Matthew Sangster
Professor of Romantic Studies, Fantasy and Cultural History at the University of Glasgow. President, @bars.bsky.social. New book: cambridge.org/gb/universitypress/…
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterAnd a DELIGHT to read this review of us! Thank you, @sophiecoulombeau.bsky.social ! 😍
- I’ve had the unenviable task of writing some reviews lately for which it was hard to find words both true and kind, so it was a DELIGHT to be invited to review @books-borrowing.bsky.social for @abojournal.bsky.social. Review free to read here: digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcont...
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterA gentle reminder that this takes place tomorrow! We'll be talking about our favourite Minerva Press novels and why you should read them, too!
- Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence. 'He was engaged in gay parties, or with his courtly bow at some episcopal levée, when he should have been attending upon us.'
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- Reposted by Matthew Sangster⏰ You have one week left to submit an abstract for GIFCon 2026! ⏰ Our theme is Technologies of the Fantastic, and the deadline for submission is January 18th The full CfP and all information can be found via the link in our bio #Fantasy #FantasyConference #CallForPapers #GIFCon #GIFCon2026
- Reposted by Matthew Sangster2025 has been a rotten year for most early career postdoctoral researchers, especially in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. For a better 2026, check out (or repost) this short thread on a free resource for UK-based SHAPE PhDs within 10 years (excluding career breaks) of the doctorate. 1/3
- The book I enjoyed most this year is Emily Tesh's The Incandescent. I also really enjoyed Adrian Tchaikovsky's Guns of the Dawn (one for both Fantasy nerds and Austen nerds) and Ursula Le Guin's Voices (and the Annals of the Western Shore more broadly).
- I learned a lot from Stefan Collini's Literature and Learning: A History of English Studies in Britain, which is also surprisingly vivid and wry considering its subject.
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterReally enjoying the latest Stories from Glasgow (@uofgartshums.bsky.social), "The Literature of the Impossible"—smart, far-ranging discussion of the fantasy genre with @dimitrafimi.bsky.social, @mjrsangster.bsky.social, @tattersdill.bsky.social, & friend of the show @mariettarosetta.bsky.social:
- The final deadline for proposals for Fantasy's Present Pasts (Glasgow, 23rd-25th June 2026) is this Friday (12th December). The abstracts we've received so far are very exciting - it's shaping up to be a really good programme. More information here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20....
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterResource announcement: 'Theatronomics: the business of theatre, 1732-1809' The beta web resource from the Theatronomics project is now live, with a database of eighteenth-century financial records of the Covent Garden and Drury Lane theatres. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6235
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- Reposted by Matthew SangsterNominations are open for the newly-founded Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize, administered by the Universities Committee for Scottish Literature and awarded biennially to an outstanding work of scholarship in the field of Scottish literary studies. £300 prize. ucsl-scotland.com/scottish-lit...
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterA helpful dragon to remind you that the Call for Papers and Sessions for the inaugural European Conference on the Fantastic, Fantasy's Present Pasts (23rd-25th June 2026 in Glasgow), closes on Friday 12th December. More details here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20....
- Just sent in my BARS 2026 proposal - if you haven't yet done so, you still have 59 minutes...
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterWe shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it.
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[This post could not be retrieved] - Interesting article on the Royal Literary Fund, drawing on archival materials I catalogued at the British Library (as well as later papers still held at the Fund's offices): www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n....
- Index of the case files for those who first applied between 1790 and 1939 is here: www.rlfarchive.org.uk. Hopefully, the full set of catalogue records should be available again when the new BL manuscripts catalogue is up in a week or two.
- Reposted by Matthew Sangster5 days to submit! Scribble down those ideas! ✍️
- Reminder: BARS Biennial International Conference 2026: Romantic Retrospection (University of Birmingham) – Call for Papers Deadline 30 November 2025 Updates on session calls & bursaries, plus details of how to submit at the links: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6101 www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...
