Have you heard?! We currently have 2 vacancies on the #BSECS Council: 1. Postgraduate Representative 2. Communications Officer (working with me!) Posts are voluntary but #BSECS pays travel and accommodation costs, the term of office is 3yrs. Details here: www.bsecs.org.uk/the-society/...

The #18thC Ecologies Network, based @cecs-york.bsky.social is a hub for researchers interested in the many diverse ecologies the period. Details of their seminar series will be published here: hzj520.wixsite.com/eighteenth-c... #skystorians #climate #environhist 🗃️

Don't miss our bumper special issue of #JECS this month on all things Mary Hamilton! Edited by Sophie Coulombeau, David Denison, and Nuria Yanez-Bouza and available here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17540208... #skystorians #maryhamilton #hamiltonpapers #18thC #womenswriting 🗃️

The Inventory of Living Heritage in the UK have opened a call for submissions (closing 27 March 2027) on 'an element of living heritage on behalf of your community.' Expressions of interest due by 27 March 2027 livingheritage.unesco.org.uk #skystorians #18thC #history 🗃️

We have two vacancies on the Council of the *British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies*: 1. Postgraduate Representative 2. Communications Officer Happy to answer any questions about @bsecs.bsky.social Council life! More info here: www.bsecs.org.uk/the-society/...

I adored the exhibition and wrote about it for @bsecs.bsky.social *Criticks* this summer. www.bsecs.org.uk/criticks-rev...

MISSED THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR #BSECS2026? Don't worry! You can register at the main desk [for the conference ONLY, not meals or accommodation] from 8am on 7 Jan 2026 #skystorians #18thC www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

Already written your paper for #BSECS2026? Then you might think about applying for the BSECS-BECC fellowship: £400 to support a researcher to use numerous #18thC resources housed in & around Birmingham Details of all our awards here: www.bsecs.org.uk/prizes-and-a... ***DEADLINE 1 FEBRUARY 2026***

Thanks to @drbibliomane.bsky.social we've got a skyfeed driven #c18th feed now since blueskyfeeds host is sadly shutting down. Please go and like the 2.0 version here and let me know if you run into any issues along the way! bsky.app/profile/did:... #18c #c18

It's here! Our special issue of JECS (journal of @bsecs.bsky.social), a bumper vol of cutting-edge interdisciplinary research on 18c networks, gender, sociability & manuscript, deriving from @maryhamiltonpapers.bsky.social project. I'll be skeeting today about the contributions in turn...stay tuned!

Register for BSECS using the link below! If any PhD students and/or ECRs want to chat over coffee about postdoc applications, drop me a DM :) I'm always happy to share my experiences of post-PhD life. #c18

DON'T FORGET to register for #BSECS2026 @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social, 7-9 January 2026. Early bird rates apply until tomorrow (Saturday 15 November 2025) #skystorians #18thC 🗃️ www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

NOT LONG NOW! Don't forget to register this week for early bird prices #BSECS2026 #skystorians #18thC 🗃️

Applications now open 🎓 Spend 9 weeks at Cambridge University with the CRASSH & @cw-indiatrust.bsky.social, supporting scholars from India in the arts, humanities, and heritage conservation Funding includes travel, accommodation & research expenses Apply by 19 Jan 2026 bit.ly/3tw6OuI

Research funding opportunity! This is an excellent bursary for those working on any aspect of women's studies - it's designed for those who need it most (ECRs, indie scholars, PhDs). Do check out the details at @wsguk.bsky.social and apply!

Early Bird Registration for #BSECS2026 closes on the ***15 NOVEMBER 2025*** www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/... #skystorians #18thC 🗃️

New #CFP on 'Embodied Knowledge Practices in the Early Modern World', to be held in June 2026 at the University of Amsterdam Abstracts of >200 words due by the 1 February 2026 #18thc #skystorians 🗃️

Delighted to be returning to @bsecs.bsky.social in January 2026 on a panel with Chris Monaghan and Chiara Rolli talking about aspects of the trial of Warren Hastings. We fully expect our chair to keep good order and, unlike the original, to prevent us from carrying on for 7 years... #HistParl

Incredibly happy to have been selected as a speaker by @bsecs.bsky.social for their 2026 conference! I'm really excited to share my research with a new audience 👗🪡 #BigandSmall #QuiltedPetticoats #18thCentury

We are in the process of working our way through HUNDREDS (no exaggeration) of fabulous CFPs. If you have submitted a proposal for #BSECS2026, we will be in touch on or before the ***15 October 2025*** to let you know if you've been successful. #skystorians #18thC 🗃️

We are in the process of working our way through HUNDREDS (no exaggeration) of fabulous CFPs. If you have submitted a proposal for #BSECS2026, we will be in touch on or before the ***15 October 2025*** to let you know if you've been successful. #skystorians #18thC 🗃️

#CFP 'Reframing the Enlightenment: intellectual and political disputes today' Paris, 10-12 June 2026 Please send proposals to [email protected] by the 26 October Link to the full CFP here: www.bsecs.org.uk/news-and-eve... #skystorians #18thC 🗃️ @isecs-sieds.bsky.social

JOIN ME in writing your paper proposal on the last possible day of the final deadline extension Not like I have a book to promote there or anything

Very much looking forward to Dan Gosling (TNA) speaking on 'A Question of Sex? Assessing Lord Mansfield’s “judgment” on the sex of the Chevalier d’Eon' this Wed. @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social All welcome online or in person, but please register: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

