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New Issue Alert!
Preview the latest issue of Modernism/modernity (Vol. 32, No. 2) on Print Plus now.
Read the Editor’s Note: modernismmodernity.org/editors/32-2...
Explore the full Table of Contents: modernismmodernity.org/current-prin...
Preview the latest issue of Modernism/modernity (Vol. 32, No. 2) on Print Plus now.
Read the Editor’s Note: modernismmodernity.org/editors/32-2...
Explore the full Table of Contents: modernismmodernity.org/current-prin...
October 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
New Issue Alert!
Preview the latest issue of Modernism/modernity (Vol. 32, No. 2) on Print Plus now.
Read the Editor’s Note: modernismmodernity.org/editors/32-2...
Explore the full Table of Contents: modernismmodernity.org/current-prin...
Preview the latest issue of Modernism/modernity (Vol. 32, No. 2) on Print Plus now.
Read the Editor’s Note: modernismmodernity.org/editors/32-2...
Explore the full Table of Contents: modernismmodernity.org/current-prin...
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New at Print Plus: "Virginia Woolf in Circulation: The Hogarth Press Order Books, Modernist Bookselling, and Digital Practice" by Alice Staveley et al sheds light on the business of modernism and reads order books as digital portals for literary history
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September 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
New at Print Plus: "Virginia Woolf in Circulation: The Hogarth Press Order Books, Modernist Bookselling, and Digital Practice" by Alice Staveley et al sheds light on the business of modernism and reads order books as digital portals for literary history
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New on Print Plus:
Nicholas Sawicki’s “The Eye and the Hand: On Kafka’s Drawings” examines how Kafka’s sketching practices blur the line between vision and inscription, art and text.
Read here: modernismmodernity.org/articles/saw...
Nicholas Sawicki’s “The Eye and the Hand: On Kafka’s Drawings” examines how Kafka’s sketching practices blur the line between vision and inscription, art and text.
Read here: modernismmodernity.org/articles/saw...
October 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
New on Print Plus:
Nicholas Sawicki’s “The Eye and the Hand: On Kafka’s Drawings” examines how Kafka’s sketching practices blur the line between vision and inscription, art and text.
Read here: modernismmodernity.org/articles/saw...
Nicholas Sawicki’s “The Eye and the Hand: On Kafka’s Drawings” examines how Kafka’s sketching practices blur the line between vision and inscription, art and text.
Read here: modernismmodernity.org/articles/saw...
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Believe it or not, it's already time to think about MSA 2026 in Loughborough, UK. The conference will meet July 1-4, and proposals for panels, papers, roundtables, workshops, and seminars is December 1. Please note this MUCH earlier deadline. The CFP is here: www.moderniststudies.org/conference/M...
October 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Believe it or not, it's already time to think about MSA 2026 in Loughborough, UK. The conference will meet July 1-4, and proposals for panels, papers, roundtables, workshops, and seminars is December 1. Please note this MUCH earlier deadline. The CFP is here: www.moderniststudies.org/conference/M...
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Sookyoung Lee’s inaugural “Letter from the Field” launches a new series for the Modernism, Energy, and Environment forum, discussing histories and futures of climate catastrophe, fossil capital’s relentlessness, and academic labor.
Read it on Print Plus: modernismmodernity.org/forums/posts...
Read it on Print Plus: modernismmodernity.org/forums/posts...
September 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Sookyoung Lee’s inaugural “Letter from the Field” launches a new series for the Modernism, Energy, and Environment forum, discussing histories and futures of climate catastrophe, fossil capital’s relentlessness, and academic labor.
Read it on Print Plus: modernismmodernity.org/forums/posts...
Read it on Print Plus: modernismmodernity.org/forums/posts...
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We are very excited to announce that a new series on @moderniststudies.bsky.social's M/m print plus "Modernism, Energy, and Environment" blog--“Letters from the Field,” is now LIVE. It's kicked off by the exceptional words of Sookyoung Lee! Read and share! modernismmodernity.org/forums/posts...
