Dr. Amy Matthewson
@amymatthewson.bsky.social
Historian of China in the British Imagination, 19th and early 20th centuries, Visual and Material Cultures. Assistant Professor at University of Birmingham
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My first monograph looked at representations of China in the popular British satirical magazine “Punch” in the Victorian era
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Speaking of the Illustrated London News, a paper whose pages I never tire of turning, here's an account of its (mainly 19th-c.) history I put together some years back for the publisher Gale, which has made the essay free to access. It was fun to write. www.gale.com/intl/essays/... #C19th
A Brief History of The Illustrated London News | Patrick Leary
"On the 14 of May, 1842, The Illustrated London News burst upon a world that had never seen anything quite like it. Not that there hadn’t been plenty of…"
www.gale.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Speaking of the Illustrated London News, a paper whose pages I never tire of turning, here's an account of its (mainly 19th-c.) history I put together some years back for the publisher Gale, which has made the essay free to access. It was fun to write. www.gale.com/intl/essays/... #C19th
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The Punch's Pocket Archive team is organising a study day at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social on November 7, 2025, and we would be delighted to receive a paper proposal from you!
“Pictorial Punch – Treasures from the Archive”
The call is available here:
eribia.unicaen.fr/evenement/pi...
“Pictorial Punch – Treasures from the Archive”
The call is available here:
eribia.unicaen.fr/evenement/pi...
Pictorial Punch – Treasures from the Archive · ERIBIA - Équipe de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la Grande-Bretagne, l'Irlande et l'Amérique du Nord
Pictorial Punch – Treasures from the Archive November 7, 2025 - The British Library, London, UK. Confirmed keynote speakers: Dr. Patrick Leary, historian
eribia.unicaen.fr
March 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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CFP: Essays in Honor of Brian Maidment (Proposals due May 15; Essays due Nov. 1). Guest editors Mary Elizabeth Leighton and Lisa Surridge invite proposals for a special issue of VPR. For full details, visit rs4vp.org/cfp-vpr-spec... @rs4vp.bsky.social
CFP: Special VPR Issue (Winter 2026) – RSVP
Call for proposals for a special issue of VPR honoring the late Brian Maidment! Proposals due May 15, 2025 and will be published Winter 2026.
rs4vp.org
April 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
CFP: Essays in Honor of Brian Maidment (Proposals due May 15; Essays due Nov. 1). Guest editors Mary Elizabeth Leighton and Lisa Surridge invite proposals for a special issue of VPR. For full details, visit rs4vp.org/cfp-vpr-spec... @rs4vp.bsky.social
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Researching any aspect of history of the midlands? Then this is for you 🫵
The Midland History essay prize offers a first prize of £400.00 and opportunity for your research to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Deadline for entries 31 October 2025 🎃
#skystorians #PhD
The Midland History essay prize offers a first prize of £400.00 and opportunity for your research to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Deadline for entries 31 October 2025 🎃
#skystorians #PhD
June 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Researching any aspect of history of the midlands? Then this is for you 🫵
The Midland History essay prize offers a first prize of £400.00 and opportunity for your research to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Deadline for entries 31 October 2025 🎃
#skystorians #PhD
The Midland History essay prize offers a first prize of £400.00 and opportunity for your research to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Deadline for entries 31 October 2025 🎃
#skystorians #PhD
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General registration for BAVS2025 is now open. Come and join us in Oxford in July and help to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the formation of BAVS.
British Association for Victorian Studies (BAVS) 25th Anniversary Conference
www.english.ox.ac.uk
June 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
General registration for BAVS2025 is now open. Come and join us in Oxford in July and help to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the formation of BAVS.
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This week, my class and I had the immense pleasure of chatting with Dr. Tore Olsson about history, video games, and his new book. We also had an in-class discussion about the women's suffrage movement as depicted in the game and in primary sources. Not my primary area of expertise, but so much fun.
