Siân Round
@sianround.bsky.social
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in American literature, Swansea. Working on Harlem Renaissance writers' tours of the South. Book: The Serial South: The Little Magazine in the US South (UGA Press, forthcoming) linktr.ee/sianround
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Siân Round
@sianround.bsky.social
· Apr 8
Over the moon to have signed a contract with UGA Press to publish my first book "The Serial South" in their Print Culture in the South series!
A little piece I wrote a while back about Elizabeth McHenry's To Make Negro Literature and how it changed who I am as a researcher has just been published in JAS. Available here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
FAILURE AS CONSTRUCTION: ELIZABETH MCHENRY’S TO MAKE NEGRO LITERATURE | Journal of American Studies | Cambridge Core
FAILURE AS CONSTRUCTION: ELIZABETH MCHENRY’S TO MAKE NEGRO LITERATURE - Volume 58 Issue 4
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November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A little piece I wrote a while back about Elizabeth McHenry's To Make Negro Literature and how it changed who I am as a researcher has just been published in JAS. Available here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Back to my desk after an excellent week in beautiful Williamstown researching the Sterling A. Brown papers. One thing I didn't get to explore was Brown's vast record collection. Luckily, the brilliant archivists have made a playlist of it: open.spotify.com/playlist/26a...
Sterling A. Brown LP Collection
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October 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Back to my desk after an excellent week in beautiful Williamstown researching the Sterling A. Brown papers. One thing I didn't get to explore was Brown's vast record collection. Luckily, the brilliant archivists have made a playlist of it: open.spotify.com/playlist/26a...
I'm in Boston for MSA! My first American conference!
October 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I'm in Boston for MSA! My first American conference!
The book is in! No thanks to Leo
October 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The book is in! No thanks to Leo
Announcing New Welsh Voices in English Literature - a new research series at Swansea!
I wanted to devote some of my @leverhulme.ac.uk trust fellowship to promoting work by other ECRs in Wales.
I'm really looking forward to these two talks this semester, with Bridget Bartlett and Beth Pyner.
I wanted to devote some of my @leverhulme.ac.uk trust fellowship to promoting work by other ECRs in Wales.
I'm really looking forward to these two talks this semester, with Bridget Bartlett and Beth Pyner.
September 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Announcing New Welsh Voices in English Literature - a new research series at Swansea!
I wanted to devote some of my @leverhulme.ac.uk trust fellowship to promoting work by other ECRs in Wales.
I'm really looking forward to these two talks this semester, with Bridget Bartlett and Beth Pyner.
I wanted to devote some of my @leverhulme.ac.uk trust fellowship to promoting work by other ECRs in Wales.
I'm really looking forward to these two talks this semester, with Bridget Bartlett and Beth Pyner.
Leo is judging me for watching the athletics rather than finishing my book...
September 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Leo is judging me for watching the athletics rather than finishing my book...
Do yourself a favour and read James's story this weekend
June 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Do yourself a favour and read James's story this weekend
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I wrote a story: prosetricsthemagazine.com/2025/06/11/j...
James Green
Writer James Green is a writer, teacher, and researcher living in Cardiff. He works in London, has published articles on James Joyce and Oscar Wilde in Modernist Cultures and Open Library of the Hu…
prosetricsthemagazine.com
June 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I wrote a story: prosetricsthemagazine.com/2025/06/11/j...
Looking forward to meeting lots of people at BAAS! ECRs, come along to our roundtable at 1pm in LC154 where previous speakers from the How To series will offer advice on starting your academic career, with lots of chances for you to ask questions!
Will BAAS 2025 be your first academic conference? Or are you yet to choose a conference & unsure where to start?
Don't worry - our How To series has you covered! In this episode, Siân Round sits down with Chelsea McNutt (Cornell University) to unpack how to prepare for conferences.
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Don't worry - our How To series has you covered! In this episode, Siân Round sits down with Chelsea McNutt (Cornell University) to unpack how to prepare for conferences.
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How to... Prepare for an Academic Conference
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April 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Looking forward to meeting lots of people at BAAS! ECRs, come along to our roundtable at 1pm in LC154 where previous speakers from the How To series will offer advice on starting your academic career, with lots of chances for you to ask questions!
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Will BAAS 2025 be your first academic conference? Or are you yet to choose a conference & unsure where to start?
Don't worry - our How To series has you covered! In this episode, Siân Round sits down with Chelsea McNutt (Cornell University) to unpack how to prepare for conferences.
