Listening with interest to Joe Seddon, @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social graduate, discuss with Amol Rajan social mobility and university degrees on Radio 4 ‘Radical’. Not persuaded by the claim about English lit degree deficit - held by Rajan too of course englishassociation.ac.uk/action-on-em...

With Anu, Annie (both Mansfield alumns), Ashton and Phil at Singapore cricket club tonight

Seminar starts tomorrow! And what a treat for a speaker!

Talking 7.30 pm tonight Thursday 22 January at Macclesfield Lit and Phil Society about Jane Austen’s Fashion Bible. The first lit and phils were founded when Austen was a teenager.

Jane Austen was born 16 December 1775, 250 years ago. She has been a constant love for me throughout my reading life.

We're delighted to welcome Prof Simon Gikandi (Princeton) to give the Clarendon Lectures for 2025 on 'English from Below: The Rise and Fall of a Discipline'. Join us for the first lecture on 28 Oct on 'English in the (post) Colonial Archive'. All welcome! See details on our website >>

Congratulations to my colleague on publication of her first (and brilliant) book

New term, new talks, new ideas 🗣️ Our Michaelmas 2025 Public Talk Series is here – bringing leading voices to Oxford. Free and open to all – come be part of the conversation. 💡 Register here: www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

#TeamEnglish #EduSky 👀👀⬇️

On book display at Hatchards in London. jAFB is getting about!

A great way to celebrate Austen’s 250th and Creation Theatre’s 30th anniversary. creationtheatre.co.uk/show/lady-su...

If Instagram had existed, Jane Austen would have been following the fashion posts from La Belle Assemblée. 💃 Professor Ros Ballaster (@ballasterros.bsky.social) brings those Regency styles to life in her new book, Jane Austen’s Fashion Bible - out this September. 📒🎉 #janeausten #regency #fashion

www.ticketsource.co.uk/serenity-boo.... At Lyme Park Disley Sunday 28 September, a place of ‘real elegance’ and pleased to join a great line up of speakers and events.

Sad to see (part of) this lovely tree fallen in the University Parks

JAFB looking glamorous in the hands of @laurietavan.bsky.social at the Jane Austen Festival in Bath

Jane Austen’s Fashion Bible parked up by the Pump Room in Bath

With Erin Sage, brilliant student, and my book at the Jane Austen centre Bath @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social @chawtonhouse.bsky.social

Publication day today 11 September 2025 www.panmacmillan.com/authors/ros-...

www.aol.com/lifestyle/da.... I always knew David Bowie was a fellow 18th centuryist!

Advance copies are here! Barnes and Noble have 25% off pre-order for dollar buyers 3-5 September www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jane-auste...

The Ronald Blythe Fellowship is John Clare Society's new scheme awarding a PhD student focusing on Clare a £1000 bursary to support their work. Please pass on - &/or contact me or Honorary Secretary of the Society, Karen Lakey, for further information: johnclaresociety.wordpress.com/contact-us/

Beautiful goal from Agyemang

Deadline to apply to this post 12 noon Monday 14 July www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/fi...

#globalausten Two well-dressed ladies contemplating flyer for my Jane Austen’s Fashion Bible (forthcoming 11 September)

Looking forward to this

We're delighted to announced our programme for the term. We kick off on Tuesday with Nicolle Jordan (University of Southern Mississippi). All welcome, as always!

@oxford18thc.bsky.social first seminar of the term is this Tuesday. All welcome

Termcard looking lovely. All welcome!

Arepa, Bethnal Green

Excited to be in Parma for this conference and performance #Behn #TheRover at Teatro Due

This will be a blast. What a year for Behn and Austen

For international women’s day I recommend to you ‘An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting’ by Jane Collier of 1753 - belly laughs swiftly followed by a dose of infinite compassion.

In a change to our originally advertised schedule, we'll be hosting a double header on Tuesday 11th March. All welcome!

Excited to deliver my paper--based on fresh work for next book Writing’s Maker—"Hester Thrale Piozzi's Minced Meat for Pyes: Scrapbook Composition as Life Writing"--to @oxford18thc.bsky.social next Tuesday. Many thanks to @ballasterros.bsky.social and @davidftaylor.bsky.social for the invitation

About to see Aphra Behn statue unveiled at Beaney Museum Canterbury. A work of genius for a work of genius.

Looking forward to Prof Boehm talk on ‘Tangible Pasts’ tomorrow Tues 25th 5.30 pm

Looking forward to speaking at this on 18thcentury fantasy theory and beings - you couldn’t make it up!

What can you do with English studies …👀👀⬇️

Tuesday, February 25 Public Unveiling of Aphra Behn statue www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-unv... "Five years work come to fruition when a very distinguished person unveils Christine Charlesworth's wonderful statue of the pioneering writer"

Are you a state school student? Do you want to find out more about studying #English at Oxford University? We're holding our annual State Schools' Open Day ONLINE on 8 March. The event is free & open to state school pupils & educators. See full programme & register>> #TeamEnglish #EnglishLiterature