Conference week is in full swing!
A fun 48 hours in Liverpool for #BAVS2026 and shortly onto Birmingham for #BARS2026…
@bavs-uk.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social
A fun 48 hours in Liverpool for #BAVS2026 and shortly onto Birmingham for #BARS2026…
@bavs-uk.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social
July 28, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Conference week is in full swing!
A fun 48 hours in Liverpool for #BAVS2026 and shortly onto Birmingham for #BARS2026…
@bavs-uk.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social
A fun 48 hours in Liverpool for #BAVS2026 and shortly onto Birmingham for #BARS2026…
@bavs-uk.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social
And now on to sunny Birmingham for #BARS2026 - come to the @livunipress.bsky.social stand to look at our books and discuss publishing ideas!
July 29, 2026 at 11:17 AM
And now on to sunny Birmingham for #BARS2026 - come to the @livunipress.bsky.social stand to look at our books and discuss publishing ideas!
Looking forward to the next few days attending my first BARS conference and presenting my research on drinking cultures in Romantic travel narratives! 🍻 #BARS2026
July 28, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Looking forward to the next few days attending my first BARS conference and presenting my research on drinking cultures in Romantic travel narratives! 🍻 #BARS2026
#bars2026 has provided some amazing pin badges (as well as papers of course) generously supplied by Wordsworth Grasmere. In my defence 'Team Shelley' I picked up for @drbeard79.bsky.social inspired by his excellent @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social talk!!
July 29, 2026 at 9:03 PM
#bars2026 has provided some amazing pin badges (as well as papers of course) generously supplied by Wordsworth Grasmere. In my defence 'Team Shelley' I picked up for @drbeard79.bsky.social inspired by his excellent @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social talk!!
Wonderful to be back at @bars.bsky.social with friends old and new. Congratulations to the organisers on a brilliant conference. Mary Favret’s keynote ’Legible / Illegible‘ a particular highlight for me #BARS2026
July 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Wonderful to be back at @bars.bsky.social with friends old and new. Congratulations to the organisers on a brilliant conference. Mary Favret’s keynote ’Legible / Illegible‘ a particular highlight for me #BARS2026
Had a fantastic time at #BARS2026 presenting my paper on Byron, exile, belonging and pine trees as part of the Literary Arboretum panels🌲. So brilliant to hear so many fantastic papers on such varied topics📚
July 31, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Had a fantastic time at #BARS2026 presenting my paper on Byron, exile, belonging and pine trees as part of the Literary Arboretum panels🌲. So brilliant to hear so many fantastic papers on such varied topics📚
so those who organised the conference ECR & PGR events - @drcleoocy.bsky.social & @womanofclouds.bsky.social - deserve the highest praise & commendation! #bars2026
August 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
so those who organised the conference ECR & PGR events - @drcleoocy.bsky.social & @womanofclouds.bsky.social - deserve the highest praise & commendation! #bars2026
Loving the fact that the opening @bars.bsky.social plenary is a collaborative onez, bringing together Jonathan Sachs, Jon Mee and Kevis Goodman to kick off the conference, introduced by Matt Ward. #BARS2026
July 29, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Loving the fact that the opening @bars.bsky.social plenary is a collaborative onez, bringing together Jonathan Sachs, Jon Mee and Kevis Goodman to kick off the conference, introduced by Matt Ward. #BARS2026
#BARS2026 Our academic programme is coming to a close with Prof. Richard Cronin's keynote lecture, ‘Prospect and Retrospect in the Romantic Long Poem’, focusing on Byron and Wordsworth.
We've been treated to fantastic keynotes this week!!
We've been treated to fantastic keynotes this week!!
July 31, 2026 at 4:30 PM
#BARS2026 Our academic programme is coming to a close with Prof. Richard Cronin's keynote lecture, ‘Prospect and Retrospect in the Romantic Long Poem’, focusing on Byron and Wordsworth.
We've been treated to fantastic keynotes this week!!
We've been treated to fantastic keynotes this week!!
