Dr Jennie Orr
@drjenniferorr.bsky.social
Vice President @bars.bsky.social
Irish & Scottish Studies, 1798, Ulster poetry, transatlantic radical networks
Senior Lecturer in 18thC Literature @newcastleuni.bsky.social
Member NCPS & @hypnotherapyhelps.bsky.social
Didn’t come up the Lagan in a bubble
Irish & Scottish Studies, 1798, Ulster poetry, transatlantic radical networks
Senior Lecturer in 18thC Literature @newcastleuni.bsky.social
Member NCPS & @hypnotherapyhelps.bsky.social
Didn’t come up the Lagan in a bubble
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Dr Jennie Orr
@drjenniferorr.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Delighted to be re-elected as Vice President of @bars.bsky.social and looking forward to continuing work with our excellent team to strengthen Equality, Diversity and Inclusion practices, not least toward our academic-adjacent colleagues and supporters. Thanks to all members who cast their vote!
From my return journey back over the coast. Rock away, rock away
From Cullercoats to Whitley bay.
From Cullercoats to Whitley bay.
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
From my return journey back over the coast. Rock away, rock away
From Cullercoats to Whitley bay.
From Cullercoats to Whitley bay.
Ending my brief but lovely trip back home with a gig: the brilliant Ashley Campbell with Thor Jensen and band at the Bangor Courthouse.
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ending my brief but lovely trip back home with a gig: the brilliant Ashley Campbell with Thor Jensen and band at the Bangor Courthouse.
Doing the media bit ahead of the Linenhall’s annual Ulster Scots Writing Competition. Me and my homeboy in the corner of the Governor’s room while Prof Hutchinson is waxing lyrical on the quality of this year’s entry
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Doing the media bit ahead of the Linenhall’s annual Ulster Scots Writing Competition. Me and my homeboy in the corner of the Governor’s room while Prof Hutchinson is waxing lyrical on the quality of this year’s entry
A brief skip over home
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A brief skip over home
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5 days to submit! Scribble down those ideas! ✍️
Reminder: BARS Biennial International Conference 2026: Romantic Retrospection (University of Birmingham) – Call for Papers Deadline 30 November 2025
Updates on session calls & bursaries, plus details of how to submit at the links:
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6101
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...
Updates on session calls & bursaries, plus details of how to submit at the links:
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6101
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
5 days to submit! Scribble down those ideas! ✍️
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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
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The 'humanities' undergird all learning - all of it. Do we have to call it a 'resource'? It's more important than that.
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The 'humanities' undergird all learning - all of it. Do we have to call it a 'resource'? It's more important than that.
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True nightmare material from Persuasion:
“Every emendation of Anne’s had been on the side of honesty against importance. She wanted more vigorous measures, a more complete reformation, a quicker release from debt, a much higher tone of indifference for every thing but justice and equity.”
“Every emendation of Anne’s had been on the side of honesty against importance. She wanted more vigorous measures, a more complete reformation, a quicker release from debt, a much higher tone of indifference for every thing but justice and equity.”
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
True nightmare material from Persuasion:
“Every emendation of Anne’s had been on the side of honesty against importance. She wanted more vigorous measures, a more complete reformation, a quicker release from debt, a much higher tone of indifference for every thing but justice and equity.”
“Every emendation of Anne’s had been on the side of honesty against importance. She wanted more vigorous measures, a more complete reformation, a quicker release from debt, a much higher tone of indifference for every thing but justice and equity.”
Lovely review. I have loved Colin's work for years and was really happy that he gave permission for me to use his 'Carlisle Memorial Church' painting on the cover of my first book.
My review of ‘Colin Davidson: Twelve Paintings – Conversations with Mark Carruthers’ from the weekend. A deep and beautiful book, and the paintings of Belfast are masterly.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Colin Davidson: Twelve Paintings - A rich study of one of Ireland’s great contemporary artists
Study of Colin Davidson’s art from the beginning to the present has many surprises
www.irishtimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Lovely review. I have loved Colin's work for years and was really happy that he gave permission for me to use his 'Carlisle Memorial Church' painting on the cover of my first book.
Reposted by Dr Jennie Orr
You just need to submit a proposal for the @bars.bsky.social conference before 30 Nov and write a *short* application note to apply for the bursary.
Of you're a historian, filmmaker, lawyer, architect, consultant, teacher, librarian - or anything else - share your new #romanticism insights with us!
