Charlotte Boyce
@c19thceleb.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Victorian Literature. Research interests: hunger & masculinity | food & consumption | history of celebrity. Co-I on ‘Young Women & Body Image’. Dog person. 🏴 https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/persons/charlotte-boyce
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We're now accepting applications for our 2026 Patrick Leary Resource Development Grants and Mitchell Dissertation Prize! Both awards offer 💵 for tools and research relating to the #19thC periodical press. More information about each award can be found in the thread below.
January 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
We're now accepting applications for our 2026 Patrick Leary Resource Development Grants and Mitchell Dissertation Prize! Both awards offer 💵 for tools and research relating to the #19thC periodical press. More information about each award can be found in the thread below.
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Looking for some unusual neo-Victorian reads? The @vpfa.bsky.social blog's got you: victorianpopularfiction.org/is-neo-victo...
Is neo-Victorian Fiction getting more unhinged?
Helena Esser ponders three new and three upcoming offerings from the popular fiction shelfIs it me, or is neo-Victorian fiction getting darker and more unhinged?I mean, not that I’m complaining. Ma…
victorianpopularfiction.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Looking for some unusual neo-Victorian reads? The @vpfa.bsky.social blog's got you: victorianpopularfiction.org/is-neo-victo...
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An invaluable new report. A "premortem" is exactly what we need.
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:09 PM
An invaluable new report. A "premortem" is exactly what we need.
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Incredible article which points out that it often collectively costs more to apply for scarce research funding than the funds awarded to the successful proposals.
What an absurd system we've built in the service of efficiency and competition.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What an absurd system we've built in the service of efficiency and competition.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Incredible article which points out that it often collectively costs more to apply for scarce research funding than the funds awarded to the successful proposals.
What an absurd system we've built in the service of efficiency and competition.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What an absurd system we've built in the service of efficiency and competition.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Students overwhelmingly want more choice and optionality, even as managers impose compulsory programmes and limit choice due to cost.
And in 3 to 5 years when those students go elsewhere, managers will ask us wh our numbers have declined, shortly before they shitcan us.
And in 3 to 5 years when those students go elsewhere, managers will ask us wh our numbers have declined, shortly before they shitcan us.
Wow that’s depressing. We’ll be allowed one optional module at 2nd and 3rd year.
January 13, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Students overwhelmingly want more choice and optionality, even as managers impose compulsory programmes and limit choice due to cost.
And in 3 to 5 years when those students go elsewhere, managers will ask us wh our numbers have declined, shortly before they shitcan us.
And in 3 to 5 years when those students go elsewhere, managers will ask us wh our numbers have declined, shortly before they shitcan us.
In the pre-Christmas excitement, I forgot to mention that I have a new article out in a special issue of VPFJ. If you’re interested in neo-Victorian representations of George Sand and queer possibility check it out! victorianpopularfiction.org/publications...
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
In the pre-Christmas excitement, I forgot to mention that I have a new article out in a special issue of VPFJ. If you’re interested in neo-Victorian representations of George Sand and queer possibility check it out! victorianpopularfiction.org/publications...
I mean, let’s hope so!
January 1, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I mean, let’s hope so!
Nearly time for one of my favourite Christmas traditions - wrapping some last minute presents while watching the BBC’s latest Ghost Story for Christmas.
This year it’s E F Benson’s The Room in the Tower, starring Tobias Menzies and Joanna Lumley - can’t wait!!
#Gothic
This year it’s E F Benson’s The Room in the Tower, starring Tobias Menzies and Joanna Lumley - can’t wait!!
#Gothic
December 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Nearly time for one of my favourite Christmas traditions - wrapping some last minute presents while watching the BBC’s latest Ghost Story for Christmas.
This year it’s E F Benson’s The Room in the Tower, starring Tobias Menzies and Joanna Lumley - can’t wait!!
#Gothic
This year it’s E F Benson’s The Room in the Tower, starring Tobias Menzies and Joanna Lumley - can’t wait!!
#Gothic
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Be like the Victorians and read a biography or two during the holidays 📚🎄
cliosfootnotes.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/i...
cliosfootnotes.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/i...
Indulging Passion for Private Lives of Notable Men and Women: Victorian Readers, Writers, and the Allure of Biographies
The Bookman, a trade organ of booksellers and publishers, announced in December 1892 how reminiscences were “Among the most successful books of the month” and “Memories of living men” were more suc…
cliosfootnotes.wordpress.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Be like the Victorians and read a biography or two during the holidays 📚🎄
cliosfootnotes.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/i...
cliosfootnotes.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/i...
Exciting news - The Edinburgh Companion to Romanticism and the Arts is out in paperback! And EUP are offering a 30% discount! Why not treat yourself??
December 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Exciting news - The Edinburgh Companion to Romanticism and the Arts is out in paperback! And EUP are offering a 30% discount! Why not treat yourself??
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A twofold plight: for researchers and for Library staff (some of whom are also researchers). Past time for DCMS to take note.
‘No one seems to care’: scholars decry plight of British Library.
Humanities researchers suffer amid “agonisingly slow” recovery from 2023 cyberattack, as strikes cause further delays.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Humanities researchers suffer amid “agonisingly slow” recovery from 2023 cyberattack, as strikes cause further delays.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
‘No one seems to care’: scholars decry plight of British Library - Research Professional News
Humanities researchers suffer amid “agonisingly slow” recovery from 2023 cyberattack, as strikes cause further delays
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A twofold plight: for researchers and for Library staff (some of whom are also researchers). Past time for DCMS to take note.