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Don't worry - our How To series has you covered! In this episode, Siân Round sits down with Chelsea McNutt (Cornell University) to unpack how to prepare for conferences.
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How to... Prepare for an Academic Conference
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April 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Will BAAS 2025 be your first academic conference? Or are you yet to choose a conference & unsure where to start?
Don't worry - our How To series has you covered! In this episode, Siân Round sits down with Chelsea McNutt (Cornell University) to unpack how to prepare for conferences.
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Don't worry - our How To series has you covered! In this episode, Siân Round sits down with Chelsea McNutt (Cornell University) to unpack how to prepare for conferences.
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As consolation that the weather in Virginia is somehow worse than in Cardiff, my article on Lillian Smith has been published open access in JAS: doi.org/10.1017/S002....
This essay is a labour of love spanning all the way back to my master's research (and a preview of the final chapter of my book)
This essay is a labour of love spanning all the way back to my master's research (and a preview of the final chapter of my book)
Lillian Smith's Strange Fruit and Periodical Readerships | Journal of American Studies | Cambridge Core
Lillian Smith's Strange Fruit and Periodical Readerships
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April 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
As consolation that the weather in Virginia is somehow worse than in Cardiff, my article on Lillian Smith has been published open access in JAS: doi.org/10.1017/S002....
This essay is a labour of love spanning all the way back to my master's research (and a preview of the final chapter of my book)
This essay is a labour of love spanning all the way back to my master's research (and a preview of the final chapter of my book)
Over the moon to have signed a contract with UGA Press to publish my first book "The Serial South" in their Print Culture in the South series!
April 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Over the moon to have signed a contract with UGA Press to publish my first book "The Serial South" in their Print Culture in the South series!
First day in sunny Charlottesville as the Lillian Gary Taylor Fellow in American Literature at UVA working on the Anne Spencer papers!
I'll be here for two weeks and then off to Chapel Hill. Recommendations very welcome!
I'll be here for two weeks and then off to Chapel Hill. Recommendations very welcome!
March 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
First day in sunny Charlottesville as the Lillian Gary Taylor Fellow in American Literature at UVA working on the Anne Spencer papers!
I'll be here for two weeks and then off to Chapel Hill. Recommendations very welcome!
I'll be here for two weeks and then off to Chapel Hill. Recommendations very welcome!
I had a great chat with Tom about writing your first journal article - well worth a watch for PGRs and ECRs looking to make their first step in the world of academic publishing!
😵💫 Looking to write your first journal article but don't know where to start? You're in luck.
The BAAS 'How To...' skills series is back! We're joined by Tom Cryer to tackle all things academic articles, from adapting thesis chapters to finding the right journal for you.
The BAAS 'How To...' skills series is back! We're joined by Tom Cryer to tackle all things academic articles, from adapting thesis chapters to finding the right journal for you.
How to... Write Your First Journal Article
In the latest episode of the BAAS 'How To...', we are joined by Tom Cryer (UCL) to discuss where to begin when it comes to writing & publishing an academic j...
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March 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I had a great chat with Tom about writing your first journal article - well worth a watch for PGRs and ECRs looking to make their first step in the world of academic publishing!
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On 27 Feb my book comes out. It’s about how Liverpool’s recent history should change the way we think about modern Britain. On this thread every few days till then, I will tweet an extraordinary fact about Liverpool’s twentieth-century. Pre-order here: www.waterstones.com/book/liverpo...
Liverpool and the Unmaking of Britain by Sam Wetherell | Waterstones
Buy Liverpool and the Unmaking of Britain by Sam Wetherell from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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January 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
On 27 Feb my book comes out. It’s about how Liverpool’s recent history should change the way we think about modern Britain. On this thread every few days till then, I will tweet an extraordinary fact about Liverpool’s twentieth-century. Pre-order here: www.waterstones.com/book/liverpo...
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The latest episode of our 'How To...' skills series is out now 📺
In this episode, Dr Kathryn Napier Gray (University of Plymouth) discusses sharing academic research with non-academic audiences.
Watch it, & the other videos in the series, now on YouTube:
In this episode, Dr Kathryn Napier Gray (University of Plymouth) discusses sharing academic research with non-academic audiences.
Watch it, & the other videos in the series, now on YouTube:
How to... Engage the Public with your Research
In this episode of the skills series, Dr Kathryn Napier Gray (University of Plymouth) discusses sharing your academic research with non-academic audiences.Th...
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February 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The latest episode of our 'How To...' skills series is out now 📺
In this episode, Dr Kathryn Napier Gray (University of Plymouth) discusses sharing academic research with non-academic audiences.
