Rena Jackson
@drrenajackson.bsky.social
#VictorianLit | author, The Imperial World-System and Cultures of Dissent in Thomas Hardy's Fiction (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) | Editorial Advisory Board, Thomas Hardy Journal & Hardy Society Journal | She/her | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3915-060X
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Rena Jackson
@drrenajackson.bsky.social
· Nov 14
First #bluesky post!
My new book arrived in the post today! 🎉📚🎈
The Imperial World-System and Cultures of Dissent in Thomas Hardy's Fiction
#empire #class #gender #Wessex #ThomasHardy
Available to order at New Comparisons in World Literature #PalgraveMacmillan
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
My new book arrived in the post today! 🎉📚🎈
The Imperial World-System and Cultures of Dissent in Thomas Hardy's Fiction
#empire #class #gender #Wessex #ThomasHardy
Available to order at New Comparisons in World Literature #PalgraveMacmillan
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Please forgive the shameless self-publicity, but a collection of essays on transnational working-class literature which I helped to co-edit (and also contributed to) has been published today! See the link below for details & ask your library to order a copy!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Transnational Working-Class Literatures
This book addresses an urgent need for a study which brings together the national, transnational and international dimensions of working-class literatures.
link.springer.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Please forgive the shameless self-publicity, but a collection of essays on transnational working-class literature which I helped to co-edit (and also contributed to) has been published today! See the link below for details & ask your library to order a copy!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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The Digital Victorian Poetry Project is pleased to announce some exciting updates on their work to digitize #19thC poetry, including over 3,000 new poems. Thanks for #SharingYourNews!
Digital Victorian Poetry Project Update – RSVP
Digital Victorian Poetry Project is delighted to announce a suite of brand-new updates! Highlights of what's new here.
rs4vp.org
May 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The Digital Victorian Poetry Project is pleased to announce some exciting updates on their work to digitize #19thC poetry, including over 3,000 new poems. Thanks for #SharingYourNews!
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#OtD 18 Mar 1834 the Tolpuddle Martyrs, members of Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers (which was like a union) in Britain, were convicted and sentenced to 7 years penal labour in Australia for their involvement in that organisation stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9...
March 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
#OtD 18 Mar 1834 the Tolpuddle Martyrs, members of Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers (which was like a union) in Britain, were convicted and sentenced to 7 years penal labour in Australia for their involvement in that organisation stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9...
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We're delighted to announce that applications for the 2025-26 BARS/BAVS Nineteenth-Century Matters Fellowship are now open!
Deadline for applications: Monday 12 May 2025.
Deadline for applications: Monday 12 May 2025.
We're delighted to announce that applications for the 2025-26 BARS/BAVS Nineteenth-Century Matters Fellowship are now open!
Deadline for applications: Monday 12 May 2025.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Deadline for applications: Monday 12 May 2025.
We look forward to hearing from you!
March 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We're delighted to announce that applications for the 2025-26 BARS/BAVS Nineteenth-Century Matters Fellowship are now open!
Deadline for applications: Monday 12 May 2025.
Deadline for applications: Monday 12 May 2025.
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Coming up soon: 6 April @CanterburyFest at 1pm, a talk focused on Southern England
canterburyfestival.co.uk/whats-on/cor...
canterburyfestival.co.uk/whats-on/cor...
Corinne Fowler: Our Island Stories - Canterbury Festival
Discover a new story of rural Britain and its colonial past as told through a series of country walks with public historian Corinne Fowler, author of the 2020 National Trust report. Island Stories is ...
canterburyfestival.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Coming up soon: 6 April @CanterburyFest at 1pm, a talk focused on Southern England
canterburyfestival.co.uk/whats-on/cor...
canterburyfestival.co.uk/whats-on/cor...
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In case you missed it Key Words 19, and Key Words 20, guest edited by @danieljhartley.bsky.social, are now both freely available online. All past issues are available here: raymondwilliams.co.uk/view-issues/
View Free Open Access Issues
Issue 1 – (1998): Download Key Words 1 Issue 2 – ‘Ecocriticism’ (1999): Download Key Words 2 Issue 3 – ‘Futures’ (2000): Download Key Words 3 Issue 4 ̵…
raymondwilliams.co.uk
March 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
In case you missed it Key Words 19, and Key Words 20, guest edited by @danieljhartley.bsky.social, are now both freely available online. All past issues are available here: raymondwilliams.co.uk/view-issues/
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Closing on Monday 10 March 👇
Wessex Museums is seeking a Partnership Manager who will manage the partnership’s collaborative programme and charitable functions. This is a rare opportunity to work with leading museums in Wessex, maintaining relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
wessexmuseums.org.uk/wessex-museu...
wessexmuseums.org.uk/wessex-museu...
March 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Closing on Monday 10 March 👇
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Now available online, too: raymondwilliams.co.uk/wp-content/u...
March 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Now available online, too: raymondwilliams.co.uk/wp-content/u...
