Don't forget, we are *NOW SOLICITING BLOG POSTS* of 500-1000 words from PhD and ECR scholars. These can be on new or existing projects, objects in focus and much more! Please pitch to our blog editor Dr Nicole Cochrane (nicole cochrane) at [email protected]

Looking forward to it already @R_A_Barr!

Join us at 5pm BST on Monday 17th when Dr Ruth Noyes will be talking on '‘Corpisanti’ in a Time of Crisis: Sacred Paperwork, Papal Manufactories, and Producing Relics at the Dawn of the Anthropocene.' As ever, tickets via our website: ndenca.wordpress.com/seminar-series/

Now that the heat has subsided a little...transport yourself to the Great #Mosque of #Damascus and learn all about it's incredible #Mosaics with Dr Bea Leal 💫🎉 📽️ youtu.be/wmc0BYhmwq8

Missed the first couple of papers in our inaugural series? No worries - catch up via our YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCKSHC…

We are so very sorry to hear of the death of our Patron, the extraordinary & inspiring Jane Austen scholar Deirdre Le Faye. She was still generously sharing her expertise with us as recently as last week, with her undiminished wit and wisdom. We will all miss her.

Join us a week from today, 2 September, to hear @AaronRHanlon talk about Frances Burney, Jane Austen, social epistemology and the novel. Note the new time: 9pm BST/ 4pm EDT/ 1pm PDT. Sign up here: odsecs.org/future-seminars. It’s going to be wonderful!

Great articles by Helen Pierce, Anna Cooper & Martin Myrone in this issue - well worth a read.

Delighted to have the splendidly attired Pinsent Tailoring 🌈 visit us today, completing his Regency ensemble with matching face mask!

I am recruiting two FT 3-year Postdoctoral Research Fellows for my recently awarded The Leverhulme Trust project 'Material Identities, Social Bodies: Embodiment in British Letters c.1680-1820’. Deadline 3 Nov. Start 1 Feb. jobs.ac.uk/job/CBU561/pos…

We just had the pleasure of a quick catch-up with our next speaker, the wonderful @R_A_Barr, in advance of her paper on 14th October. It's going to be brilliant and you should come and join us. 8am PT/ 11am ET/ 4pm BST/ 5pm CET. Sign up here: odsecs.org/future-seminars

We've had to make a few adjustments to our schedule for the term. Here's how we're looking now:

In light of the movement of our annual conference online, we are offering more prizes and bursaries to PhD and ECR scholars than ever before: 5 x BSECS ECR Awards (£100) 19 x BSECS PG Awards (£100) 1 x BSECS Capability-Building Award (£200) More here: bsecs.org.uk/conferences/an…

Can’t visit us at the moment? Why not take the time to check out our online catalogue? There are over 8000 objects in our collection, and each offers a fascinating insight into Samuel Johnson’s life. #MuseumPassion …ctions.samueljohnsonbirthplace.org.uk

I'll be discussing #JaneAusten's connections with the Caribbean and India, online 28 Oct, 6 pm BST, free registration.

Register now for Hayley2020 (12th-13th Nov), the first ever conference dedicated to writer, scholar and amateur doctor William Hayley (1745-1820). All welcome. Book now at tickets.museums.cam.ac.uk/hayley2020. More information at hayley.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/conference

Can’t believe it’s July already! Remember to get your abstracts in this month for our third Material and Visual Culture seminar series. We’re aiming for interdisciplinary discussion about how we study things. Check our #CFP and contact us with any questions.

🎉Congratulations to Emma Pearce (@emma_pearce98) who has been awarded the BSECS-Edinburgh PhD scholarship! Her project will explore the transcultural circulations and connections of tartan in Scotland and the Caribbean.

Aphra Behn: a perfect example of why we need to have more statues – of women theconversation.com/aphra-behn-a-p… via The Conversation