An extremely productive and enjoyable morning spent in Chetham’s reading room today! Such a treat to get to see some of their materials on Manchester’s poet’s corner up close 😍
"A Peep at the Gas-lights in Pall Mall", a humorous caricature of reactions to the installation of the new invention of gas-burning street lighting on Pall-Mall, London (Engraved by Thomas Rowlandson in 1809 after a drawing by George M. Woodward).
Sci-fi and Satire! : In this week's blog post, Early Career Fellow at the John Rylands (2024-2025) @roseannakettle.bsky.social
writes about William Gifford's fascinating satirical work on the topic of gaslight technology in Georgian London.
Blog: ow.ly/Ln1850X2H0X
Our Barbauld conferences is next week! Still time to register, in-person or online 🗣️🗣️🗣️
It’s been so exciting to contribute to this research collective headed by Jeremy Davies and Mary-Ann Constantine re-examining Britain’s industrial period. Check it out if you have time for an insight into my current research and that of many other scholars in the field! writingindustry.leeds.ac.uk
🏳️⚧️ NEW 🏳️⚧️
We believe the Supreme Court – which disgracefully refused to hear from trans people before its decision last week – has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act.
So we’re readying a challenge – join us:
goodlaw.social/xpme
an incredibly warm welcome from @lapasec.bsky.social - both literally and figuratively! thank you to the organisers for all your hard work & looking forward to everything to come ☀️
reposting as if anyone has any further leads on this i’d be hugely grateful!! ☺️
finished in the reading room for the year - but what a dream it’s been so far ❤️
does anyone have any tips for attributing lines of out-of-context poetry to their proper author? have stumbled upon some very poorly referenced extracts and am dying to know where on earth this critic got them from but my usual methods aren’t working 🙃
(posting on behalf of) Alana Blakers who is doing a PhD on queer museums as part of my ARC project titled Saving Lives: Mapping the influence of Indigenous LGBTIQ+ creative artists. Any and all participation is appreciated
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📣 BREAKING NEWS 📣
The court of appeals will review all jail sentences of Just Stop Oil supporters on January 29th.
That's 16 political prisoners serving a combined 41 years in prison.
This is a huge moment in their fight for freedom.
absolutely - I’d recommend the fellowship wholeheartedly, such a friendly team (& a lovely privilege to get to wander about the grounds each morning!)
it’s my last full day at Chawton and I’m so devastated to be leaving - thanks to everyone who has made it such a positive and productive experience!