Introduction to “Letters from the Field” | Modernism / Modernity Print+
I have been tasked with introducing “Letters from the Field”, a new series of blog correspondences on doing modernist studies while living through climate change and calamities. “Letters from the Field” grows out of conversations that have taken place at online and in-person events organized by the MSA’s Modernism and the Environment special interest group (SIG) over the past
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September 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We are very excited to announce that a new series on @moderniststudies.bsky.social's M/m print plus "Modernism, Energy, and Environment" blog--“Letters from the Field,” is now LIVE. It's kicked off by the exceptional words of Sookyoung Lee! Read and share! modernismmodernity.org/forums/posts...
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📖 Publication alert: @AnneWetherilt's monograph British Decolonisation and the Female Middlebrow Novel offers the first detailed exploration of middlebrow fiction and decolonisation by women writers. Available at:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
British Decolonisation and the Female Middlebrow Novel
This monograph provides the first detailed exploration of middlebrow fiction on decolonisation by women writers.
link.springer.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
📖 Publication alert: @AnneWetherilt's monograph British Decolonisation and the Female Middlebrow Novel offers the first detailed exploration of middlebrow fiction and decolonisation by women writers. Available at:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
📖 Publication alert: @AnneWetherilt's monograph British Decolonisation and the Female Middlebrow Novel offers the first detailed exploration of middlebrow fiction and decolonisation by women writers. Available at:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
British Decolonisation and the Female Middlebrow Novel
This monograph provides the first detailed exploration of middlebrow fiction on decolonisation by women writers.
link.springer.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
📖 Publication alert: @AnneWetherilt's monograph British Decolonisation and the Female Middlebrow Novel offers the first detailed exploration of middlebrow fiction and decolonisation by women writers. Available at:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Exciting news! The CFP for the joint MSA/ BAMS conference in Loughborough next July is out now. Because this is a joint conference in the UK, there are a number of changes to note for MSA members, including the earlier deadline (Dec. 1) for papers, panels, workshops, etc. More details at the link!
The Modernist Studies Association is devoted to the study of the arts in their social, political, cultural, and intellectual contexts from the later nineteenth through the mid-twentieth century. The o...
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August 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Exciting news! The CFP for the joint MSA/ BAMS conference in Loughborough next July is out now. Because this is a joint conference in the UK, there are a number of changes to note for MSA members, including the earlier deadline (Dec. 1) for papers, panels, workshops, etc. More details at the link!
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This is a fascinating piece in modernist periodical studies, and for me a timely one. Lately I’ve been reading the early Gasoline Alley comic strips, and one storyline centers on all the characters becoming obsessed with the new crossword puzzle fad.
In our latest post for the "Between the Lines" blog, Daniel Horowitz writes on “The Crossword and the Sword: Puzzling Modernism and War”: modernismmodernity.org/forums/posts...
July 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This is a fascinating piece in modernist periodical studies, and for me a timely one. Lately I’ve been reading the early Gasoline Alley comic strips, and one storyline centers on all the characters becoming obsessed with the new crossword puzzle fad.
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Stunned and thrilled that the Amy Lowell Letters Project was funded in this round with a Scholarly Editions and Translations grant!
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NEH Announces $34.79 Million for 97 Humanities Projects
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August 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Stunned and thrilled that the Amy Lowell Letters Project was funded in this round with a Scholarly Editions and Translations grant!
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Congratulations! 💙 Also, I love the reference to the book by the wondrous master, Ernst Haeckel.
August 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Congratulations! 💙 Also, I love the reference to the book by the wondrous master, Ernst Haeckel.
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Greatly honoured to have my article published in latest issue of Modernism/modernity on Wallace Thurman. A sneak peak is up now on Print+.
The essay discusses how WT grappled with the untidy politics of textual labor in the Harlem Renaissance by writing fiction ft. typewriters (machines, women).
The essay discusses how WT grappled with the untidy politics of textual labor in the Harlem Renaissance by writing fiction ft. typewriters (machines, women).