Honourable mention at @bars.bsky.social for Colleen Taylor @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social and her Irish Materialisms in the first book prize contest #BARS2026 👏👏👏 - with shoutouts to Colleen’s mentors in BC, Notre Dame and @ucc.ie
July 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Honourable mention at @bars.bsky.social for Colleen Taylor @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social and her Irish Materialisms in the first book prize contest #BARS2026 👏👏👏 - with shoutouts to Colleen’s mentors in BC, Notre Dame and @ucc.ie
A beautiful, inspiring and thought-provoking couple of days at my first *big* BARS. Brum was a very welcoming city, with some beautiful architecture.
And, as always, I'm in awe of having such incredibly clever friends and meeting such amazing people in the field. I loved #bars2026 so much ✨️
And, as always, I'm in awe of having such incredibly clever friends and meeting such amazing people in the field. I loved #bars2026 so much ✨️
August 1, 2026 at 11:18 PM
A beautiful, inspiring and thought-provoking couple of days at my first *big* BARS. Brum was a very welcoming city, with some beautiful architecture.
And, as always, I'm in awe of having such incredibly clever friends and meeting such amazing people in the field. I loved #bars2026 so much ✨️
And, as always, I'm in awe of having such incredibly clever friends and meeting such amazing people in the field. I loved #bars2026 so much ✨️
Sun sets on #BARS2026 🌅 I had the best time meeting friends old and new. So many great panels presenting important research during a time of global/sector crisis.
And a huge plus is that BARS really is the best most welcoming bunch for PGRs!!!
And a huge plus is that BARS really is the best most welcoming bunch for PGRs!!!
July 31, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Sun sets on #BARS2026 🌅 I had the best time meeting friends old and new. So many great panels presenting important research during a time of global/sector crisis.
And a huge plus is that BARS really is the best most welcoming bunch for PGRs!!!
And a huge plus is that BARS really is the best most welcoming bunch for PGRs!!!
Fabulous few days in Birmingham for #BARS2026 (in person) with friends old and new. So many fantastic panels and a pleasure to present research from my new project on Bentley’s Standard Novels. Thanks to all who came along and offered feedback. Roll on next Thursday for the online day!
July 31, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Fabulous few days in Birmingham for #BARS2026 (in person) with friends old and new. So many fantastic panels and a pleasure to present research from my new project on Bentley’s Standard Novels. Thanks to all who came along and offered feedback. Roll on next Thursday for the online day!
some #bars2026 highlights, as promised.
Overall, an incredible conference. In general, everyone was so kind & generous with their time & conversation.
Despite a precarious job market, ECR work was the highest standard I've witnessed, & there was a deep, comforting community spirit amongst us.
Overall, an incredible conference. In general, everyone was so kind & generous with their time & conversation.
Despite a precarious job market, ECR work was the highest standard I've witnessed, & there was a deep, comforting community spirit amongst us.
August 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
some #bars2026 highlights, as promised.
Overall, an incredible conference. In general, everyone was so kind & generous with their time & conversation.
Despite a precarious job market, ECR work was the highest standard I've witnessed, & there was a deep, comforting community spirit amongst us.
Overall, an incredible conference. In general, everyone was so kind & generous with their time & conversation.
Despite a precarious job market, ECR work was the highest standard I've witnessed, & there was a deep, comforting community spirit amongst us.
another excellent panel on Romanticism & tech - Writing Machines - featured excellent contributions from @paulstephens.bsky.social, Tara Lee (again), & Alex Freer #bars2026
August 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM
another excellent panel on Romanticism & tech - Writing Machines - featured excellent contributions from @paulstephens.bsky.social, Tara Lee (again), & Alex Freer #bars2026
Roots, Rights, Reform had a brilliant contribution from @rscar.bsky.social - loved learning more about Romantic era Quakers #bars2026
August 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Roots, Rights, Reform had a brilliant contribution from @rscar.bsky.social - loved learning more about Romantic era Quakers #bars2026
So pleased to be listening to Ruth Abbott discussing her new facsimile edition of DCMS 16, created in collaboration with the Wordsworth Trust. #BARS2026
July 30, 2026 at 8:45 AM
So pleased to be listening to Ruth Abbott discussing her new facsimile edition of DCMS 16, created in collaboration with the Wordsworth Trust. #BARS2026
Thank you @bars.bsky.social & the B'ham #BARS2026 team for a fruitful few days; grateful to our Literary Arboretum panellists & everyone who came along to hear about Romantic trees 🌳 & was an honour to speak about PBS, plants & ooziness on the 18c Ecologies Network roundtable w inspiring scholars🍃
July 31, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Thank you @bars.bsky.social & the B'ham #BARS2026 team for a fruitful few days; grateful to our Literary Arboretum panellists & everyone who came along to hear about Romantic trees 🌳 & was an honour to speak about PBS, plants & ooziness on the 18c Ecologies Network roundtable w inspiring scholars🍃
Thank you to all attendees of the in-person portion of #BARS2026 'Romantic Retrospection' at the University of Birmingham. It was a wonderful few days!