Now available online! 🎉🧐
My article "'Wessex and the Border': Thomas Hardy and the Imperial World-System" appeared in the 2022 Key Words special issue on Raymond Williams and World Literature. Edited by Daniel Hartley. Includes other fab essays!
#ThomasHardy
raymondwilliams.co.uk/wp-content/u...
My article "'Wessex and the Border': Thomas Hardy and the Imperial World-System" appeared in the 2022 Key Words special issue on Raymond Williams and World Literature. Edited by Daniel Hartley. Includes other fab essays!
#ThomasHardy
raymondwilliams.co.uk/wp-content/u...
March 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Now available online! 🎉🧐
My article "'Wessex and the Border': Thomas Hardy and the Imperial World-System" appeared in the 2022 Key Words special issue on Raymond Williams and World Literature. Edited by Daniel Hartley. Includes other fab essays!
#ThomasHardy
raymondwilliams.co.uk/wp-content/u...
My article "'Wessex and the Border': Thomas Hardy and the Imperial World-System" appeared in the 2022 Key Words special issue on Raymond Williams and World Literature. Edited by Daniel Hartley. Includes other fab essays!
#ThomasHardy
raymondwilliams.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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Two years since my special issue on Raymond Williams and world literature came out.
March 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Two years since my special issue on Raymond Williams and world literature came out.
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A reminder that the application deadline for a fully-funded PhD studentship on Irish MPs in the 19th century - working with the University of Sheffield and the History of Parliament - is 12 noon on 5 March. Full details in the links here: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/n...
NEW PhD Studentship on Irish MPs available
The University of Sheffield and the History of Parliament are offering a fully-paid PhD studentship on Irish MPs in the Victorian Commons. Deadline for applications: 12 noon 5 March 2025. Full deta…
victoriancommons.wordpress.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A reminder that the application deadline for a fully-funded PhD studentship on Irish MPs in the 19th century - working with the University of Sheffield and the History of Parliament - is 12 noon on 5 March. Full details in the links here: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/n...
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CALL FOR PAPERS: The Oxford Faculties of English & History are delighted to host the 25th anniversary conference of the British Association for #Victorian Studies on 23–25 July.
Papers on any aspect of long-nineteenth-century studies are welcome (submit by 17 March). #BAVS #Victorianstudies #19thC
Papers on any aspect of long-nineteenth-century studies are welcome (submit by 17 March). #BAVS #Victorianstudies #19thC
British Association for Victorian Studies (BAVS) 25th Anniversary Conference
www.english.ox.ac.uk
February 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
CALL FOR PAPERS: The Oxford Faculties of English & History are delighted to host the 25th anniversary conference of the British Association for #Victorian Studies on 23–25 July.
Papers on any aspect of long-nineteenth-century studies are welcome (submit by 17 March). #BAVS #Victorianstudies #19thC
Papers on any aspect of long-nineteenth-century studies are welcome (submit by 17 March). #BAVS #Victorianstudies #19thC
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A joint talk I am giving with Rena Jackson about #ThomasHardy and the British Empire as well as the colonial history of the West Country @DorsetMuseums
www.dorsetmuseum.org/whats-on/emp... 4 July 2025
www.dorsetmuseum.org/whats-on/emp... 4 July 2025
Empire, the West Country and Thomas Hardy | Corinne Fowler and Rena Jackson – Dorset Museum & Art Gallery
This joint talk explores the British Empire’s impact on the West Country, examining Dorset’s colonial connections, imperial wealth, and literary responses, including Thomas Hardy’s portrayal of global...
www.dorsetmuseum.org
February 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
A joint talk I am giving with Rena Jackson about #ThomasHardy and the British Empire as well as the colonial history of the West Country @DorsetMuseums
www.dorsetmuseum.org/whats-on/emp... 4 July 2025
www.dorsetmuseum.org/whats-on/emp... 4 July 2025
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Did you defend your dissertation in 2024? Did it enhance our knowledge of #19thC periodicals? You may be eligible for our Sally Mitchell Dissertation Prize! Submissions are open now through March 1 - a scant two weeks away! More details can be found on our website:
rs4vp.org/awards/mitch...
rs4vp.org/awards/mitch...
The Sally Mitchell Dissertation Prize – RSVP
The Sally Mitchell Dissertation Prize is awarded annually to the best Ph.D. dissertation, defended in the previous calendar year, that explores the British periodical press of the long nineteenth cent...
rs4vp.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Did you defend your dissertation in 2024? Did it enhance our knowledge of #19thC periodicals? You may be eligible for our Sally Mitchell Dissertation Prize! Submissions are open now through March 1 - a scant two weeks away! More details can be found on our website:
rs4vp.org/awards/mitch...
rs4vp.org/awards/mitch...
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#OtD 5 Feb 1885 King Leopold of Belgium declared his new colony the Congo Free State. What followed was one of the most horrific examples of European colonialism, with 8 to 10 million killed. More on colonialism in the Congo here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/...