February 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
This week, my class and I had the immense pleasure of chatting with Dr. Tore Olsson about history, video games, and his new book. We also had an in-class discussion about the women's suffrage movement as depicted in the game and in primary sources. Not my primary area of expertise, but so much fun.
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CFP Edited Collection: "Imagining Explorers: From National Narratives to Public History, Explorers and Exploration in the Public Realm" via H-HistGeog: networks.h-net.org/group/announ... 🗃️
CFP Edited Collection: Imagining Explorers: From National Narratives to Public History, Explorers and Exploration in the Public Realm | H-Net
Imagining Explorers: From National Narratives to Public History, Explorers and Exploration in the Public Realm (edited collection)
networks.h-net.org
February 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
CFP Edited Collection: "Imagining Explorers: From National Narratives to Public History, Explorers and Exploration in the Public Realm" via H-HistGeog: networks.h-net.org/group/announ... 🗃️
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It's a big day!
This intro took a while to put together, a lot of ideas, and lots of thoughts on itinerance while 'wandering and working' in some ways myself... plus I realise definitions are difficult and scary!
I'd LOVE to hear your thoughts! DMs are open!
This intro took a while to put together, a lot of ideas, and lots of thoughts on itinerance while 'wandering and working' in some ways myself... plus I realise definitions are difficult and scary!
I'd LOVE to hear your thoughts! DMs are open!
What radical histories can be found in 'working and wandering'?
Editorial Fellow Vivien Chan @inoutofpractice.bsky.social introduces a new History Workshop series on itinerant histories called From Place to Place:
www.historyworkshop....
Editorial Fellow Vivien Chan @inoutofpractice.bsky.social introduces a new History Workshop series on itinerant histories called From Place to Place:
www.historyworkshop....
From Place to Place
What radical histories can be found in 'working and wandering'? Vivien Chan introduces a new History Workshop series on itinerant histories.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
January 30, 2025 at 8:32 AM
It's a big day!
This intro took a while to put together, a lot of ideas, and lots of thoughts on itinerance while 'wandering and working' in some ways myself... plus I realise definitions are difficult and scary!
I'd LOVE to hear your thoughts! DMs are open!
This intro took a while to put together, a lot of ideas, and lots of thoughts on itinerance while 'wandering and working' in some ways myself... plus I realise definitions are difficult and scary!
I'd LOVE to hear your thoughts! DMs are open!
This looks fantastic
My department are hosting The Britain and the World conference, 25-27 June 2025. It ‘is concerned with interactions between Britain&the wider world, past&present,&will highlight the importance of transnational perspectives.’ Come to Liverpool #skyhistorians! britainandtheworld.org/2025 #BATW2025
2025 Conference - Liverpool John Moores University — Britain and the World
britainandtheworld.org
November 27, 2024 at 8:23 AM
This looks fantastic
My first monograph looked at representations of China in the popular British satirical magazine “Punch” in the Victorian era
November 19, 2024 at 11:00 AM
My first monograph looked at representations of China in the popular British satirical magazine “Punch” in the Victorian era
Hello new and old Friends, I’m new to the Bluesky community and would like to (re)-introduce myself. I’m a (mostly) 19th century historian interested in China in the British imagination. I look at visual and material cultures to explore a wide range of themes: knowledge, race relations, empire
November 19, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Hello new and old Friends, I’m new to the Bluesky community and would like to (re)-introduce myself. I’m a (mostly) 19th century historian interested in China in the British imagination. I look at visual and material cultures to explore a wide range of themes: knowledge, race relations, empire
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New to Bluesky: @Vischina -- Historical Photographs of China at the University of Bristol hpcbristol.net
November 18, 2024 at 4:49 PM
New to Bluesky: @Vischina -- Historical Photographs of China at the University of Bristol hpcbristol.net
Hi Tim! Please add me 🙂
I'm compiling a starter pack for 'Histories of Exploration & Travel Writing' 🧭 - If you'd like me to add (or remove) you from this list, please let me know. 🗃️ go.bsky.app/BRpcSXX
November 18, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Hi Tim! Please add me 🙂