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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Fictions of Consent" by Urvashi Chakravarty looks how #slavery and fictions of race were crafted in the rhetorics & ideologies of servitude in Early Modern England #History #BritishHistory #EarlyModernHistory #BritishStudies #LiteraryStudies #CulturalStudies

Holding the book "Fictions of Consent" in front of an old brick wall

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This week: 2 new books on the slavery & #antislavery in a transatlantic context Briget Bennett's book "Antislavery in the Dissenting Atlantic" traces the influence of the Moravians, Quakers in favour of (British) #abolitionism & highlights the work of women activists #History #BritishHistory

Holding the book "Antislavery in the Dissenting Atlantic" in front of an old brick wall

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Irish Digital Cultures" is an interdisciplinary collection of essays ed. by Deirdre Flynn & Dr Mary McGill on the question: how are #Irishness & Ireland represented online? #CulturalStudies #IrishStudies #MediaStudies

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Queering 20th-century Irish Women's Writing" by naoise murphy collects Dorothy Macardle, Kate O'Brien, Elizabeth Bowen & Molly Keane - "uneasy Moderns" thru the lens of #QueerStudies & #PostcolonialStudies, unsettling narratives of progress #IrishLiterature #LiteraryStudies

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Let's look at 3 new books in our collection in #IrishStudies! Molly Ferguson's "Banshees, Hags & Changelings" examines #folklore transformed into contemporary Irish literature by feminist writers who employ a range of folkloric figures #IrishLiterature #FeministLiterature #LiteraryStudies

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Shakespeare’s Globe has opened a newly renovated research and collection centre, which features London’s only publicly accessible dedicated Shakespeare library and archive. Read more 👉https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/globe-opens-new-research-centre-featuring-londons-only-shakespeare-library

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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Florida officials demand that public schools and character schools throughout the state begin banning books proactively or face punishment. There's no Miller Test here. The state claims they have no list, but they point to several lists for schools to begin with. bookriot.com/florida-educ...

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"Weed On Purpose, Not Only After a Fight": Florida Official Demands More School Book Bans

Florida's Commissioner of Education is demanding all public and charter schools in the state proactively ban books–or face punishment.

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

And another book on the Nonhuman in #SpeculativeFiction "Doing Animal Studies with Androids, Aliens, and Ghosts" by David P. Rando applies the methodology of #AnimalStudies to the works of Octavia E. Butler, Philip K. Dick, K. Ishiguro, J. Winterson & J. M. Coetzee #sciencefiction #LiteraryStudies

Holding the book "Doing Animal Studies with Androids, Aliens, and Ghosts" in front of a wall with colourful graffiti of a jellyfish (top) and planet Earth seen from afar in space (bottom)

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Rethinking #translation - that's the idea of Douglas Robinson's book "Translating the Nonhuman". How do humans and non-humans communicate in #sciencefiction ? Robinson looks at Delaney's "Babel-17", Elgin's "Native Tongue" & Chiang's "Story of your Life" #LiteraryStudies #TranslationStudies

Holding the book "Translating the Nonhuman" in front of a wall with colourful graffiti of a jellyfish (top) and planet Earth seen from afar in space (bottom)

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Cleo O’Callaghan Yeoman @drcleoocy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Looking forward to teaching Austen’s Teenage Writings for the first time this afternoon - and delighted to have a piece on Austen’s Scottish female contemporaries published in @uk.theconversation.com this morning! theconversation.com/the-two-scot... @uccresearch.bsky.social

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The two Scottish female novelists who outsold and inspired Jane Austen

They are practically unknown today ,but Susan Ferrier and Mary Brunton gave Jane Austen a run for her money.

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In "The Black Pack" Artel Great tells the story of 5 Black comedians - Eddie Murphy, Paul Mooney, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Robert Townsend & Arsenio Hall - and their work of using satire & Black humour to transform American comedy #BlackStudies #AmericanStudies #MediaStudies #CulturalStudies #BlackPack

Holding the book "The Black Pack" in front of a black wall overgrown with leaves in green, yellow and red

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

2 new books in our collection - on the topic of Black humour! "Sass: Black Women's Humor & Humanity" by J Finley looks at Black women comedians' usage of sass as a subversive means to speak back to authority #BlackStudies #AfricanAmericanStudies #AmericanStudies #MediaStudies #GenderStudies

Holding the book "Sass" in front of a black wall overgrown with leaves in green, yellow and red

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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

20 September 1933. Annie Besant died (aged 85). She fought for many causes including freedom of thought, women’s rights, secularism, birth control, socialism, workers’ rights and Indian independence. She was the author of over 300 books and pamphlets.

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

congrats! I liked this for the illustration, but your dino research also sounds fab! Is the title of the upcoming book the same as in your bio?