THIS IS IT! You have until 11.59pm TONIGHT to submit your proposals for #BSECS2026 Ease yourself into the New Year by joining us @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social, 7-9 January 2026 #skystorians #18thC 🗃️ www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

THERE IS STILL TIME TO SUBMIT YOUR PAPER PROPOSAL FOR #BSECS2026! The deadline is MONDAY 22 SEPTEMBER and there will be no more extensions! Come & share your research with us @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social, 7-9 January 2026. It's a lovely way to start the new year! #skystorians #18thC #academicsky 🗃️

Come join us in January 2026. This year’s theme is Big and Small (though papers can be on any topic). I’ve gone for comfort/discomfort + letter writing for my paper, with the Big/Small highlighting the stress placed on each in 18th c. letters. What are you thinking of topicwise? #skystorians #18c

Today should have been the deadline for #BSECS2026, but we are extending it by a WHOLE EXTRA WEEK! Share your research with us @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social, 7-9 January 2026 by sending us your proposals before MONDAY 22 SEPTEMBER #skystorians #18thC 🗃️ www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

***CFP DEADLINE EXTENSION TO 22 SEPTEMBER 2025*** Due to some members experiencing issues with our submission site, we have decided to extend the #BSECS2026 #CFP deadline by a whole week. Get scribbling #skystorians! #18thC 🗃️

@yalebooks.bsky.social are celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday by offering a 30% discount on their 'World of Jane Austen' books using discount code JA250 #skystorians #18thC yalebooks.co.uk/austen-250-t...

***The #CFP for the #BSECS2026 conference closes on the 15 September 2025*** Submissions are welcome on any aspect of #18thC history, culture, and literature, but particularly on our conference theme 'Big and Small'. @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social, 7-9 January 2026 www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

Also due on the 15 September are proposals for 'Terraqueous Globe: Land and Sea in the Age of Sterne' #cfp #skystorians #18thC #BSECS 🗃️ Full details at the link below: www.bsecs.org.uk/news-and-eve...

The deadline for submitting proposals for #BSECS2026 is only two weeks away. Get scribbling! #skystorians #18thC 🗃️ This year's theme is 'Big and Small', 7-9 January, Pembroke College, Oxford. www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

HAPPY NEW (academic) YEAR #skystorians!!! #18thC 🗃️

Reminder that we are looking for an engagement officer at BSECS. Associated travel & accommodation plus generous support to attend the annual conference, and you get to hang out with some lovely #18thCists a few times a year! #skystorians 🗃️

***Engagement Officer Vacancy*** We're looking for an engagement officer to act as primary point of contact for #18thC centres across the UK, and to oversee our outreach and engagement. It's a voluntary role, but associated travel & accommodation expenses are paid... www.bsecs.org.uk/the-society/...

Deadline 31 August 💚

Call for interested parties in a panel for @bsecs.bsky.social January 2026! Theme this year is Big/Small. My paper will focus on small comforts + large discomforts in 18th c. letter writing. Let me know if you are interested #18c @cecs-york.bsky.social @long18thsem.bsky.social

That’s a wrap on @bsecs.bsky.social PGR/ECR conference Bath 2025! It was a fab mix of papers, roundtables, and my 18th c. fan workshop (we made fans, learnt the language, got the history with the important twist - don’t spoil it if you know!) Thanks to everyone who made it another one to remember!

Terraqueous Globe: Land & Sea in the Age of Sterne University of Liverpool, 5-7 Nov 2025 CFP open until 15 Sept 2025 More info: terraqueousglobe.wordpress.com #18thC #18C #18thCentury #Sterne #LaurenceSterne @bsecs.bsky.social @cecs-york.bsky.social

Still looking for others wanting to present at @bsecs.bsky.social 2026 and form a panel. Message me if interested by end of August 2025 though it might be that others have got in touch and a panel is formed by then so don’t delay! #18c #comfort #discomfort #skystorians

#skystorians #18thC 🗃️

***CALL FOR PROPOSALS*** Routledge Studies in #18thC Cultures & Societies (eds. @profelainechalus.bsky.social & Deborah Simonton) seeks proposals for book-length studies on aspects of British, European, or transnational culture and society c.1680-1850. Full details: www.bsecs.org.uk/news-and-eve...

It's the #BSECS2025 #PGR/#ECR conference THIS WEEK! We're really excited to see you all there! #skystorians 🗃️

***Engagement Officer Vacancy*** We're looking for an engagement officer to act as primary point of contact for #18thC centres across the UK, and to oversee our outreach and engagement. It's a voluntary role, but associated travel & accommodation expenses are paid... www.bsecs.org.uk/the-society/...

***DEADLINE TODAY*** This is your last chance to sign up for online access to the PGR/ECR #BSECS2025 conference taking place next week 30-31 July! #skystorians #ecr #pgr 🗃️

***ONLINE OFFER FOR THE PGR/ECR #BSECSPGR2025 conference 30th-31st July*** For just £10 you can join all paper panels + the keynote across the two days live via Zoom. To sign up register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Registration still open to all to attend the @bsecs.bsky.social PGR/ECR conference panels and keynote online across two days for just £10! Details and link below ⬇️

***Our e-mail systems have been restored*** You should be able to contact us via the normal channels but if you experience any difficulties, please message us on BlueSky. Thanks for your patience. #Skystorians #18thC 🗃️

****We are currently experiencing problems accessing our e-mail accounts**** We are working hard to resolve this, but we appreciate that some of you may have queries about the upcoming PGR conference. Please watch this space for further updates... #18thC #skystorians 🗃️