Excited to present some of my work on Austen theatricals behind bars tomorrow at @womenswritingassoc.bsky.social. Part of my forthcoming book Theatrical Afterlives: Nineteenth-Century Women’s Novels on the Stage @academic.oup.com global.oup.com/academic/pro... #JaneAusten #Adaptation

@jenniebatchelor.bsky.social shares that applications are now open for her new Rare Books School course on "The Rise of Periodical Print Culture, 1700–1830." The course will run from the 12th-17th July 2026. More info at the Rare Books School website: buff.ly/hY81Dzi Thanks for #SharingYourNews!

Guten Morgen!

The Open Book Collective Development Fund Call for Applications 2026 is open! We fund projects dedicated to building capacity, networks and infrastructure for OA book publishing. Read and apply in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese obc.copim.pub/obc-collecti... N.B. this fund is not for BPCs

And it´s time to go back to work.

Issue 10.2 of JEPS is now live! openjournals.ugent.be/jeps/

Meu novo livro sobre literatura mundial/mundo já está disponível, gratuitamente, aqui: www.edicoesmakunaima.com.br/2025/12/01/m...

My thesis is now available online on the history of @socantscot.bsky.social Much of it has been published in articles in the last few years but there's still lots of unpublished material in there if you fancy some Christmas reading #History #Museums #Scotland #Antiquarianism theses.gla.ac.uk/82236/

Vorweihnachtszeit ist Druckfahnenzeit. Unser Tagungsband wird im Frühjahr 2026 erscheinen: "Schreibkalender der Frühen Neuzeit. Druckwerke mit Raum für handschriftliche Eintragungen (1540-1800)", open access und in Papierform, mit Text und Bild, und viel Detailliebe. #Schreibkalender

One of the woodland's most colourful characters wants in on the festive fun... Door 6 is calling! 🎄✨ #RSPBAdvent25

"This book enhances the understanding of women’s place in European literary history ca 1900 by comparing the transnational circulation of texts written by women from the perspectives of Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia and Spain through an innovative data-rich and relational methodology.

Please note funding for the project has now ended & posts will be irregular (at best), but you can still dive into our data & explore the lives and work of over 900 women active in archaeology, history and heritage between 1870 and 1950 here: beyond-notability.wikibase.cloud/wiki/Main_Page

Nuevo plazo: podéis enviar vuestras propuestas para el congreso ‘Mujeres y escrituras de comunidad en la España de la Edad Moderna (siglos XVI–XVIII)’ hasta el día 3 de enero de 2026. www.bieses.net/ampliacion-d...

Excited to announce this is in production. A Fleece to Fashion tour of Scotland’s famous knitting sector taking in hand and machine, local and global, making, design, marketing and more. And it will be Open Access with @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social

In and around Glen Douglas.

Applications Now Open for the University of Glasgow Library Visiting Research Fellowship scheme - supporting scholars from across academic disciplines to come to Glasgow to work on our unique research collections. Please RT or pass on: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li...

AHGBI, led by Professor Sarah Wright, opposes the University of Nottingham’s move to suspend—and effectively close—all Modern Languages degrees. SRUK/CERU, led by Dr Carlos Soler Montes, has also raised concerns. AHGBI urges immediate reconsideration. #SaveNottinghamLanguages

Interested in one of the treasures of University of Glasgow's Special Collections? Apply to a Visiting Research Fellowship, closing date 5th January 2026. www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li... #BookHistory

Working on the promotional texts for our upcoming book: 'The short description should be one sentence that best summarizes the contribution of your research and book to your field, while staying within the word limit'. Writing 40 words max can't be onerous, right?

Tasty-looking seaweed on the sun-drenched foreshore of Loch Long.

Beautiful, wintry sunshine over Loch Long and Loch Lomond.

The programme and registration form for my study day "Multilingualism in Art Song" is up - 9th December at University of Glasgow, free to attend, and includes a workshop at the end featuring songs in underrepresented languages! multilingualsong.gla.ac.uk/multilingual...

Please sign the petition below in support of colleagues at Nottingham, where courses in the highly respected Dept of Modern Languages & Cultures have been earmarked for suspension.

Trompe l’oeil –o trampantojo– de 'Mesa revuelta del Marqués de Astorga, Conde de Altamira', 1787, por Miguel Malmonge, procedente de la colección de dicho aristócrata, adquirido por el estado español en 9000 euros. Incluye un ejemplar del número CXXIX del periódico ilustrado ‘El Censor’ #XVIII #C18

The season for twilight walks.

I vividly remember the great paper César gave on this topic as Leverhulme Visiting Professor at the University of Glasgow.

🌊 New Publication 🌊 "Under the Sea in the Age of the Meteorocene: Towards a New Constitution" 📍Published in Paragraph 🔗https://www.academia.edu/144690614/Under_the_Sea_in_the_Age_of_the_Meteorocene_Towards_a_New_Constitution_C%C3%89SAR_DOM%C3%8DNGUEZ

Something to look forward to for theatre fans and people interested in the nineteenth century more broadly!

Well this book has had a presence in our household for a long time but it’s finally published! Hurrah! Congratulations to my other half 🍾⭐️

Sign the petition to get the UK Home Office to listen to translation experts before they blindly implement automated (AI-based) translation for asylum cases. If the Home Office is serious about protecting human rights, it must listen to those who work with language and law every day.

For people interested in translation and human rights

Call for Papers / Llamada de contribuciones www.bieses.net/congreso-muj...

Interested in #LatinAmerica and based in #Scotland? We are an interdisciplinary research network co-led by @uofgsocsci.bsky.social and the School of Modern Languages and Cultures. Follow us!

🎓 Realismo mágico ibérico en el siglo XXI: análisis comparado y cognitivo de una narrativa postsecular (IBERMAGIC21) Buscamos perfiles con interés en: ✨ literatura comparada 🧠 poética cognitiva 🌍 narrativas transnacionales y postseculares

📢 ¿Te interesa el realismo mágico, las narrativas contemporáneas y los estudios literarios innovadores? En breve se abrirá la convocatoria FPI (Formación de Personal Investigador) del Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia para la contratación de un/a investigador/a predoctoral asociado/a al proyecto:

Call 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.

Müsste man jeden Tag jetzt posten.

I wish I could be there!

A lot of rain these days, interspersed with moments of dramatic spots of sunshine and light.

'Ideological and Theoretical Considerations to Postcolonial Education in the Lusophone Countries' by Nicola Bermingham and Paul O’Neill is popular this week. ➡️ Read it #OpenAccess: bit.ly/BerOn @spanishinsoc.bsky.social @drmirnasolic.bsky.social @abilox.bsky.social

Very fascinated by the multiple historical layers of Málaga.

A quotation by Robert Owen at his textile mill in New Lanark, a British UNESCO world heritage side.

"the first English translation of Mirdja (1908), a remarkable work of Decadent literature by Finnish author L. Onerva ( 1882–1972). Onerva was one of the most versatile literary figures of her generation. her novel Mirdja is among the most important works of Nordic fin-de-siècle literature." Yeah!

I love Sanderlings! But also gannets. And fulmar. @rspb.bsky.social

Storm and rain are calming down...

Neolithic Orkney.

Be bold & submit your short stories & poems to our annual writing competition. We’re following #BookWeekScotland’s theme – FRIENDSHIP. Feel free to interpret the theme in any way you like. We can’t wait to be enthralled by your entries! Find out more: womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/08/01/b...