Watch it, & the other videos in the series, now on YouTube:
In this episode, Dr Kathryn Napier Gray (University of Plymouth) discusses sharing academic research with non-academic audiences.
Watch it, & the other videos in the series, now on YouTube:
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BAAS regrets to announce that the BAAS / US Embassy Small Grants Programme has been cancelled. 1/7
February 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
BAAS regrets to announce that the BAAS / US Embassy Small Grants Programme has been cancelled. 1/7
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Introducing my new project… Your Wrong (yourwrong.co.uk). It’s all about the language rules and judgements that appear in different forms of popular culture. Films, series, podcasts, music, books, even graffiti!
I’d love your help to find examples!
I’d love your help to find examples!
Your Wrong
yourwrong.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Introducing my new project… Your Wrong (yourwrong.co.uk). It’s all about the language rules and judgements that appear in different forms of popular culture. Films, series, podcasts, music, books, even graffiti!
I’d love your help to find examples!
I’d love your help to find examples!
Continuing a tradition from the other place: today I am 28. James and I went bowling and I bought myself this incredibly decadent chocolate bar.
February 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Continuing a tradition from the other place: today I am 28. James and I went bowling and I bought myself this incredibly decadent chocolate bar.
I was sad to have missed Elizabeth McHenry's lectures at the British Library last month so I was delighted to see that they were on YouTube. Well worth watching for anyone in print culture studies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL-C...
Panizzi Lectures 2024: In Search of Black Readers
YouTube video by British Library
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January 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I was sad to have missed Elizabeth McHenry's lectures at the British Library last month so I was delighted to see that they were on YouTube. Well worth watching for anyone in print culture studies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL-C...
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We're excited to share *another* new video on our YouTube channel.
In this episode of 'How To...', the fantastic Dr Nicole M Gipson tells you all you need to know about reviewing academic books.
In this episode of 'How To...', the fantastic Dr Nicole M Gipson tells you all you need to know about reviewing academic books.
How to... Write an Academic Book Review
Dr Nicole Gipson, Associate Editor of Journal of American Studies, joins us to give her expert advice on reviewing academic books.The 'How To...' series is p...
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January 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We're excited to share *another* new video on our YouTube channel.
In this episode of 'How To...', the fantastic Dr Nicole M Gipson tells you all you need to know about reviewing academic books.
In this episode of 'How To...', the fantastic Dr Nicole M Gipson tells you all you need to know about reviewing academic books.
Leo's first adventure outside
December 13, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Leo's first adventure outside
A new How To video is out, just in time for Christmas!
In this one, I talk to Nick Witham about job interviews.
In this one, I talk to Nick Witham about job interviews.
There's a new video in our 'How To...' series 📺
In this episode, Dr Nick Witham demystifies the process of interviewing for academic jobs.
You can find it, & the other episodes in the series, here:
In this episode, Dr Nick Witham demystifies the process of interviewing for academic jobs.
You can find it, & the other episodes in the series, here:
How to... Prepare for an Academic Job Interview
In this episode, Dr Nick Witham (UCL) demystifies the interview process for academic job roles.The 'How To...' series is presented by British Association for...
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December 12, 2024 at 9:01 AM
A new How To video is out, just in time for Christmas!
In this one, I talk to Nick Witham about job interviews.
In this one, I talk to Nick Witham about job interviews.
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The year in film: 2024 was the year the film industry could no longer ignore the real world, which it mines for content while denying any influence or complicity in its crimes artreview.com/the-year-in-...
Against the ‘Aesthetic Turn’ in Cinema
The year in film: 2024 was the year the film industry could no longer ignore the real world
artreview.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:07 PM
The year in film: 2024 was the year the film industry could no longer ignore the real world, which it mines for content while denying any influence or complicity in its crimes artreview.com/the-year-in-...
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Here is a fascinating article by Fara Dabhoiwala in the LRB about the 18c Afro-Jamaica polymath Francis Williams (c, 1690-c. 1770). Brilliant detective work on the level of Carlo Ginsburg. And it has a Benjamin Lay connection!
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Fara Dabhoiwala · A Man of Parts and Learning: Francis Williams Gets His Due
The only certainty about the picture is that it shows Francis Williams. No one has ever been able to discover who...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Here is a fascinating article by Fara Dabhoiwala in the LRB about the 18c Afro-Jamaica polymath Francis Williams (c, 1690-c. 1770). Brilliant detective work on the level of Carlo Ginsburg. And it has a Benjamin Lay connection!
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...