Jo Carruthers
@jocarruthers.bsky.social
Writing a long book on roughness & class in Victorian Britain & a short book on biblical allusion in Victorian Lit; otherwise: Bible & literature, aesthetics & politics; sand & coastlines; teaches Eng Lit at Lancaster Uni, UK. Cat convert. She/her
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We’re advertising a Lectureship in British Romantic Literature - please circulate.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSS069/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSS069/l...
Lecturer in British Romantic Literature at University of Glasgow
Discover Lecturer in British Romantic Literature jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
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August 25, 2026 at 6:42 AM
We’re advertising a Lectureship in British Romantic Literature - please circulate.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSS069/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSS069/l...
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I thought I'd repost this piece quoting the first sentence. Then I thought, no, the first paragraph. No, the first three. And I went on doing that until the final word.
www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
‘I hate what AI is doing to the minds and happiness of the young’: Katherine Rundell on the view from the classroom
Education is at a crossroads, argues the author and academic. Should we embrace new technology in the name of efficiency, or is it time to fight back?
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I thought I'd repost this piece quoting the first sentence. Then I thought, no, the first paragraph. No, the first three. And I went on doing that until the final word.
www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
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Hello! I wrote abt the Odyssey’s odyssey and the way no single version is “The Odyssey” any more than a photograph is a person. Underpinned by @drbibliomane.bsky.social’s “unfinished book” & a lot of love for Emily Wilson. Had to be a bit hasty about Homer to get to the good bit (Gadamer 😍)
Three thousand years old and Homer's Odyssey is still travelling
Christopher Nolan's film is the latest of countless retellings – in opera, poetry, comics and video games. And the epic's own history is as complicated as its hero's voyage, says a University of Melbo...
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au
July 17, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Hello! I wrote abt the Odyssey’s odyssey and the way no single version is “The Odyssey” any more than a photograph is a person. Underpinned by @drbibliomane.bsky.social’s “unfinished book” & a lot of love for Emily Wilson. Had to be a bit hasty about Homer to get to the good bit (Gadamer 😍)
It seems appropriate to celebrate Purim by giving away a few copies of my book The Politics of Purim - for info see www.bloomsbury.com/uk/politics-... To have a chance of being sent a copy please like this post and comment or dm me. UK post only. Please share with anyone you think might want a copy!
February 25, 2026 at 9:56 PM
It seems appropriate to celebrate Purim by giving away a few copies of my book The Politics of Purim - for info see www.bloomsbury.com/uk/politics-... To have a chance of being sent a copy please like this post and comment or dm me. UK post only. Please share with anyone you think might want a copy!
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Such an honour to become co-Editor of Literature & Theology alongside @jocarruthers.bsky.social. My first published article as a PhD student was in this journal! We’re thrilled to be able to play a role in its future - please think about submitting any relevant articles @oxfordunipress.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Such an honour to become co-Editor of Literature & Theology alongside @jocarruthers.bsky.social. My first published article as a PhD student was in this journal! We’re thrilled to be able to play a role in its future - please think about submitting any relevant articles @oxfordunipress.bsky.social
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We’re live everybody— join us in DC in November 2025??
November 27, 2024 at 5:42 PM
We’re live everybody— join us in DC in November 2025??
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#ESRC Funded Studentships in #Politics at University of #Liverpool via the North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership - (How To Apply: nwssdtp.ac.uk/how-to-apply/) Ad www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKU079/e...
ESRC Funded Studentships in Politics at University of Liverpool via the North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership at University of Liverpool
At jobs.ac.uk, you can apply for a ESRC Funded Studentships in Politics at University of Liverpool via the North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership. Explore our diverse range of PhD opp...
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 24, 2024 at 6:37 PM
#ESRC Funded Studentships in #Politics at University of #Liverpool via the North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership - (How To Apply: nwssdtp.ac.uk/how-to-apply/) Ad www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKU079/e...
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Here's a list of journals, scholarly societies, and book series devoted to 19th-c. Britain. If you're aware of others that should be added, please let me know.
www.victorianresearch.org/journals.htm...
www.victorianresearch.org/journals.htm...
VRW: Journal Guide
www.victorianresearch.org
November 23, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Here's a list of journals, scholarly societies, and book series devoted to 19th-c. Britain. If you're aware of others that should be added, please let me know.
www.victorianresearch.org/journals.htm...
www.victorianresearch.org/journals.htm...