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- Reposted by Matthew SangsterBook cover! Coming 2026 from Stanford UP ✨
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterReminder: BARS Biennial International Conference 2026: Romantic Retrospection (University of Birmingham) – Call for Papers Deadline 30 November 2025 Updates on session calls & bursaries, plus details of how to submit at the links: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6101 www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterThe transcription of Edinburgh University Library’s Receipt Book for the Book Borrowing Surgeons project is well underway. Kit Baston gives an update on her project, funded by an OEC Jean Guild Grant. #edinburghsurgeons #edinburghuniversitylibrary #RCSEd oldedinburghclub.org.uk/kit-baston-t...
- Come visit our excellent Archives & Special Collections! Especially strong in eighteenth-century and Romantic-period books due to the copyright privilege. Awards cover costs up to £2500.
- 📣Our UofG Library Visiting Research Fellowships are now open for applications! We’re delighted to invite scholars from across the globe to apply to work with our internationally significant collections. Apply at: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li... 📆Closing date: 5 January 2026 #UofGLibraryFellows
- Reposted by Matthew Sangster📣Our UofG Library Visiting Research Fellowships are now open for applications! We’re delighted to invite scholars from across the globe to apply to work with our internationally significant collections. Apply at: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li... 📆Closing date: 5 January 2026 #UofGLibraryFellows
- A reminder that we're hosting the first European Conference on the Fantastic, Fantasy's Present Pasts, in Glasgow next summer (23rd-25th June 2026). The Call for Papers and Sessions can be found here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20.... Closes 12th December. Please do consider submitting!
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterReminder: CfP closes for BARS 2026 'Romantic Retrospection' at the University of Birmingham, UK, and online on 30 November. Details below: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterBARS News: Submit your proposals for Spring 2026 BARS Digital Events! We are looking for 90-minute roundtables of four or five speakers, at least one of whom should be an ECR of PhD student. 250-word abstracts due 7th January 2026. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6207
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterNo tricks, just opportunities! 🎃 Apply for our Research Internships before the deadline creeps up — Friday 31 October!
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterBARS Stephen Copley Research Award - applications open (deadline Nov 15 2025) Postgraduate researchers and ECRs working in Romantic Studies are invited to apply for a BARS Stephen Copley Research Award, to help fund research expenses up to a maximum of £500. www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterBARS News: Independent Researcher Bursary Call for Applications Independent researchers with an interest in any aspect of Romantic Studies (literature, architecture, art, politics, culture, history etc) are invited to apply for the Independent Researcher Bursary. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6189
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterUpcoming BARS Digital Event: Volcanic Romanticism (30 Oct 7pm UK time) Presentations from Dilara Kalkan, Katerina Liontou, Chloe Melvin, and Kate Nankervis on aspects of the Diodata Circle, weather, climate, and volcanic sublimity Free tickets on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/bars-digit...
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterUpcoming BARS Digital Event: Shelley’s Anni Mirabiles: The Complete Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley (12 Nov 6pm UK time) Roundtable with Neil Fraistat, Nora Crook, Stephen Behrendt, and Madeleine Callaghan Free tickets on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shelleys-a...
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterReminder: BARS 2026 CFP can be found here: Deadline Sunday 30 November. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6101
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterThe BARS President’s Fellowship is open to scholars from Black, Indigenous and other minority ethnic backgrounds working on any aspect of Romantic Studies to support research, teaching and/or public outreach expenses of up to £1500. Deadline 7th Nov 2025. www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterBARS 2026 First Book Prize: Calls for Nominations Awarded biennially for the best first monograph in Romantic Studies, this prize is open to first monographs published between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2025. Deadline: 12th January 2026. More info: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6174
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterCall for Papers and Sessions Fantasy’s Present Pasts University of Glasgow Tuesday 23rd – Thursday 25th June 2026 Keynote Speakers: Stefan Ekman, Sofia Samatar and Helen Young More details on the conference in the post linked below - deadline for proposals is Friday 12th December.
