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Official Bluesky account for the North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS). We're in Montreal for #nacbs2025!
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- Reposted by TheNACBSFor anyone interested in our 18-month post in British Studies please follow the link below. @ihr.bsky.social www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
- “Studying history, we know that nothing is inevitable.” In the first piece in a series on artificial intelligence, @amywb.bsky.social argues that now is the time to make the case for studying the humanities. Read the full piece at Broadsides: www.nacbs.org/post/the-ai-...
- 📢Upcoming Book Event! 📕Fueling Empire with @kittmann.bsky.social ⏰February 19 at noon ET Join us to celebrate the publication of Karl Ittmann’s recent book Fueling Empire: The British Imperial Oil Complex, 1886-1945. This event is free & open to the public. RSVP: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
- Reposted by TheNACBSGreat job opportunity, 18 month research fellowship in British Studies, linked to @thenacbs.bsky.social 2027 www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
- Reposted by TheNACBSJob opportunity: 18 month fellowship in British Studies working @ihr.bsky.social to undertake own research and prep for NACBS2027 @thenacbs.bsky.social www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
- Reposted by TheNACBS📢New in JBS! 📗"Assembling Home in the Mission Field: Evangelical Periodical Culture in Britain and Tahiti, ca. 1790s–1830s" by Kate Tilson Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- Reposted by TheNACBS📢New in JBS! 📗"'Unconscious Stipendiaries of This Wicked System'? Female Enslavers and Compensation in Nineteenth-century Britain" by Hannah Young Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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- Reposted by TheNACBSMarch 5th at 12pm EST! Join @thenacbs.bsky.social to celebrate the publication of Matthew Mason’s recent book "Seeking the High Ground: Slavery and Political Conflict in the British Atlantic World." Eliga Gould will join Dr. Mason in discussion. RSVP: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
- Did an MA student write a fantastic paper on British Studies this year? Consider nominating them for the NACBS MA Essay Prize! 📅Nominations due February 15 More info: www.nacbs.org/prize-databa...
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[This post could not be retrieved] - “Humans have been on the move to and among these islands for as long as we have records and as far back as we can see in the archaeology.” In the latest for Broadsides, @elizabethbiggs.bsky.social draws on the England's Immigrants Project to explore medieval migration to England & Ireland.
- Reposted by TheNACBS📢New in JBS! 📗"From Amputee to Author: Shadrack Byfield and the Making of a War of 1812 Veteran," by Eamonn O'Keefe @1812andallthat.bsky.social Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- Reposted by TheNACBSThere's a lot going on the world, but I was glad to see an article of mine published in the @jbritishstudies.bsky.social Read about Shadrack Byfield, an English War of 1812 veteran who buried his own arm, designed a custom prosthesis, and wrote multiple memoirs: doi.org/10.1017/jbr....
- Reposted by TheNACBSSurprised and delighted today to find a review (by Courtney Smith) in @jbritishstudies.bsky.social of my *Eliza Orme’s Ambitions*. @openbookpublish.bsky.social
- Reposted by TheNACBSJoin us today at noon ET for a workshop with JBS editors for graduate students and ECRs on reviewing article manuscripts for journals and what to do when you receive these reviews. Free and open to all but registration required Rsvp here: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
- 📢 JBS Event 📢 Jan 22 at 12pm ET/5pm GMT JBS is hosting a workshop for grad students and ECRs on reviewing article manuscripts for journals and what to do when you receive these reviews. Info and RSVP: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
- The Call for Papers for NACBS 2026 is now open! Join us in Pasadena! Read the full CFP here: www.nacbs.org/call-for-pap...
- 📢 JBS Event 📢 Jan 22 at 12pm ET/5pm GMT JBS is hosting a workshop for grad students and ECRs on reviewing article manuscripts for journals and what to do when you receive these reviews. Info and RSVP: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
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- Happening tomorrow! Join us for a discussion of The Overseer State with Sascha Auerbach.
- 📢Upcoming event! 📕The Overseer State with Sascha Auerbach 📅January 15 ⏰12pm ET/ 5pm GMT NACBS book series events are free and open to the public. Info and RSVP at the link below! www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
- Reposted by TheNACBSWe’ve got a stellar lineup for this term’s Modern British History Seminar in Oxford. Do come along if you’re around! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/series...
- 📢 Call for Volunteers! NACBS is seeking to add two new members to the Broadsides editorial board! Information here: www.nacbs.org/news/volunte...
- 📢Upcoming event! 📕The Overseer State with Sascha Auerbach 📅January 15 ⏰12pm ET/ 5pm GMT NACBS book series events are free and open to the public. Info and RSVP at the link below! www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
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- This afternoon (4pm GMT) join the editors @jbritishstudies.bsky.social who are hosting a 'Listening Session for UK-based Scholars' bit.ly/4qGulmV JBS would like to hear more about the current academic climate in the UK and the publishing challenges this poses. Online & open to all #Skystorians 1/2
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- Reposted by TheNACBSWe are delighted to be co-sponsoring this event alongside @ihr.bsky.social and @royalhistsoc.org. Details and sign-up information is below!
- 📢Upcoming Event! 💻JBS Listening Session for UK-based Scholars 📅January 8 ⏰4pm GMT/ 11am EST/ 9am MST/ 8am PST Info and RSVP here: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
- Reposted by TheNACBS'Traffic', the NASSR/NAVSA 2026 conference at Pasadena, CA; alongside the NACBS down the road. Sounds like the place to be in mid-November!
- Reposted by TheNACBS@mbsbirmingham.bsky.social Modern British Studies Conference 2026 CfP is live. Deadline for proposals 31 January 2026. www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
- The NACBS has joined @historians.org amicus brief in support of Harvard University's lawsuit against the federal government over the university's ability to host foreign scholars and students. Read the full brief at the link below.
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- Reposted by TheNACBSCALL FOR PAPERS: TRAFFIC Proposal Deadline: 15 February 2026 〰 NASSR/NAVSA Pasadena, California November 11-15, 2026 〰 For more information, visit: traffic2026.ucr.edu 〰 #19C #Traffic @navsa.bsky.social
- Reposted by TheNACBSA nice surprise this morning: my article on prison reform from below is out! I believe it’s open access but let me know if you can’t get a copy and would like one. academic.oup.com/histres/adva...
- Reposted by TheNACBSThe Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society has a new website that is well-worth checking out for details of the annual conference, journal, and news of the inaugural ECR bursary, which was awarded to @mzukovs.bsky.social. The next bursary will be announced shortly. www.ecis.ie/news-events/
- Reposted by TheNACBSIf you teach histories of British slavery, don't miss this Thursday's book launch and talk: Teaching Slavery: New Approaches to Britain's Colonial Past, IHR, London 11 December & on Zoom. 5:30pm. Registration details are below and a link to the open access book in post 2/2. This post is 1/2.
- Reposted by TheNACBS📢Upcoming Event! 💻JBS Listening Session for UK-based Scholars 📅January 8 ⏰4pm GMT/ 11am EST/ 9am MST/ 8am PST Info and RSVP here: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
- Reposted by TheNACBS📢New in JBS! 📗"Rethinking the Language of Chartism," by Peter Gurney Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- Reposted by TheNACBSNominations 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...
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- Reposted by TheNACBS📢Call For Papers📢 Sociability & Political life Marc Jaffré & I are organising a conference! We're asking: can there be politics without sociability? How have friendship, intimacy, socialising & informal attachments been central to political projects & movements? Get your abstracts in by Feb 14th!
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- Don’t miss “Out of Crisis: Advocating for British Studies” sponsored by the @royalhistsoc today at noon! #nacbs2025
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