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Historians of British Art
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An affiliate society of the College Art Association (CAA) in North America, HBA promotes scholarship and other professional endeavors related to British art and architecture, broadly conceived in terms of place and time.
Our Summer Newsletter is out! In this edition: HBA's book awards long list📖; an inside view of The Clark's exhibition "A Room of Her Own: Women Artist-Activists in Britain, 1875–1945" from curator Alexis Goodin 👩‍🎨; as well as exhibition, events, CFPs, and grant listings. mailchi.mp/bc3b126e4fb3...
Historians of British Art – Summer 2025 Newsletter
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August 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Tomorrow (August 29) is the last day to submit your proposal for our 2026 CAA panel, "Let's Get Metaphysical: Rethinking the Empiricism of British Art," chaired by Douglas Fordham (University of Virginia). Submit through the CAA conference portal. We can't wait to read your proposals!
August 29, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Reminder: The deadline to submit a panel proposal for our 2026 CAA HBA session is this Friday!
April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
We're now accepting panel submissions for the HBA-sponsored session at CAA 2026 in Chicago! 🗓️ Deadline: April 18 🗓️ Learn more via our website: historiansofbritishart.org/caa-conferen...
CAA 2026 – Call for Panel Submissions
The Historians of British Art (HBA) invites proposals for a sponsored panel at the 114th Annual Conference of the College Art Association (CAA), to be held in Chicago from February 18–21, 2026. We …
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March 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Many thanks to the four fantastic presenters, the organizing chairs, and to all who attended our 2025 CAA panel “New Directions in British Art History”! If you missed it, it’s now available to registered attendees on the conference website.
February 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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The Programme for #BSECS2025 is out! So many fabulous papers including online & hybrid options. If it's your first time joining us, check out our mentorship scheme for conference support.

Pembroke College, Oxford, 8-10 January 2025 #18thC #skystorians 🗃️

www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...
BSECS Annual Conference
BSECS Annual Conference: the annual meeting of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies is Europe's largest and most prestigious annual conference
www.bsecs.org.uk
December 9, 2024 at 6:29 AM
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⚫ SSAH 40 ⚫

✨ Delighted to announce the launch of the 40th anniversary edition of the SSAH journal.

📅 16 December 8-9pm, online
Free to book:
www.eventbrite.com/.../ssah-jou....

Image: Calm Water by Bet Low. The Pier Arts Centre © the artist's estate.
December 9, 2024 at 9:24 AM
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Bookings are open for my new online art theory course at ICE, University of Cambridge, which starts in January 2025. The course is suitable for those who are new to art history, as well as students who have studied it before. More info here: www.ice.cam.ac.uk/course/appro...
December 9, 2024 at 10:13 AM
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Beat Kümin and I are accepting applications for our 4yr M4C fully-funded PhD Studentship for 2025/26
at Uni of Warwick and Warwick County Record Office

"Warwickshire Identities: Early Modern Archival Perspectives"

Get in touch with me for more info. Full details here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...
December 9, 2024 at 10:51 AM
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This will be our final reminder about our bursary scheme - the deadline for applications is 15 December. So there's still plenty of time to write that bid! Please share with anyone working on women and gender in our period; this scheme is open to #ECR #PhD and #indie scholars. #Funding
Our bursary scheme is open for applications! £750 available to early career researchers, independent scholars, or PhD students working on women's studies in our period (1558-1837). Deadline: 15 Dec 2024. Please spread the word! #funding #ECR #PhD
Details at: womensstudiesgroup.org/bursary/
December 5, 2024 at 11:11 AM
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The SAHGB Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion 2024 has been awarded to Robyne Calvert for 'The Mack' & Steven Brindle for 'Architecture in Britain and Ireland, 1530-1830'.

Congratulations to all nominees and winners and thank you to SAHGB for celebrating architectural publishing.
December 9, 2024 at 2:37 PM
We're here! (And still hanging on over at The Bad Place: @HBA_CAA). Looking forward to sharing updates from our members and news about upcoming events, awards, etc.! (Image: Frederic, Lord Leighton, The Sluggard, bronze, modeled 1886. Met Museum Collection)
December 10, 2024 at 2:30 AM