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I think I spot the remainder of the image from the shoe sole on the bible outside (just a little flourish), which leads me to think that the image is not an ex libris but a decoration from the actual cover, now trodden on (which would take the satire a STEP further haha)

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Association of Adaptation Studies @adaptstudies.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

New paper on Ted Lasso's adaptive journey, OA & in English from Revista de Comunicacion

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Happy birthday, Agatha Christie 🔎 136 years after her birth, we're still reading her books, watching her plays and debating whodunnit We can't wait to celebrate her from 30 October 2026, when Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery opens - you coming? link.bl.uk/ubb

Black and white photograph of Agatha Christie. She is sat in an armchair in her living room, looking up whilst writing maybe a chapter or some notes on a notepad.

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Shayan Rahmanian Koushkaki @srahmaniank.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

If you're an Americanist/Anglicist that has recently read a good MA student paper, consider pointing them to this graduate journal. It's a lovely team over there

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 09/09/2026

Abolition Teapot by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, 1760-80. www.flickr.com/photos/birmi...

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Health to the Sick Honour to the Brave
Success to the Lover Freedom to the Slave

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 10/09/2026

The Radar Key grants access to public toilets and is a small but crucial part of the history of disabled people demanding rights and independence in modern Britain. Kirstie Stage explores the little-known history of this radical object.

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Radical Object: The Radar Key

The Radar Key is a small but crucial part of the history of disabled people demanding rights and independence in modern Britain. Kirstie Stage explores the little-known history of this radical object.

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Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tackling the important questions "what is a hot dog" and "what counts as soup" in British and American English in @lynneguist.bsky.social's fabulous keynote at #Anglistiktag2026 #LanguageAndFood

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📣 We’re #Hiring: Deputy Chief Herald of Ireland Join the NLI’s Office of the #ChiefHerald in this unique role, leading #heraldic and #genealogical research and helping preserve Ireland’s cultural heritage. ⭐ Find out more & apply: ow.ly/rMXt50ZNcTN 📅 #Apply by: 3pm, 9 Oct 2026

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🚨 job alert! 🚨 2 #postdoctoralresearchers / #PostDocPosition s (65% TV-L 13) at Uni Potsdam - with the International Research Training Group (IRTG) Cultures of Repair deadline: 30 September 2026 details: www.uni-potsdam.de/e... #literarystudies #culturalstudies #genderstudies #queerstudies

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Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg @stabihh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

„Schon gewusst …? – Fast unbemerkt dreht #JohnLennon im September 1966 einen Anti-Kriegsfilm in der #LüneburgerHeide. Seiner Rolle als Gefreiter Gripweed verdankt der Beatle den Abschied vom Pilzkopf sowie seine legendäre Nickelbrille.“ Der NDR zeigt die ganze Geschichte: www.ndr.de/geschichte/c...

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Bye-bye Pilzkopf, welcome Nickelbrille: John Lennon drehte Anti-Kriegsfilm in der Lüneburger Heide

Fast unbemerkt dreht John Lennon im September 1966 einen Anti-Kriegsfilm in der Lüneburger Heide. Seiner Rolle als Gefreiter Gripweed verdankt der Beatle den Abschied vom Pilzkopf sowie seine legendär...

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Somehow it is 8 years today since we posted this Twitter thread, about a very, VERY old document from our Archive. Now it's another year older and we're still keeping it safe. It was written 624 years ago. No really. Archives are amazing. 👇

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

While visiting relatives in Mississippi, Emmett Till, an African American teenager from Chicago, was murdered on this day in 1955, after allegedly flirting with a white woman; his death catalyzed the civil rights movement.

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Writing a book about the Americas?📚 You've got two weeks to apply for the Eccles Institute & @hayfestival.bsky.social Global Writer’s Award UK & Latin American writers can win £20k, a British Library residency & special access to our collections Apply by 14 September www.bl.uk/about/projec...

Text on a plain dark blue background. Text reads: "The Writer's Award was one of the best things that ever happened to me. The special connection to the British Library's unique and unparalleled collection and the expertise of its librarians was invaluable." Erica Wagner, 2014 Writer's Award Winner.

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Still reeling from Dolly Parton, we're mourning another great loss: Tim Curry who gave his face & voice to so many great roles If you want to honour his life by learning more about his achievements, check out his #memoir "Vagabond" here: opac.sub.uni-goettin... #autobiography #memoirs #TimCurry

The book "Vagabond" by Tim Curry on a black-and-white background

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New article (in German) on our #comics collection at SUB Göttingen! 💥Head over to the #ComFor website to learn how you can send us YOUR comics requests 🗪 & what comics we already have: 📚from classics in Scots to #indiecomics from down under & #DoctorWho www.comicgesellschaf... #ComicsStudies

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This week....(sigh). RIP to the brilliant Tim Curry

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Find both of these here in our catalogue: 🥀 Dolly Parton #biography opac.sub.uni-goettin... 🥀 Essay collection on American ballads opac.sub.uni-goettin...

