Kate Ashley

Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research Explore the latest peer-reviewed articles and learn how to publish your work in Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research.

This is another routine reminder that our journal @advancesjournal.bsky.social is actively seeking proposals for themed issues. Do get in touch with me directly if you are interested in submitting a proposal.

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Value of social and cultural infrastructure ‘risks being neglected in decision-making' without new measurement framework, British Academy report argues A new report commissioned by the British Academy emphasises the urgent need for policymakers to recognise social and cultural spaces – such as libraries, leisure centres, galleries, and community hubs...

British Academy report 'emphasises the urgent need for policymakers to recognise social and cultural spaces – such as libraries, leisure centres, galleries, and community hubs – as essential infrastructure that contributes directly to economic growth and the reduction of social inequalities.'

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The North American Journal of Celtic Studies The North American journal of Celtic studies is the official journal of the Celtic Studies Association of North America

I'd just like to encourage everyone, but especially ECRs to consider submitting to the North American Journal of Cetlic Studies. I can say from experience that the journal gets fast and effective peer review, which can be a boon for junior scholars.

This has been thoroughly entertaining. Thank you!

BREAKING NEWS: America Is Back in the International Slave Trade A Trump administration filing in federal court in Maryland may be the most shocking confession any presidential administration has made in generations—as it signals a reinstitution of the slave trade.

(📣) PROOF UNLOCKED: The first massive report in the three-report PROOF series on The Trump-El Salvador Scandal is now free to the public.

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Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained ‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ one says

Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained

‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ one says

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La vie est meilleure quand la littérature se fait voir.

Another day wasted when university presidents & chancellors could have been in front of microphones. The total lack of loud public collective action condemning this & explaining to Americans why this is a complete disaster is utterly maddening.

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Happy to see this book on Education Law in Canada come to fruition. All three authors are Schulich alumni! #education #teachers #law

Us finding out about the tariffs yesterday.

I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.

Great article! You’re probably familiar with this already, but I recommend Audrey Murfin’s book Robert Louis Stevenson and the Art of Collaboration, which has a chapter on collaborations with his wife, Fanny.

DOGE Descends on the Institute for Museum and Library Services DOGE employees and a new acting director showed up at the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) on Thursday for an intended 'raid'

This is the best piece of reporting I’ve seen so far on what is going on at IMLS. I encourage everyone who cares about the key role that libraries and museums play in the United States to read it. news.artnet.com/art-world/do...

Still life with plums.

How many signs of democratic collapse do we need?

A push to impeach judges not for misconduct but defying Trump? Refusal to honor a court order to turn around planes? Trump invoking the Alien Enemies Act outside wartime? A budget clearing him to ignore Congress? Jailing students?

The list goes on.

Fellowship opportunity here at Edinburgh for unaffiliated ECRs in C19 studies. Very happy to chat to anyone who’s interested in applying.

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A French University is funding a Safe Place For Science program meant to recruit scientists who cannot continue their work in the US. www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/a...

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A reporter asks Trudeau about Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly’s characterization of the current U.S. situation which she called a "psychodrama."

"How would you characterize it?"

Trudeau, speaking for a weary nation, “Thursday."

The world is coming to America for next summer’s World Cup. There are big concerns over whether the US is ready | CNN The 2026 World Cup is still more than a year away, but top travel executives are warning the US could struggle to effectively stage the tournament unless big changes are made quickly.

All national teams should start threatening a boycott of World Cup USA 2026.

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Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions

‘“Nature has its way of taking out the weak and the not so well and the injured. The eagle likely thought it would be able to take it out quite easily,” Sequeira [the Ontario-based photographer] said. “But, it wasn’t.””

Keeping it together while fighting for the survival of your country in your 3rd language all while being attacked and bullied by two native, monolingual speakers wins best language learner accomplishment of the year

#langsky

L’autrice Antonine Maillet, première Goncourt non européenne et figure de l’Acadie, est morte à 95 ans Elle a été la première francophone hors d’Europe à être lauréate en 1979 du prix Goncourt pour son roman « Pélagie-la-Charrette » et reste, à ce jour, la seule Canadienne à avoir obtenu le prestigieux prix littéraire français.

L’autrice Antonine Maillet, première Goncourt non européenne et figure de l’Acadie, est morte à 95 ans

It’s a cliché to say it—and no two historical scenarios offer a perfectly compelling analogy—but what each American is doing now is what they’d be doing were they a German living in Germany and were it 1936-38

There’s no more doubt about who the appeasers or the bad guys are—they’re in the open now

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