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In "'So Many Friends!': Gregariousness and Its Discontents in Jane Austen," Michael Greaney provides a new reading of friendship across Austen's fiction. Out now in SEL 62.4, read on ProjectMUSE https://bit.ly/3YORRlx (Sense and Sensibility illustration c/o British Library 012624.g.5)
November 13, 2024 at 7:15 PM
In "'So Many Friends!': Gregariousness and Its Discontents in Jane Austen," Michael Greaney provides a new reading of friendship across Austen's fiction. Out now in SEL 62.4, read on ProjectMUSE https://bit.ly/3YORRlx (Sense and Sensibility illustration c/o British Library 012624.g.5)
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I’m pleased to say that English Literature at the University of Glasgow are advertising two new permanent posts. Applications for the James Murray Beattie Lectureships in Victorian Literature, and in Fantasy Literature, close on 6th May 24. More info here: gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/
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April 8, 2024 at 1:31 PM
I’m pleased to say that English Literature at the University of Glasgow are advertising two new permanent posts. Applications for the James Murray Beattie Lectureships in Victorian Literature, and in Fantasy Literature, close on 6th May 24. More info here: gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/
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Join us next week for a pair of virtual events. Register for EVENT 2024 to gain access to the Zoom sessions as well as COVE Conferences, where social annotation is now live for both panels. www.event2024.org/registration
February 22, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Join us next week for a pair of virtual events. Register for EVENT 2024 to gain access to the Zoom sessions as well as COVE Conferences, where social annotation is now live for both panels. www.event2024.org/registration
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Social annotation is now live on COVE Conferences for next week’s EVENT 2024 virtual panels.
Join us next week for a pair of virtual events. Register for EVENT 2024 to gain access to the Zoom sessions as well as COVE Conferences, where social annotation is now live for both panels. www.event2024.org/registration
February 22, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Social annotation is now live on COVE Conferences for next week’s EVENT 2024 virtual panels.
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The EVENT 2024 Fellowship offers free conference registration to scholars in financial need. Apply by Feb 26: bit.ly/3OQw88m
February 20, 2024 at 6:04 PM
The EVENT 2024 Fellowship offers free conference registration to scholars in financial need. Apply by Feb 26: bit.ly/3OQw88m
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For all your #18thC, #19thC, #Romantic, and #Victorian needs:
Ta DAH! It’s our 2024 seminar series! Join us in conversation with some brilliant scholars, incl our own postgraduates! Free, online, & all welcome! Thursdays, 6-7 pm. @SMCoulombeau & @TinoOudesluijs kick us off on 29/2. More details & sign ups here: sites.edgehill.ac.uk/ehu19/events/
February 7, 2024 at 7:09 AM
For all your #18thC, #19thC, #Romantic, and #Victorian needs:
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The deadline for proposal submissions is quickly approaching! Submit a proposal for the September face-to-face hub events by February 1, 2024 at EVENT2024.org/call-for-papers.
January 23, 2024 at 1:59 PM
The deadline for proposal submissions is quickly approaching! Submit a proposal for the September face-to-face hub events by February 1, 2024 at EVENT2024.org/call-for-papers.
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10 days until the deadline for submitting an abstract for Event2024. At the Lancaster hub we welcome papers or panels on any ‘Event’ theme and especially: the working classes, religion, the environment, and adaptation. The theme can be interpreted broadly: catastrophe; …
January 22, 2024 at 9:35 PM
10 days until the deadline for submitting an abstract for Event2024. At the Lancaster hub we welcome papers or panels on any ‘Event’ theme and especially: the working classes, religion, the environment, and adaptation. The theme can be interpreted broadly: catastrophe; …
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"It turns out the most effective way to improve employee mental health is by reducing stress, rather than adding new ways to cope with it." Quelle surprise.
Work ‘wellness’ programmes don't make employees happier - but I know what does | André Spicer
Sinking time and money into mindfulness apps and resilience training ignores the real problem: workplace stress, says author André Spicer
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2024 at 7:58 AM
"It turns out the most effective way to improve employee mental health is by reducing stress, rather than adding new ways to cope with it." Quelle surprise.
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#19thc to #20th English lit job alert for those doing environmental and medical humanities at Université Paris Cité, MCF level post
2) English literatures, environmental and medical humanities
www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/Listes...
www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/Listes...
