Our final lecture in the UoB/TCD series is by Caroline Bassett (Cambridge): "Trust, Authority and the Automation of Expertise" at 1800 UK time on 22nd June - register for free here: birmingham.ac.uk/research/digit…… Rebecca N. Mitchell Helen Abbott #DigitalHumanities

Join Rebecca N. Mitchell next Tuesday 29th (6pm) The Lit and Phil discussing how fancy dress, a quintessentially Victorian pastime, encouraged many topical forms of self-expression: litandphil.org.uk/events/product…

“Late 19th-century Britain experienced an explosion of visual print culture and a simultaneous rise in literacy across social classes” Ahead of #freecomicbookday, Rebecca N. Mitchell asks if Victorians invented the comic book #2minuteTuesday Free Comic Book Day birmingham.ac.uk/research/artsl…

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Celebrating 19CC members' publications and incredible achievements from over the last, challenging year. Congratulations Jimmy Packham John Holmes Jessica Fay Richard Fallon Richard Fallon Andrew Hodgson

MLA roundtable on Decadent Provocations shifted to virtual, with comments from Lindsay Wilhelm, @dennis_denisoff, and @dustin82. Rebecca N. Mitchell will be moderating.

Absolutely buzzing this morning to announce the CFP for BAVS 2022 Uni of Birmingham 1-3 Sept 🥳 Head over to bavs2022.com to find out more. Our keynote speakers are Joseph Bristow (UCLA ENGLISH), Jane Hamlett (Royal Holloway History Department) & Julie-Marie Strange (Durham History) 1/5

Stop press! We've extended the deadline for submissions for #BAVS2022 to Monday 25 April! If you haven't already done so, take a look at our CFP here: bavs2022.com. We welcome all submissions and have a range of panel/roundtable/forum options you could submit to!

Thursday: an online talk which explores the commercial side of mourning rituals, including the challenges and pleasures they afforded, with a special focus on Peter Robinson, who is buried in Highgate Cemetery. Book at highgatecemetery.org/events

We are delighted that @dennis_denisoff will be joining us in person on the 12th May for what will no doubt be a fascinating talk on Weird Ecologies and the Limits of Environmentalism. Don't miss out - grab you tickets from the link below! eventbrite.co.uk/e/317499488517

This looks fantastic!! Join @dennis_denisoff, Stefano Evangelista, & Alex Murray on Decadence, Paganism & the Environment. 19 May, 5:15pm BST qmul-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/87229867529

Calling all BAVS attendees! 🚨 We are so excited to announce a number of free events running across the three days of the BAVS 2022 conference. 1/3

CFP: Walter Pater, The Renaissance, and Legacies of Aestheticism, for the 150th anniversary of The Renaissance in Oxford this June. Organised by Elisa Bizzotto Joseph Bristow Giles Whitely, Stefano Evangelista, and Rebecca Mitchell.

📢Uni of Birmingham will once again partner with Hay Festival this year for 2023! 🥳 Our fantastic speakers will be Dr Katherine E Brown (she/her) Rebecca N. Mitchell & Dr Chris Laoutaris Find out more details & register here: 👉🏼birmingham.ac.uk/university/col…

Rebecca N. Mitchell will speak on 'Indolent Luxuriousness’: Oscar Wilde’s Queer Laziness' showing that the effortless wit & writing of Wilde was a product of studious, concealed labour. Tickets are currently sold out! Check this page here:👉🏼hayfestival.com/p-20160-rebecc… for availability 🧵4/4

📢Don't forget to buy your tickets to see our amazing Uni of Birmingham academics at Hay Festival! This weekend we kick off with Rebecca N. Mitchell & Dr Katherine E Brown (she/her) focusing on Oscar Wilde & why all children deserve a safer future. For more information visit here:👉🏼birmingham.ac.uk/university/col…

Registration is is now open for "Walter Pater, The Renaissance, and Legacies of Aestheticism," Trinity College, Oxford, June 26–27, 2023: oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/conferences-an…. Plenary speaker: Hilary Fraser.

Celebrating the launch of Public Humanities with Cambridge University Press. Please RT and share! We support: 🧡 Themed Issues across Humanities Research 💚 Open Access 💙 Interdisciplinary Knowhow 🩷 International Insights and Expertise #PublicHumanities Let's Go! cambridge.org/core/journals/…

UoB's Department of English Literature is advertising two fixed-term posts in 18 &19C literature, one for one year (edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…) and one for two years (edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…). No need to submit two apps-- all will be considered for both posts. Spread the word!