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Did you know Robert Louis Stevenson wrote #Ouida fanfiction? Because that is the kind of exciting hot take you can expect from our VPFA Study Day, which starts now!

‘My plans depend on whether I settle down to write or not. This life is dry rot.’ George Egerton in 1945, the year in which she died. Part of the story of #DecadentWomen in Decadent Women: Yellow Book Lives published by @ReaktionBooks
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Due to the ongoing technical issues at the Library, the deadline for Curator, Newspaper Collections has been extended until 19th November. So even more time to apply for this amazing role.

I'll be talking about this:
#Ouida : High Priestess of the Impossible
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Environment Agency has cut its water-use inspections by 50% over the past 5 years due to Tory underfunding.

“Obviously, this is highly beneficial to water companies & agriculture, and incredibly detrimental to water resources & therefore the environment.”
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Editor Post Calling! The PRS is looking for a new editor for it's tri-annual journal 'The PRS Review'. Please see the attached for details on how to apply and how to find out more. The deadline for applications is 20th November.

... and some reminders of how #universities (and most of us) got here.

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Reflections on research bureaucracy:

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The EA is the only subject association for English that spans early years, primary, secondary, further & H.E. Enhance both yr professional life & yr personal enjoyment of English through collaboration, community, & shared knowledge. Join us today! 😊
englishassociation.ac.uk

Two year post docs Loughborough University. I would be much interested in working with anyone on Joyce, feminism, or Modernist book history. Closes 27 November. PhD has to be in hand and awarded within last three years. Please share widely. #JamesJoyce

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Happy Halloween!🎃

It's the perfect time of year to delve into the latest from our spookiest series:

Gothic Literary Studies: bit.ly/3sJ6xTp

Gothic Originals: bit.ly/3QBLEGE

Gothic Authors: bit.ly/3sJ6t67

Horror Studies: bit.ly/3gQK1oZ

The ‘flickering’ of Earth systems is warning us: act now, or see our already degraded paradise lost.
This week's column.
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If you’ve never been to an RSVP conference before, make it this one. RSVP is famously supportive of young scholars. Every conference is a friendly, collegial, and exciting space in which to try out and take in new ideas in C19 media history.

What a great idea - a cfp for the many sounds of silence...

It's live! The recording of our latest #RSVPDigEv with
Lars Atkin, Patrick Leary & Philipia Hatziandreou discussing the important and undisciplining work of attribution & historical recovery is out now on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/ByW1Qiwnx94

Do you use Victorian newspapers, magazines or periodicals in your research? Are you looking for a UK-based conference next summer? Research Society for Victorian Periodicals (RSVP)’s 2024 conference will be held in Stirling, @stiruni! Come along and share your ideas 🗞️ 📰 Call for Papers below👇🏻

CFP: Victorians. A journal of Literature and Culture victorianist.wordpress.com/2023/10/30/cfp…