January 18, 2024 at 3:14 PM
#19thc to #20th English lit job alert for those doing environmental and medical humanities at Université Paris Cité, MCF level post
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Live annotation for the Vcologies panel has begun in COVE Conferences! If you’ve registered, check your email for login info and instructions. For help using COVE, go to EVENT2024.org/frequently-asked-questions.
January 18, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Live annotation for the Vcologies panel has begun in COVE Conferences! If you’ve registered, check your email for login info and instructions. For help using COVE, go to EVENT2024.org/frequently-asked-questions.
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VCOLOGIES online event, January 26, 2024
Panelists:
Sukanya Banerjee (UC Berkeley), Nathan Hensley (Georgetown U), John Macneill Miller (Allegheney College), Liz Miller (UC Davis), Philip Steer (Massey U), Jesse Oak Taylor (U of Washington), Paul Young (U of Exeter)
See www.event2024.org/digital
Panelists:
Sukanya Banerjee (UC Berkeley), Nathan Hensley (Georgetown U), John Macneill Miller (Allegheney College), Liz Miller (UC Davis), Philip Steer (Massey U), Jesse Oak Taylor (U of Washington), Paul Young (U of Exeter)
See www.event2024.org/digital
January 18, 2024 at 4:48 PM
VCOLOGIES online event, January 26, 2024
Panelists:
Sukanya Banerjee (UC Berkeley), Nathan Hensley (Georgetown U), John Macneill Miller (Allegheney College), Liz Miller (UC Davis), Philip Steer (Massey U), Jesse Oak Taylor (U of Washington), Paul Young (U of Exeter)
See www.event2024.org/digital
Panelists:
Sukanya Banerjee (UC Berkeley), Nathan Hensley (Georgetown U), John Macneill Miller (Allegheney College), Liz Miller (UC Davis), Philip Steer (Massey U), Jesse Oak Taylor (U of Washington), Paul Young (U of Exeter)
See www.event2024.org/digital
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1st Feb is the deadline for Event2024 abstracts. Proposals can be for individual 20-min papers or for a panel (3 x 20-min or 5 x 10-min papers). Any ‘Event’-related topics welcome but especially on the working classes, religion, the environment or adaptation.
January 17, 2024 at 9:37 AM
1st Feb is the deadline for Event2024 abstracts. Proposals can be for individual 20-min papers or for a panel (3 x 20-min or 5 x 10-min papers). Any ‘Event’-related topics welcome but especially on the working classes, religion, the environment or adaptation.
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At the Lancaster hub we want to make the most of the face-to-face - so alongside the programme of talks there will be spaces and events to enable connection and collaboration among attendees. Visit www.event.org/call-for-pap... to submit a proposal.
January 17, 2024 at 9:40 AM
At the Lancaster hub we want to make the most of the face-to-face - so alongside the programme of talks there will be spaces and events to enable connection and collaboration among attendees. Visit www.event.org/call-for-pap... to submit a proposal.
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Only one group in the UK sees immigration as a big issue. From Financial Times research.
December 15, 2023 at 9:12 AM
Only one group in the UK sees immigration as a big issue. From Financial Times research.
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As our series on labour history and song nears an end, @vjctorianist.bsky.social invites us to take inspiration from Wham! in challenging peoples, work and belonging
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December 22, 2023 at 7:42 AM
As our series on labour history and song nears an end, @vjctorianist.bsky.social invites us to take inspiration from Wham! in challenging peoples, work and belonging
sslh.org.uk/2023/12/22/i...
sslh.org.uk/2023/12/22/i...
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Terrific 5-yr career development post in OE-ME at Lincoln College, Oxford. Closing date 16 Feb.
lincoln.ox.ac.uk/discover/vac...
lincoln.ox.ac.uk/discover/vac...
Vacancy - Simon and June Li Fellowship in English Literature (Fixed Term) | Lincoln College Oxford
Vacancy for Simon and June Li Fellowship in English Literature (Fixed Term)
lincoln.ox.ac.uk
January 16, 2024 at 10:24 AM
Terrific 5-yr career development post in OE-ME at Lincoln College, Oxford. Closing date 16 Feb.
lincoln.ox.ac.uk/discover/vac...
lincoln.ox.ac.uk/discover/vac...