Nicola Parsons

Full-time Academic positions Inspired by a strong tradition of social responsibility and an enduring commitment to the advancement of women, Mount Saint Vincent University promotes academic excellence and the pursuit of knowledge...

Hello everyone. Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax has a tenure-track job in Enlightenment rhetoric and / or 18th-century literature. Tell everyone.

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David Bowie’s final project was 18th century musical, new V&A exhibition reveals A forthcoming display of the singer’s archive includes sticky notes detailing a theatrical work called The Spectator, about a petty thief and high-class gangs in London David Bowie’s final project prior to his death in 2016 was an 18th-century musical called The Spectator, a forthcoming extensive exhibition of Bowie’s archive at the V&A East Storehouse has revealed. The work was based around a daily newspaper of the same name that ran between 1711 and 1712, documenting the mores of society in London. Bowie’s notes reveal that he considered the publicly beloved petty thief Jack Sheppard as a potential lead character, as well as Jonathan Wild, the vigilante who was responsible for Sheppard being arrested and executed. He also focused on the Mohocks, a notorious gang of high-class young men who would get drunk and attack people on the streets. Continue reading...

David Bowie’s final project was 18th century musical, new V&A exhibition reveals

05.09.2025 11:31 — 👍 119    🔁 26    💬 2    📌 10

Deadline for abstracts extended until 15 Sept!

06.08.2025 19:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Earlier today, Patrick J. Kearney emailed me to tell me that he fabricated five letters allegedly written from James Campbell Reddie to Henry Spencer Ashbee, a transcription of which he has posted on his website +

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13.07.2025 20:25 — 👍 100    🔁 25    💬 14    📌 20

Late to this ESTC news, but very excited

11.06.2025 09:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

DEADLINE EXTENDED *** CALL FOR PAPERS

There is still time to submit an abstract for this timely conference on #Neohistorical #Fiction at #2025! #PrizedTemporalities and #ContestedProgress!

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#AcademicChatter #academicbluesky #academic
#LiteraryStudies #NeoVictorian

03.02.2025 08:52 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

The book Material Literacy in 18th Century Britain, posed before the King’s Manor building in York.

Hello, new followers! CECS is delighted to share a book giveaway: Material Literacy in 18th c Britain, co-edited by @chloewigstonsmith.bsky.social (CECS’s new director) and @serenadyer.bsky.social (CECS alum). To enter: reply to our post with your favourite #18thC material object / skill

27.01.2025 14:31 — 👍 52    🔁 16    💬 15    📌 4

This is amazing! So enlightening to see the letter variations altogether.

29.01.2025 09:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wonderful news!

29.01.2025 07:34 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

An oil blot background in mid blue, orange and yellow with the new cover of The Shandean journal at the forefront with the same pattern on its cover on top of a blue banner at the bottom.

We are delighted to share the inaugural online issue of The Shandean, with work on Sterne’s fiction, graphic satire & biography by @drwilliams.bsky.social @ian-higgins.bsky.social, @barkerjoannam.bsky.social & @nicolaparsons.bsky.social. @lsternetrust.bsky.social Browse: bit.ly/Shandean-34 📚

18.12.2024 09:48 — 👍 12    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 4