted Advertisements’, Slavery & Abolition' bit.ly/3HDuOVZ 1/2
Today it's Katherine Burns, ‘‘She died from grief’: Trauma and Emotion in Information Wanted Advertisements’, Slavery & Abolition' bit.ly/3HDuOVZ 1/2
‘She Died from Grief’: Trauma and Emotion in Information Wanted Advertisements
This article examines formerly enslaved people’s use of Information Wanted advertisements to reconnect with lost family after the American Civil War. This article argues that physical reunification...
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June 17, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Over the next few weeks, we're highlighting the 8 articles and 8 books shortlisted for this year's RHS Early Career Article and First Book Prizes.
Today it's Katherine Burns, ‘‘She died from grief’: Trauma and Emotion in Information Wanted Advertisements’, Slavery & Abolition' bit.ly/3HDuOVZ 1/2
Today it's Katherine Burns, ‘‘She died from grief’: Trauma and Emotion in Information Wanted Advertisements’, Slavery & Abolition' bit.ly/3HDuOVZ 1/2
I'm incredibly excited to announce that I have signed a contract with CUP for my book, provisionally titled 'Testimonies of Emotion: Enslaved People's Emotional Lives in the Antebellum South', which will hopefully be out next year!
April 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I'm incredibly excited to announce that I have signed a contract with CUP for my book, provisionally titled 'Testimonies of Emotion: Enslaved People's Emotional Lives in the Antebellum South', which will hopefully be out next year!
An exciting book delivery today!
January 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
An exciting book delivery today!