Reminder too that the online Conference is taking place tomorrow - Thursday 6th Aug starting at 12 noon (UK time). (1/5)
Reminder too that the online Conference is taking place tomorrow - Thursday 6th Aug starting at 12 noon (UK time). (1/5)
August 5, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Thank you to all attendees of the in-person portion of #BARS2026 'Romantic Retrospection' at the University of Birmingham. It was a wonderful few days!
Reminder too that the online Conference is taking place tomorrow - Thursday 6th Aug starting at 12 noon (UK time). (1/5)
Reminder too that the online Conference is taking place tomorrow - Thursday 6th Aug starting at 12 noon (UK time). (1/5)
Welcome to the BARS Conference 2026, 'Romantic Retrospection', at the University of Birmingham!
We're just being welcomed by Dr Jessica Fay for the start of a fantastic and packed day 1!
Please use the hashtag #BARS2026 to join the conversation!
We're just being welcomed by Dr Jessica Fay for the start of a fantastic and packed day 1!
Please use the hashtag #BARS2026 to join the conversation!
July 29, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Welcome to the BARS Conference 2026, 'Romantic Retrospection', at the University of Birmingham!
We're just being welcomed by Dr Jessica Fay for the start of a fantastic and packed day 1!
Please use the hashtag #BARS2026 to join the conversation!
We're just being welcomed by Dr Jessica Fay for the start of a fantastic and packed day 1!
Please use the hashtag #BARS2026 to join the conversation!
We're all set up at the British Association for Romantic Studies conference at the University of Birmingham!
Stop by our stand to purchase discounted display copies and speak to Commissioning Editor, Elizabeth McDonald about publishing your research.
@bars.bsky.social #BARS2026
Stop by our stand to purchase discounted display copies and speak to Commissioning Editor, Elizabeth McDonald about publishing your research.
@bars.bsky.social #BARS2026
July 29, 2026 at 1:30 PM
We're all set up at the British Association for Romantic Studies conference at the University of Birmingham!
Stop by our stand to purchase discounted display copies and speak to Commissioning Editor, Elizabeth McDonald about publishing your research.
@bars.bsky.social #BARS2026
Stop by our stand to purchase discounted display copies and speak to Commissioning Editor, Elizabeth McDonald about publishing your research.
@bars.bsky.social #BARS2026
#BARS2026 A fabulous few days in Birmingham for my second *big* BARS conference🌟It was so wonderful to catch up with friends and share my research. I’m also very grateful to be starting my new role as BARS Early Career Officer and beginning to co-organise the 2027 BARS PGR & ECR Conference💕
August 3, 2026 at 3:26 PM
#BARS2026 A fabulous few days in Birmingham for my second *big* BARS conference🌟It was so wonderful to catch up with friends and share my research. I’m also very grateful to be starting my new role as BARS Early Career Officer and beginning to co-organise the 2027 BARS PGR & ECR Conference💕
Loads to share but will probably update you next week with highlights.
I felt the community come through strong this time around, especially amongst ECRs. Thank you everyone I spoke to, listened to, & spent time with this week #BARS2026
I felt the community come through strong this time around, especially amongst ECRs. Thank you everyone I spoke to, listened to, & spent time with this week #BARS2026
July 31, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Loads to share but will probably update you next week with highlights.
I felt the community come through strong this time around, especially amongst ECRs. Thank you everyone I spoke to, listened to, & spent time with this week #BARS2026
I felt the community come through strong this time around, especially amongst ECRs. Thank you everyone I spoke to, listened to, & spent time with this week #BARS2026