Now live on Print Plus: Tamlyn Avery's examination of masculinity, anxiety, and textual economies via Wallace Thurman’s typewriter: modernismmodernity.org/articles/ave...
June 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Greatly honoured to have my article published in latest issue of Modernism/modernity on Wallace Thurman. A sneak peak is up now on Print+.
The essay discusses how WT grappled with the untidy politics of textual labor in the Harlem Renaissance by writing fiction ft. typewriters (machines, women).
The essay discusses how WT grappled with the untidy politics of textual labor in the Harlem Renaissance by writing fiction ft. typewriters (machines, women).
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In our latest post for the "Between the Lines" blog, Daniel Horowitz writes on “The Crossword and the Sword: Puzzling Modernism and War”: modernismmodernity.org/forums/posts...
July 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In our latest post for the "Between the Lines" blog, Daniel Horowitz writes on “The Crossword and the Sword: Puzzling Modernism and War”: modernismmodernity.org/forums/posts...
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Edited by Kaitlin Staudt, our latest cluster on "Global Modernisms and Asia’s Other Empires" expands on the understanding of the relationship between modernism, imperialism, and the global.
Read: modernismmodernity.org/forums/globa...
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Read: modernismmodernity.org/forums/globa...
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July 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Edited by Kaitlin Staudt, our latest cluster on "Global Modernisms and Asia’s Other Empires" expands on the understanding of the relationship between modernism, imperialism, and the global.
Read: modernismmodernity.org/forums/globa...
@laskin.bsky.social @kenansharpe.bsky.social
Read: modernismmodernity.org/forums/globa...
@laskin.bsky.social @kenansharpe.bsky.social
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Our latest issue is in the mail! This happens to be co-editor Stephen Ross's last. We are sad to see him go, but thrilled to welcome Faye Hammill to the team!
Read his farewell message here:
modernismmodernity.org/editors/edit...
Read his farewell message here:
modernismmodernity.org/editors/edit...
June 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Our latest issue is in the mail! This happens to be co-editor Stephen Ross's last. We are sad to see him go, but thrilled to welcome Faye Hammill to the team!
Read his farewell message here:
modernismmodernity.org/editors/edit...
Read his farewell message here:
modernismmodernity.org/editors/edit...
The Middlebrow Network highly recommends Recommended!
'fascinating, gossipy and well-researched': Observer review from
@katyataylor29
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Recommended! by Nicola Wilson comes out this week
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#books #recommended
#bookclubs
#bookinfluencers
#thebooksociety
#booksky
#publishing
@katyataylor29
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observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Recommended! by Nicola Wilson comes out this week
hhousebooks.com/books/recomm...
#books #recommended
#bookclubs
#bookinfluencers
#thebooksociety
#booksky
#publishing
July 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The Middlebrow Network highly recommends Recommended!
for Elizabeth von Arnim fans
Join The Elizabeth von Arnim Society for a ‘Day on the Town’ event to launch Elizabeth von Arnim: the Unexpected Modernist (EUP June 2025)
11 July 2025, 10-4 EDT
In New York City and online
To register and see the program please visit:
elizabethvonarnimsociety.org/conferences/...
11 July 2025, 10-4 EDT
In New York City and online
To register and see the program please visit:
elizabethvonarnimsociety.org/conferences/...
July 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
for Elizabeth von Arnim fans
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Please join members of the Elizabeth von Arnim Society for “A Day on the Town with Elizabeth”and help us launch a new essay collection, Elizabeth von Arnim: the Unexpected Modernist.
11 July 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. New York City (and streaming)
elizabethvonarnimsociety.org/conferences/...
11 July 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. New York City (and streaming)
elizabethvonarnimsociety.org/conferences/...
June 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Please join members of the Elizabeth von Arnim Society for “A Day on the Town with Elizabeth”and help us launch a new essay collection, Elizabeth von Arnim: the Unexpected Modernist.
11 July 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. New York City (and streaming)
elizabethvonarnimsociety.org/conferences/...
11 July 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. New York City (and streaming)
elizabethvonarnimsociety.org/conferences/...