February 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
#OtD 5 Feb 1885 King Leopold of Belgium declared his new colony the Congo Free State. What followed was one of the most horrific examples of European colonialism, with 8 to 10 million killed. More on colonialism in the Congo here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/...
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Colonialism shaped the British countryside, but this history still remains hidden - Hyphen hyphenonline.com/2024/07/30/c...
Colonialism shaped the British countryside, but this history still remains hidden
I walked through rural Britain and revealed deep ties to the empire that profoundly changed the landscape and its people
hyphenonline.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Colonialism shaped the British countryside, but this history still remains hidden - Hyphen hyphenonline.com/2024/07/30/c...
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#Culture in the UK is in serious trouble. Underfunded, relying on the goodwill of #underpaid staff and volunteers to function on a basic level.
Its not that people don't want to do the work, it's that we can't afford to.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Its not that people don't want to do the work, it's that we can't afford to.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
English Heritage plans up to 200 redundancies and winter closures of some sites
Exclusive: At least 7% of workforce could be affected with curators targeted as part of charity’s restructuring
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
#Culture in the UK is in serious trouble. Underfunded, relying on the goodwill of #underpaid staff and volunteers to function on a basic level.
Its not that people don't want to do the work, it's that we can't afford to.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Its not that people don't want to do the work, it's that we can't afford to.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Online seminar: Labour & Empire Working Group of the European Labour History Network. Dr Frederick Cooper on “Decolonization, and Labour” plus 45-minute discussion. Wednesday 15 January, 4pm GMT. Register online www.eventbrite.com/e/labour-emp...
Labour & Empire keynote: Frederick Cooper
"Colonization, Decolonization, and Labor"
www.eventbrite.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Online seminar: Labour & Empire Working Group of the European Labour History Network. Dr Frederick Cooper on “Decolonization, and Labour” plus 45-minute discussion. Wednesday 15 January, 4pm GMT. Register online www.eventbrite.com/e/labour-emp...
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🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
January 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
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Here's a list of journals, scholarly societies, and book series devoted to 19th-c. Britain. If you're aware of others that should be added, please let me know.
www.victorianresearch.org/journals.htm...
www.victorianresearch.org/journals.htm...
VRW: Journal Guide
www.victorianresearch.org
November 23, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Here's a list of journals, scholarly societies, and book series devoted to 19th-c. Britain. If you're aware of others that should be added, please let me know.
www.victorianresearch.org/journals.htm...
www.victorianresearch.org/journals.htm...
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Extremely excited to read this new book by @lendavis.bsky.social - can already see it articulates the problems of reading & writing poverty afresh.
November 21, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Extremely excited to read this new book by @lendavis.bsky.social - can already see it articulates the problems of reading & writing poverty afresh.
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For the Bluesky crowd: my article 'A Common Countryside: Rewriting the English Rural in Common People' which was published last year 🧵
November 18, 2024 at 9:25 AM
For the Bluesky crowd: my article 'A Common Countryside: Rewriting the English Rural in Common People' which was published last year 🧵
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Here's the beginnings of a starter pack of people working on, working in, thinking about, working-class literature. Writers and critics and allies and groups - please send me more names of accounts on Bluesky & I'll add them of course.
go.bsky.app/UQVX5Lb
go.bsky.app/UQVX5Lb
November 16, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Here's the beginnings of a starter pack of people working on, working in, thinking about, working-class literature. Writers and critics and allies and groups - please send me more names of accounts on Bluesky & I'll add them of course.
go.bsky.app/UQVX5Lb
go.bsky.app/UQVX5Lb
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One in an occasional series of the less-mentioned pleasures of teaching - seeing one of your former students publish their work. If you teach #ThomasHardy on your #VictorianLit course, order a copy for your library. It’s an excellent piece of work. Well done @drrenajackson.bsky.social 👏👏👏
First #bluesky post!
My new book arrived in the post today! 🎉📚🎈
The Imperial World-System and Cultures of Dissent in Thomas Hardy's Fiction
#empire #class #gender #Wessex #ThomasHardy
Available to order at New Comparisons in World Literature #PalgraveMacmillan
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
My new book arrived in the post today! 🎉📚🎈
The Imperial World-System and Cultures of Dissent in Thomas Hardy's Fiction
#empire #class #gender #Wessex #ThomasHardy
Available to order at New Comparisons in World Literature #PalgraveMacmillan
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
November 15, 2024 at 4:26 PM
One in an occasional series of the less-mentioned pleasures of teaching - seeing one of your former students publish their work. If you teach #ThomasHardy on your #VictorianLit course, order a copy for your library. It’s an excellent piece of work. Well done @drrenajackson.bsky.social 👏👏👏
Reposted by Rena Jackson
Seeing some familiar faces on here (and finding out about new people) so made this Postcolonial / Indigenous Studies #starterpack
go.bsky.app/AiSoFL4
go.bsky.app/AiSoFL4
November 15, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Seeing some familiar faces on here (and finding out about new people) so made this Postcolonial / Indigenous Studies #starterpack
go.bsky.app/AiSoFL4
go.bsky.app/AiSoFL4