Of you're a historian, filmmaker, lawyer, architect, consultant, teacher, librarian - or anything else - share your new #romanticism insights with us!
Also a reminder that @bars.bsky.social are offering a new conference #bursary this year, for professionals outside academia (not only teaching, heritage, alt-ac but any job) who are interested in #Romanticis and want to present their research.
Details on BARS website
#funding #IndependentScholars
Details on BARS website
#funding #IndependentScholars
Reminder: CfP closes for BARS 2026 'Romantic Retrospection' at the University of Birmingham, UK, and online on 30 November.
Details below:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...
Details below:
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/arts-...
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
You just need to submit a proposal for the @bars.bsky.social conference before 30 Nov and write a *short* application note to apply for the bursary.
Of you're a historian, filmmaker, lawyer, architect, consultant, teacher, librarian - or anything else - share your new #romanticism insights with us!
Of you're a historian, filmmaker, lawyer, architect, consultant, teacher, librarian - or anything else - share your new #romanticism insights with us!
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Really excited to be on the judging panel for the 2026 BARS First Book Prize - details of eligibility, nomination, and submission can be found on @bars.bsky.social’s blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6174
Do share widely!
Do share widely!
BARS 2026 First Book Prize: Calls for Nominations – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Really excited to be on the judging panel for the 2026 BARS First Book Prize - details of eligibility, nomination, and submission can be found on @bars.bsky.social’s blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6174
Do share widely!
Do share widely!
So exciting to see this in print - congratulations @claireconnolly.bsky.social
I'm told this will be out in early to mid December. Please forgive coming episodes of shameless self-promotion and make a note of launch dates in your diaries!
UCC 19 February
Boston College 11 March
NYU Glucksman House 12 March
Royal Irish Academy 25 March
www.cambridge.org/ie/universit...
UCC 19 February
Boston College 11 March
NYU Glucksman House 12 March
Royal Irish Academy 25 March
www.cambridge.org/ie/universit...
Irish Romanticism | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
www.cambridge.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
So exciting to see this in print - congratulations @claireconnolly.bsky.social
I had forgotten all about that Hale and Pace sketch about the Scottish rap act The Wee Cow’rin Tim’rous Beastie Boys
November 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I had forgotten all about that Hale and Pace sketch about the Scottish rap act The Wee Cow’rin Tim’rous Beastie Boys
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Call for paper for a special issue on the Brontës and poetry - on their work as poets - on poetry in the novels - on poetic influences and legacies - hoping for creative responses too!
Abstracts due April 26
Articles due December 26
#Romanticism #Victorian #Gothic
Please share!
Abstracts due April 26
Articles due December 26
#Romanticism #Victorian #Gothic
Please share!
To Be Forever Known: The Brontës and Poetry
Seeking original, high-quality analysis of Brontë poems, especially those with little to no critical attention
think.taylorandfrancis.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Call for paper for a special issue on the Brontës and poetry - on their work as poets - on poetry in the novels - on poetic influences and legacies - hoping for creative responses too!
Abstracts due April 26
Articles due December 26
#Romanticism #Victorian #Gothic
Please share!
Abstracts due April 26
Articles due December 26
#Romanticism #Victorian #Gothic
Please share!
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“The working-class comedy novel is a rarer thing still... Working-class domestic humour – i.e., comedy both for and about working-class families – is a knowledge gap in scholarly literature, with such discussion as there is tending to be limited to the anecdotal.”
thebeemagazine.com/a-guide-to-t...
thebeemagazine.com/a-guide-to-t...
A Guide to The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend
Georgia Poplett’s introduction to the plot, characters and historical background of Sue Townsend’s novel about a young working-class intellectual in 1980s Leicester.
thebeemagazine.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
“The working-class comedy novel is a rarer thing still... Working-class domestic humour – i.e., comedy both for and about working-class families – is a knowledge gap in scholarly literature, with such discussion as there is tending to be limited to the anecdotal.”
thebeemagazine.com/a-guide-to-t...
thebeemagazine.com/a-guide-to-t...