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterI'm so looking forward to this panel discussion on Le Guin in November! Glasgow pals - be sure to get your tickets for this! @mjrsangster.bsky.social
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterHuge thanks to all who attended the BARS 2025 Early Career and Postgraduates Conference! We had a wonderful time! See you this Friday 12th Sept for the online portion of the conference!
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterWe're delighted to be welcoming you to Cambridge for the start of the PGR & ECR Conference! We hope you'll join us today at St John's College to view a selection of poetry highlights, with Romanticism at its heart, including treasures from Coleridge & Wordsworth. @bars.bsky.social #BARS2025
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterBARS Members will have received an email entitled "BARS Executive Elections 2025: Voting Information for Members". Please read the statements of the candidates at the two links below and make your votes via the link in your email. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6121 www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6128
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterGlasgow pals, check out my new exhibition at the Mitchell Library on c19 theatre, empire, and celebrity! On display thru October. I'm also giving a talk at the Mitchell on race and c19 theatre on October 4 😊 www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/exhi...
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterThe British Association for Romantic Studies Biennal International Conference 2026 - Romantic Retrospection In-person: Wednesday 29th–Friday 31st July 2026 Online Conference: Thursday 6th August 2026 Updates & CfP announced: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-... [Image: Birmingham Museums Trust]
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- Reposted by Matthew SangsterBARS Executive Elections 2025: Call for Nominations – deadline 22nd August BARS invites self-nominations from those who would like to stand for positions on the Executive. More information: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6083 Description of roles: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6081
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterBARS First Book Prize: Call for Expressions of Interest in Serving on the Judging Panel BARS invites expressions of interest from Romanticists who would like to serve on the judging panel for the next BARS First Book Prize. More information here: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6086
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- Reposted by Matthew Sangster✨️Job Alert✨️ Research Associate, 21st Century Oxford Authors Edition of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Fixed-term, University of Sheffield, closing date 18 August. Please share with ECRs! jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterNow available on the BARS Blog: BARS President's Report 2025 www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6068
- Reposted by Matthew Sangster📢 REMINDER 📢 Registration for the 2025 British Association for Romantic Studies (BARS) Early Career & Postgraduate Researcher Conference, Romantic (Un)Consciousness, closes on Friday August 1 at midnight (GMT)! ⏳ Register now via our conference website: barsconference2025.wixsite.com/home
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterCall for Applications: BARS Communications Fellow 2025-26 BARS would like to invite applications for a Communications Fellow to assist with the BARS Blog and social media for a period of one year tenable from August 2025. Details: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6062
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterAlso taking place next week: BARS Digital Symposium: Expanding Queer Romanticisms, 25th July 2025, 3pm-6.15 BST. Links to follow in an email to BARS Members. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6045
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterBARS Digital Symposium: ‘Global Romanticism’ Programme – 23 July 2025 (UK Time; BST) www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6052 Links to follow on Monday 21 July - keep an eye on emails!
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterEdith Wharton Summit at The Mount next June! Please help us spread the word. Submissions deadline: 1 October edithwharton.org/calendar/sum...
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterFor those interested in writers' lives (and particularly their tribulations), the Royal Literary Fund has now made available an index covering over 3,600 case files for authors who first applied between 1790 and 1939, based on my catalogue for the British Library: www.rlfarchive.org.uk.
- Enjoyed doing this interview with Sylvia Bishop for Five Books. I was asked to pick classic Fantasy books - choosing five was tough, as you can probably tell from both the length and all the side mentions...: fivebooks.com/best-books/c...
- Reposted by Matthew SangsterBritish Academy postdoctoral fellowships scheme is now open. The deadline is 1 October. Time to get talking with potential host institutions and mentors about planning an application for this year or instead waiting for a future round. (The scheme is annual).