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Family cookbooks, filled with handwritten notes, sometimes held together with rubber bands, tell the story of generations of homemakers. They are irreplaceable treasures.
🦃 Celebrate the cultural & family histories on their worn & stained pages ➡️ blog.archive.org/2024/09/30/v...
#Thanksgiving
🦃 Celebrate the cultural & family histories on their worn & stained pages ➡️ blog.archive.org/2024/09/30/v...
#Thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Family cookbooks, filled with handwritten notes, sometimes held together with rubber bands, tell the story of generations of homemakers. They are irreplaceable treasures.
🦃 Celebrate the cultural & family histories on their worn & stained pages ➡️ blog.archive.org/2024/09/30/v...
#Thanksgiving
🦃 Celebrate the cultural & family histories on their worn & stained pages ➡️ blog.archive.org/2024/09/30/v...
#Thanksgiving
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BAVS2026 has a shiny new website! www.ljmu.ac.uk/bavs2026! To celebrate, we are extending our CFP to December 12th. Do come and join us
British Association for Victorian Studies (BAVS) conference
The Centre for Modern and Contemporary History, with the Centre for Port and Maritime History, are delighted to welcome BAVS delegates to Liverpool in 2026.
www.ljmu.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
BAVS2026 has a shiny new website! www.ljmu.ac.uk/bavs2026! To celebrate, we are extending our CFP to December 12th. Do come and join us
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Don't forget to submit an abstract for RSVP's Dublin conference on movements and migrations by tomorrow!
conference.rs4vp.org
conference.rs4vp.org
RSVP Conference 2026 – RSVP
Dates July 23-25, 2026
conference.rs4vp.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Don't forget to submit an abstract for RSVP's Dublin conference on movements and migrations by tomorrow!
conference.rs4vp.org
conference.rs4vp.org
Pam’s writing retreats are great! She’s previously run some for our PGRs at Portsmouth, and they always had excellent feedback 😊
Did you know that I run writers' retreats for PGRs & academics? So if you are looking for a way to offer a quiet space to write in a healthy and productive format that breaks the isolation of writing, get in touch. I do one day and residentials.
More info: writingwithpam.wordpress.com
More info: writingwithpam.wordpress.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Pam’s writing retreats are great! She’s previously run some for our PGRs at Portsmouth, and they always had excellent feedback 😊
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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📣 Save the date! Nominations for our annual Colby Book Prize opens next week on 15 November. To comply with tax laws, books must be nominated by somebody other than the author, so tell us about the best book YOU read on #19thC periodicals published in 2025. rs4vp.org/awards/colby...
The Robert and Vineta Colby Scholarly Book Prize – RSVP
The Colby Book Prize was endowed in 2006 in memory of Robert Colby by his wife, Vineta Colby, distinguished scholars and long-time members of RSVP. In 2011, following Vineta’s death, the Board of Dire...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
📣 Save the date! Nominations for our annual Colby Book Prize opens next week on 15 November. To comply with tax laws, books must be nominated by somebody other than the author, so tell us about the best book YOU read on #19thC periodicals published in 2025. rs4vp.org/awards/colby...
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Do come and join us in Liverpool next July, we look forward to welcoming you!
The BAVS 2026 Annual Conference CfP is now live: victorianist.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/c...
We hope you can join us in Liverpool next year!
We hope you can join us in Liverpool next year!
CFP: BAVS 2026 Conference Liverpool
BAVS Liverpool 202627 – 29 July 2026 Keynote Speakers: Dr Alison Chapman (University of Victoria, BC), others to be confirmed. The Centre for Modern and Contemporary History (CMCH) at Liverpool Joh…
victorianist.wordpress.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Do come and join us in Liverpool next July, we look forward to welcoming you!
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Might be of interest to philosophy of medicine people:
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor Social Studies of Medicine
This is a joint post 65% Sociology, 35% HPS. The Departments of Sociology and History and Philosophy of Science are looking to recruit an Assistant Professor in the Social Studies of Medicine in a
www.cam.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Might be of interest to philosophy of medicine people:
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
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If anyone lost a bag of books from LRB Bookshop on the Metropolitan Line between Baker St- Watford, I handed it to a cleaner when the train terminated at Watford tube station. And if you have far more followers than me, please share this status. LRB bookshop is not cheap!
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
If anyone lost a bag of books from LRB Bookshop on the Metropolitan Line between Baker St- Watford, I handed it to a cleaner when the train terminated at Watford tube station. And if you have far more followers than me, please share this status. LRB bookshop is not cheap!
One of my favourite objects at MFA Boston: an inkwell of Sarah Bernhardt as a sphinx - sculpted by the actress herself!
#HappyHalloween
#HappyHalloween
October 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
One of my favourite objects at MFA Boston: an inkwell of Sarah Bernhardt as a sphinx - sculpted by the actress herself!
#HappyHalloween
#HappyHalloween
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Dwi'n meddwl mai neges ynghylch Grangetown ydi hwn.
October 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Dwi'n meddwl mai neges ynghylch Grangetown ydi hwn.
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Great, scathing, important essay by @jraden.bsky.social on the function of "AI" in accelerating already-existing dynamics of transformation in higher ed —and what we can do to fight them
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Great, scathing, important essay by @jraden.bsky.social on the function of "AI" in accelerating already-existing dynamics of transformation in higher ed —and what we can do to fight them
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'New research coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC has found that AI assistants – already a daily information gateway for millions of people – routinely misrepresent news content no matter which language, territory, or AI platform is tested.' 1/2
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
'New research coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC has found that AI assistants – already a daily information gateway for millions of people – routinely misrepresent news content no matter which language, territory, or AI platform is tested.' 1/2