Historical Fictions Research Network
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Discussing all aspects of the construction of the historical narrative
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Just a quick reminder that our Online Winter workshop on historical fictions and the climate crisis is this Saturday!
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Just a quick reminder that our Online Winter workshop on historical fictions and the climate crisis is this Saturday!
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2 days at the annual #BritCult2025 conference. There was a sense of urgency among those of us who practice queer studies not only but perhaps especially as queer individuals in times where our fellows‘ mere being is perceived as a threat (to what exactly, though?) in many parts of the world.
#britcult2025 on queering religion, menstruation and literary reception; on being haunted by the ghosts of our past and taking strength in community for what lies ahead of us; on reading reparatively and listening to each other - thank you so much to everyone for these past 2 days!
November 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
2 days at the annual #BritCult2025 conference. There was a sense of urgency among those of us who practice queer studies not only but perhaps especially as queer individuals in times where our fellows‘ mere being is perceived as a threat (to what exactly, though?) in many parts of the world.
Please find here another CfP for a conference entitled "À nous l’homme et ses passions ! Pour une réhabilitation de l’élan romanesque du roman historique." You can find the link here: www.fabula.org/actualites/1...
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Please find here another CfP for a conference entitled "À nous l’homme et ses passions ! Pour une réhabilitation de l’élan romanesque du roman historique." You can find the link here: www.fabula.org/actualites/1...
Just a quick reminder: HFRN is offering 10 fee waivers to MA- and PhD-students to take part in the HFRN Conference 2026 at Erlangen. Send us an informal email to apply.
(Deadline: 15 November).
(Deadline: 15 November).
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Just a quick reminder: HFRN is offering 10 fee waivers to MA- and PhD-students to take part in the HFRN Conference 2026 at Erlangen. Send us an informal email to apply.
(Deadline: 15 November).
(Deadline: 15 November).
The University of Salzburg is orgainising a conference on “History up for Debate: Literature, Storytelling and the Imagined Past | SEC26” in early July 2026. Please find here the call for papers: www.plus.ac.at/anglistik-un...
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The University of Salzburg is orgainising a conference on “History up for Debate: Literature, Storytelling and the Imagined Past | SEC26” in early July 2026. Please find here the call for papers: www.plus.ac.at/anglistik-un...
The preliminary programme for the HFRN Winter workshop is out now on our website.
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The preliminary programme for the HFRN Winter workshop is out now on our website.
Thank you to Kelly, Catherine and Stephanie for a wonderful talk on Austrialian historical fiction!
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Thank you to Kelly, Catherine and Stephanie for a wonderful talk on Austrialian historical fiction!
Don't forget to join us for Friday's online lecture. Catherine Padmore, Stephanie Downes and Kelly Gardiner (University of La Trobe) will be talking about historical novels in Australia. You can register here: historicalfictionsresearch.org/online-lectu...
November 5, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Don't forget to join us for Friday's online lecture. Catherine Padmore, Stephanie Downes and Kelly Gardiner (University of La Trobe) will be talking about historical novels in Australia. You can register here: historicalfictionsresearch.org/online-lectu...
Thank you to Emi for last night's fascinating lecture!
October 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Thank you to Emi for last night's fascinating lecture!
Don't forget to join us for the HFRN Online Lecture on Japanese historical novels. The Zoom room opens in 40 minutes.
October 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Don't forget to join us for the HFRN Online Lecture on Japanese historical novels. The Zoom room opens in 40 minutes.
On 7 November 2025, Catherine Padmore, Stephanie Downes and Kelly Gardiner (University of La Trobe) will be talking about the historical novel in Australia. We start at 9:30 am (GMT), online in Zoom. Guests welcome!
October 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
On 7 November 2025, Catherine Padmore, Stephanie Downes and Kelly Gardiner (University of La Trobe) will be talking about the historical novel in Australia. We start at 9:30 am (GMT), online in Zoom. Guests welcome!
If you would like to know more about Japanese historical novels and Samuraim join us on 29 October at 4 pm (GMT) for Emi Tozawa's HFRN talk. Registration is free.
October 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
If you would like to know more about Japanese historical novels and Samuraim join us on 29 October at 4 pm (GMT) for Emi Tozawa's HFRN talk. Registration is free.
Registration for our Online Workshop on Historical Fictions in / and the Anthropocen is now open:
www.tickettailor.com/events/histo... The programme will be available soon. Please note that if you have already paid the membership levy for this year, you can join for free. Just drop us a line.
www.tickettailor.com/events/histo... The programme will be available soon. Please note that if you have already paid the membership levy for this year, you can join for free. Just drop us a line.