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"The Rose & the Briar - Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad" is a collection of essays on #ballads and what they tell us about America, edited by Wilentz & Marcus, incl an essay on #DollyParton 's "Down from Dover" by Eric Weisbard 🥀 #DollyParton #songwriting #AmericanStudies

The book "The Rose and the Briar" next to an articial, pink rose

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We're saddened by the loss of #DollyParton - icon of music & film, supporter of children's literacy & science & so much more💔 Here's a rare book (only 1 other in German libraries!) from 1985 retelling her life for young readers: "Dolly Parton - Country Goin' to Town" by Susan Saunders & Rodney Pate

Holding the book "Dolly Parton - Country Goin' to Town" by Susan Saunders

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🇮🇪🏳️‍🌈🩶AndreUh @andreacannady.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a... In 1995, Parton began her Imagination Library project, which sent an age-appropriate book to every child in the county every month until they were five. Nearly 25m books are distributed each year across the US, Canada, Australia, the UK and Ireland.

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Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80 after cancer diagnosis

Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes

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Project Gutenberg @gutenberg.org · 26/08/2026

Dolly Parton brought music and books to the world By Courtney Dorning, Lauren Hodges, Ailsa Chang www.npr.org/2026/08/25/n... Her beautiful project will serve her well for years to come: imaginationlibrary.com Total books gifted (so far): 332,411,218 R.I.P. Dolly Parton #books

Dolly Parton in a 1970 RCA Records press photo.

The image shows Dolly's big blonde hair, hoop earrings, and warm smile, with a dark cap/beret visible behind her hair and what looks like a floral or animal-print detail on her top.

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FID Geschichtswissenschaft @historicumnet.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Neue Filteroption bei der Literatursuche 🔍📚 historicumSEARCH, die Deutsche Historische Bibliografie (DHB) und GNTUsearch bieten jetzt die Suche nach historischen Zeiträumen. Mehr dazu hier: www.historicum.net/news/artikel... #skystorians

Schieberegler, mit dem der historische Zeitraum, mit welchem sich wissenschaftliche Publiaktionen befassen, eingegrenzt werden kann.

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Find both books here in our catalogue for interlibrary loan: 🐱🐈‍⬛ Cats in British art opac.sub.uni-goettin... 🐶 🐕 Dogs in American literature opac.sub.uni-goettin...

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

If you're more of a dog person, we got "In Dogs We Trust" for you - the 1st anthology of #dogs in #AmericanLiterature - covering texts 1644-1954 (fiction, #poetry & nonfiction, mostly 19th & early 20th c), edited by Jacob F Rivers, III & Jeffrey Makala #NonHuman #DogsinLiterature #AmericanStudies

Holding the book "In Dogs We Trust" in front of a graffiti cat

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Sadly, we missed this years intl Cat & Dog days 😿 (altho the #dogdays are still ongoing) Here are 2 new books in our collection, starting with "Catland" by Kathryn Hughes, detailing the life of British cat artist #LouisWain & the great cat mania of early 20th c #PopularCulture #BritishArt #kitsch

Holding the book "Catland" in front of a graffiti cat

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

3) "All Y'all: Queering Southernness in US Fiction, 1980–2020" by Heidi Siegrist uses Southerness as a way to explore queerness of sexuality & place in texts by Fannie Flagg, Monique Truong, Randall Kenan, Dorothy Allison & even George RR Martin #QueerLiterature #AmericanLiterature #LiteraryStudies

Holding "All Y'all: Queering Southernness in US Fiction, 1980–2020" by Heidi Siegrist in front of a wall overgrown with ivy

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

2) Dive headfirst into the lives of 2 Black lovers in the racist 1920s & their struggles for a better life in Jasmine Elizabeth Smith's blues-infused poetry collection "South Flight", winner of the 2021 Georgia Poetry Prize #BlackWriters #AmericanLiterature #AmericanPoetry

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

3 new arrivals on the Southern States of the USA! 🇺🇸 1) "The Weird South" by Melanie Benson Taylor analyses the duality of the weirdness of the #Anthropocene & the South in Postplantation #AmericanLiterature - tracing human responsibility, both for apocalypse & for deliverance #LiteraryStudies

Holding "The Weird South" by Melanie Benson Taylor in front of a wall overgrown with ivy

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Archives & Collections, Library of Birmingham @theironroom.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

#BirminghamWomen Sybil Spence was Birmingham’s first African - Caribbean female Lord Mayor, in office 1997/98. Birmingham’s Lord Mayor is usually appointed in May each year. Ref – Birmingham Post & Mail Yearbook, 1998 #LibraryofBham

Photographic portrait of a female figure of Black heritage. She is wearing the regalia of a Lord Mayor - a large, black feathered hat. The mayoral chains of office around her neck and chest. The heavily brocaded coat of the role with ornate patterns and trim. The figure is waring glasses and is holding on to a chair to maintain composure and balance.

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

2) The new volume of aspeers - the renowned, peer-reviewed journal by grad students of #AmericanStudies at Uni Leipzig - looks at "Spaces of Resistance" in #USPolitics & film, #hiphop #nostalgia, #quietquitting discourse & #AmericanLiterature & #CanadianLiterature Link: s.gwdg.de/MmVZei

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Library of Anglo-American Culture & History @libraryaac.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

2 new gems for researchers of #AmericanLiterature & #CulturalStudies & #AmericanPolitics - now free to download in #openaccess at thestacks.libaac.de 1) New American Studies Journal's new special edition features #poetry by North American poets living in Berlin Link: s.gwdg.de/b4R3W5

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