The 4 yr old has uttered her first “Mother of God” 😬 swiftly followed by “donkey of God“… can see where this is going
November 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The 4 yr old has uttered her first “Mother of God” 😬 swiftly followed by “donkey of God“… can see where this is going
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It's a lifeline, not a comprehensive solution to the crisis, but if you're a UK-based PhD (or equivalent) in a SHAPE subject within 10 years of your viva, do join the British Academy's ECRN. It's free, has resources & you don't need to be employed in research or academia to be a member. 3/3
Early Career Researcher Network: key information for ECRs
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It's a lifeline, not a comprehensive solution to the crisis, but if you're a UK-based PhD (or equivalent) in a SHAPE subject within 10 years of your viva, do join the British Academy's ECRN. It's free, has resources & you don't need to be employed in research or academia to be a member. 3/3
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Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Northern Lights set to dazzle UK this week due to possible 'severe' geomagnetic storm. www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
Northern Lights set to dazzle UK this week due to possible 'Severe' geomagnetic storm
Activity on the surface of the Sun means the chance of the Northern Lights shining over the UK is high this week as Elizabeth Rizzini explains.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Northern Lights set to dazzle UK this week due to possible 'severe' geomagnetic storm. www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
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TOMORROW! Come join us--it'll be awesome!
New BARS Digital Event: Shelley’s Anni Mirabiles: The Complete Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley (12 November 6PM UK time)
Details and tickets below ⤵️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shelleys-a...
Details and tickets below ⤵️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shelleys-a...
Shelley’s Anni Mirabiles: The Complete Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley
This roundtable will celebrate the publication of the latest volume, Volume IV, of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poetry.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
TOMORROW! Come join us--it'll be awesome!
God help my students: they’re about to get the full force of my enthusiasm as it’s United Irish writing fortnight (every year I wish I did more of this). Luke Mullan, Samuel Thomson and James Glass this week, followed by Mary Ann McCracken next week.
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
God help my students: they’re about to get the full force of my enthusiasm as it’s United Irish writing fortnight (every year I wish I did more of this). Luke Mullan, Samuel Thomson and James Glass this week, followed by Mary Ann McCracken next week.
One of the things I respect most about historians like Guy Beiner is that he understands that the discipline can learn from literary scholars and that literary historicism isn't something that just anyone can do.
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
One of the things I respect most about historians like Guy Beiner is that he understands that the discipline can learn from literary scholars and that literary historicism isn't something that just anyone can do.
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I'm talking about Anna Laetitia Barbauld again tomorrow! 🗣️🗣️🗣️York Georgian Society lecture: more details here: www.georgianyork.org.uk/events-1/ann...
Anna Laetita Barbauld, eighteenth-century polymath, two-hundred years on | My Site
www.georgianyork.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I'm talking about Anna Laetitia Barbauld again tomorrow! 🗣️🗣️🗣️York Georgian Society lecture: more details here: www.georgianyork.org.uk/events-1/ann...
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The enthusiasm for #History at this year's #HistDay25 is considerable and palpable.
History's popularity and appeal is an asset we must work with to better demonstrate the personal, professional, civic and social value of historical knowledge and understanding.
@ihr.bsky.social #Skystorians
History's popularity and appeal is an asset we must work with to better demonstrate the personal, professional, civic and social value of historical knowledge and understanding.
@ihr.bsky.social #Skystorians
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The enthusiasm for #History at this year's #HistDay25 is considerable and palpable.
History's popularity and appeal is an asset we must work with to better demonstrate the personal, professional, civic and social value of historical knowledge and understanding.
@ihr.bsky.social #Skystorians
History's popularity and appeal is an asset we must work with to better demonstrate the personal, professional, civic and social value of historical knowledge and understanding.
@ihr.bsky.social #Skystorians
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BARS News: Submit your proposals for Spring 2026 BARS Digital Events!
We are looking for 90-minute roundtables of four or five speakers, at least one of whom should be an ECR of PhD student.
250-word abstracts due 7th January 2026.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6207
We are looking for 90-minute roundtables of four or five speakers, at least one of whom should be an ECR of PhD student.
250-word abstracts due 7th January 2026.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6207
Call for Proposals: BARS Digital Events 2026 – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
BARS News: Submit your proposals for Spring 2026 BARS Digital Events!
We are looking for 90-minute roundtables of four or five speakers, at least one of whom should be an ECR of PhD student.
250-word abstracts due 7th January 2026.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6207
We are looking for 90-minute roundtables of four or five speakers, at least one of whom should be an ECR of PhD student.
250-word abstracts due 7th January 2026.
www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6207