October 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Registration for our Online Workshop on Historical Fictions in / and the Anthropocen is now open:
www.tickettailor.com/events/histo... The programme will be available soon. Please note that if you have already paid the membership levy for this year, you can join for free. Just drop us a line.
www.tickettailor.com/events/histo... The programme will be available soon. Please note that if you have already paid the membership levy for this year, you can join for free. Just drop us a line.
Good morning! Registration for the #HFRN2026 Conference at Erlangen is now open. historicalfictionsresearch.org/hfrn-confere...
October 15, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Good morning! Registration for the #HFRN2026 Conference at Erlangen is now open. historicalfictionsresearch.org/hfrn-confere...
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JOB AD: 3 3-year postdocs available at the Bonn Center for Slavery and Dependency Studies (BCDSS) @dependencybonn.de: I can highly recommend it as a place to spend (some of) your postdoc phase -- a deeply interdisciplinary environment with wonderful colleagues. shorturl.at/69hMY
3 Postdoctoral Positions (100%, TV-L E-13, for 3 years)
full-time, Temporary, EG 13, Reference number: 2025/152
www.uni-bonn.de
October 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
JOB AD: 3 3-year postdocs available at the Bonn Center for Slavery and Dependency Studies (BCDSS) @dependencybonn.de: I can highly recommend it as a place to spend (some of) your postdoc phase -- a deeply interdisciplinary environment with wonderful colleagues. shorturl.at/69hMY
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The the call for the ESSE Book Awards 2026 has been published.
👇 essenglish.org/book-awards/
👇 essenglish.org/book-awards/
ESSE Book Awards 2026 – ESSE
essenglish.org
October 6, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The the call for the ESSE Book Awards 2026 has been published.
👇 essenglish.org/book-awards/
👇 essenglish.org/book-awards/
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Call for Contributions. Conference and workshops: History up for Debate: Literature, Storytelling and the Imagined Past. Location and dates: University of Salzburg. 12 July 2026. Deadline for proposal submissions: 2nd February 2026. #essecfp.
👉 essenglish.org/cfp-conferen...
👉 essenglish.org/cfp-conferen...
October 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Call for Contributions. Conference and workshops: History up for Debate: Literature, Storytelling and the Imagined Past. Location and dates: University of Salzburg. 12 July 2026. Deadline for proposal submissions: 2nd February 2026. #essecfp.
👉 essenglish.org/cfp-conferen...
👉 essenglish.org/cfp-conferen...
The call for papers for the HFRN Online Winter Workshop is now closed. We are currently reviewing the very interesting submissions and will be in touch.
October 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The call for papers for the HFRN Online Winter Workshop is now closed. We are currently reviewing the very interesting submissions and will be in touch.
Last chance to submit a proposal to our 2025 Online Workshop on Historical Fictions and the Anthropocene. The CfP closes tomorrow. historicalfictionsresearch.org/online-works...
September 30, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Last chance to submit a proposal to our 2025 Online Workshop on Historical Fictions and the Anthropocene. The CfP closes tomorrow. historicalfictionsresearch.org/online-works...
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"Women Who Dared: From the Infamous to the Forgotten"
Edited by Ben Fletcher-Watson, Jo Shaw
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-women-w...
Edited by Ben Fletcher-Watson, Jo Shaw
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-women-w...
September 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
"Women Who Dared: From the Infamous to the Forgotten"
Edited by Ben Fletcher-Watson, Jo Shaw
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-women-w...
Edited by Ben Fletcher-Watson, Jo Shaw
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-women-w...
A big 'thank you' to Yolanda Rodriguez Perez for her fascinating talk on the Spanish historical novel!
September 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A big 'thank you' to Yolanda Rodriguez Perez for her fascinating talk on the Spanish historical novel!
To learn more about the Network and our activities, do sign up for our Newsletter if you haven't done so yet. newsletter.historicalfictionsresearch.org/subscri...
September 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM
To learn more about the Network and our activities, do sign up for our Newsletter if you haven't done so yet. newsletter.historicalfictionsresearch.org/subscri...
Don't forget to join us for tonight's lecture on Spanish historical fictions!
September 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Don't forget to join us for tonight's lecture on Spanish historical fictions!
Acceptances for the 2026 HFRN Annual Conference have gone out. There'll be many exciting papers to look forward to. Registration will start in October.
September 24, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Acceptances for the 2026 HFRN Annual Conference have gone out. There'll be many exciting papers to look forward to. Registration will start in October.
Our next online lecture on "In Search of ‘usable pasts’: The Historical Novel in Spain" by Yolanda Rodríguez Pérez is next week. historicalfictionsresearch.org/online-lectu...
September 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Our next online lecture on "In Search of ‘usable pasts’: The Historical Novel in Spain" by Yolanda Rodríguez Pérez is next week. historicalfictionsresearch.org/online-lectu...