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A few days left to send in your abstracts! See you there?! 🕵🏻♀️🔍✨
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#CrimeFiction @agathafestival.bsky.social
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#CrimeFiction @agathafestival.bsky.social
May 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A few days left to send in your abstracts! See you there?! 🕵🏻♀️🔍✨
@jcbernthal.com @stefanoserafini.bsky.social @thehistorygirl1.bsky.social @thecwa.bsky.social @crimestudies.bsky.social
@moderniststudies.bsky.social @middlebrownetwork.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction @agathafestival.bsky.social
@jcbernthal.com @stefanoserafini.bsky.social @thehistorygirl1.bsky.social @thecwa.bsky.social @crimestudies.bsky.social
@moderniststudies.bsky.social @middlebrownetwork.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction @agathafestival.bsky.social
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Exciting (fully funded) PhD 📢 ! Collaborative Doctoral Partnership with Keele (me!) and the British Library. Beyond the Burger: USA Food Stories in the British Library’s Oral History and Food Industry Literature Collections
www.keele.ac.uk/study/postgr... (see “advert and details” for full info)
www.keele.ac.uk/study/postgr... (see “advert and details” for full info)
USA Food Stories in the British Library’s Oral History and Food Industry Literature Collections
www.keele.ac.uk
April 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Exciting (fully funded) PhD 📢 ! Collaborative Doctoral Partnership with Keele (me!) and the British Library. Beyond the Burger: USA Food Stories in the British Library’s Oral History and Food Industry Literature Collections
www.keele.ac.uk/study/postgr... (see “advert and details” for full info)
www.keele.ac.uk/study/postgr... (see “advert and details” for full info)
📢Call for applicants: PhD studentships at University of Glasgow with journal managing editor role for the prestigious journal Modernism/ modernity. Supervised by Professor Faye Hammill with start Oct 2025. For details see: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Closing date: 2 April 2025.
PhD studentships in arts and humanities with journal managing editor role at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - PhD studentships in arts and humanities with journal managing editor role at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
📢Call for applicants: PhD studentships at University of Glasgow with journal managing editor role for the prestigious journal Modernism/ modernity. Supervised by Professor Faye Hammill with start Oct 2025. For details see: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Closing date: 2 April 2025.
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Visiting Fellowships call for University of East Anglia’s archive of contemporary writing: poetry, fiction, nature writing, scriptwriting children’s literature and more. Deadline: end of March. Please share! And if you’re interested in applying, let me know. www.uea.ac.uk/research/res...
Archives and Collections Visiting Fellowships
University of East Anglia
www.uea.ac.uk
March 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Visiting Fellowships call for University of East Anglia’s archive of contemporary writing: poetry, fiction, nature writing, scriptwriting children’s literature and more. Deadline: end of March. Please share! And if you’re interested in applying, let me know. www.uea.ac.uk/research/res...
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🗃️ CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS : “GLOBAL HISTORIES OF GENDER AND OLD AGE,” A Special Issue for the Journal of Women’s History
For more information on this great opportunity, go to our website: jwomenshistory.org/call-for-sub...
For more information on this great opportunity, go to our website: jwomenshistory.org/call-for-sub...
jwomenshistory.org
March 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🗃️ CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS : “GLOBAL HISTORIES OF GENDER AND OLD AGE,” A Special Issue for the Journal of Women’s History
For more information on this great opportunity, go to our website: jwomenshistory.org/call-for-sub...
For more information on this great opportunity, go to our website: jwomenshistory.org/call-for-sub...
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📃Deadline extended for this call for abstracts to Friday March 21st! Submit your work on care and Modernism, broadly defined
Hello, Bluesky! We have a call for chapter abstracts for Caring Modernists: Locating Care in Modernist Production and Practice. This edited volume will explore care in modernist culture, broadly defined. Submit a 250-word abstract & 100-word bio to caremodernism@gmail.com by March 14, 2025 #CFP
March 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📃Deadline extended for this call for abstracts to Friday March 21st! Submit your work on care and Modernism, broadly defined