Tina Morin

What Has Been, A Novel by Eliza Kirkham Mathews What Has Been, originally published in 1801, is an affecting, lively, and accessible read for scholars and students of the long eighteenth century. This critical edition includes an extensive introduc...

Kind of expensive, so if you are interested in reading What Has Been (1801), a feminist Minerva Press novel edited by Elizabeth Neiman and I about a woman who attempts to survive as a writer, have your library order it.

#c18th #c18 #18c #18thc #Romanticism #Gothic #FeministSky #Minervapress

@ulenglish.bsky.social

Folks in DH working with German-language data!

Here’s a resource I put together with corpora of both fiction and non-fiction works from the Gutenberg libraries, about 5,000 books in total, including metadata on genre and author gender 📚 🧮

openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/articles/10....

I wrote about one of my favourite childhood reads for The Conversation. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1981) is perfect for some festive Halloween fun!

A reminder that pg researchers and ECRs working in Romantic Studies in the UK are invited to apply for a Stephen Copley Research Award (valued up to £500)

The late Stephen Copley supervised my PhD and I appreciate seeing his name live on like this

#Romanticism

www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...

We are advertising for an Assistant Director to join us in Marsh's Library. Full details about this exciting post here: marshlibrary.ie/vacancy-for-...

My sincere gratitude to BARS for the Open Fellowship, which enabled really vital archival research for my current book project! Read about what I got up to in the blog post linked to below.

This is a sneak preview of our poster image as we finalise details - it’s a coloured etching by Thomas Rowlandson after G M Woodward from 1801 called ‘The Quack Doctor’s Prayer’ with a kneeling doctor praying over a box with a duck drawn on it. In the background there’s a candelabra and pink hangings.

We are delighted to announce the first seminar in our 25/26 series: the wonderful @drreznicek.bsky.social will be presenting on ‘Too Bodily: Disability, Care, & Belonging in Romantic Novels’ on Wednesday 29th October at 6pm.

Free! Online! All welcome!

Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

As the History Representative for ACIS, I have the distinct privilege to chair the Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Book. If you, or someone you know, has a book copyrighted in 2025 in Irish Studies please do consider submitting! Details here. 🗃️ #speirgorm

Charlotte Riddell: Queen of Ghost Stories honoured with blue plaque in Carrickfergus Her more than 50 stories explored moral ambiguity and an obsession with the supernatural in the Victorian age.

We are delighted to see the wonderful Charlotte Riddell recognised with a blue plaque!

You can pick up our edition of A Struggle for Fame here:

tramppress.com/product/a-st...

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Take advantage of the Hesburgh Libraries’ outstanding Irish studies collection — including the finest collection of Irish-language printed texts in North America.

Established scholars, grad students, and postdocs are encouraged to apply!

See more details here: irishstudies.nd.edu/scholars/vis...

#academicSky and ##IrishStudies hivemind - can you recommend me an irish contemporary short story set on a university campus?

Pious and promiscuous Pious and promiscuous – Life, love and family in Presbyterian Ulster will be published on 15 October 2025. Pre-orders will be sent out the week of publication.  Step into the intimate worlds of Presby...

We are looking for a book reviewer for this brilliant publication by @leannecalvert.bsky.social. Please contact Judy at whaibookreviews@gmail.com if you are interested.

emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Have you read Robin Wall Kimmerer's Serviceberry? I think you might find it interesting/useful!

More info here: www.ul.ie/artsoc/our-r.... Please share!

#IrishStudies #IrishResearch

We have an exciting opportunity for a visiting fellow in Irish Studies at UL! Sponsored by the Irish American Cultural Institute, the O'Malley Fellowship will bring exceptional Irish Studies scholars currently affiliated with US universities to UL for a 12-week stay.

It's notable that humanities and social sciences once again make up 50% of ERC starting awards in Ireland (a notably higher proportion than in other countries) despite the weak financial support for research in these disciplines nationally. We should fund what we're good at!

✨ Fast facts about the Pforzheimer awards!

- Who can apply: Grad students, untenured faculty, & independent scholars

- Purpose: Expenses related to research in Romantic-era literature & culture

- Award amount: $3,000

- Deadline: Nov. 1

Find more info & apply today! www.k-saa.org/pforzheimera...

A charcoal portrait of a women of colour sat on a rock, book in hand wearing a gown, spencer and bonnet looking at the viewer

The portrait of Miss Lambe next to artist Lela Harris.

Incredible to be at the installation today of Lela Harris’s breathtaking new portrait of Miss Lambe, from #Sanditon. Lela undertook the commission as Artist in Residence from our exhibition Austen and Turner: A Country House Encounter at Harewood House. 1/

That's a wrap on IASIL 2025 conference. Great to see everyone here in Galway, to hear all great papers and book launches, including this new edition on McGahern and The Dark. Roll on IASIL 2026!

Patchwork coverlet sewn by Jane Austen. Morgan Museum NYC

Great to see this out in the world! If you like to mix weather with GIS and sentiment analysis then please have a read @irelandmapped.bsky.social

My 9-yr old son told me today that he was getting something he didn’t think he could have because of a pothole.

He meant loophole. 😆

Love it! Part memoir, part ‘it-narrative’. Genre-defining.

Galway Bay Bakery The Fahy Family. Baking in Finavarra, New Quay, Clare since 1998

If you’re ever in Galway, stock up on Galway Bay Bagels at the Saturday market. Also available in UL at the Tuesday market if in Limerick. www.galwaybaybakery.ie

Try Itsabagel! They have a cafe in Arnotts on Middle Abbey Street where you can buy bags of bagels, or I think you can also get them frozen in Fallon & Byrne. itsabagel.ie

Applications are invited for the position of Post-Doctoral Researcher with expertise in digital and spatial humanities (11 months, whole-time) - to work with me and @insightcentre.bsky.social on a project called 'Data Travels: Analysing the Ladies of Llangollen'.

ore.ucc.ie (Job ID: 088233)

We're so proud of our wonderful colleague Donal Ryan! Massive congrats Donal! @unioflimerick.bsky.social #writing #orwellprize #EIC

Royal Irish Academy Communications Sign-up

The next call for applications for new YAI members will open on 18 July 2025.
If you're an ECR or innovator passionate about shaping the future of academia, culture & society on the island of Ireland, we encourage you to apply
Sign up to our newsletter to stay up to date:
mailchi.mp/d44f57115e53...

It’s on until November! I can’t make the launch myself so am glad it’ll be on for a while.