Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileGuelph Centre for Scottish Studies @uguelphscottish.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Thinking about a graduate degree with a focus on Scottish Studies? The Centre for Scottish Studies is the oldest and most eminent academic unit in North America to carry out research, graduate training and teaching on Scottish history and culture, with special emphasis on their global dimensions. 013
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileBAVS @bavs-uk.bsky.social · 01/08/2026CFP: Pre-Raphaelite! Workshop – Tate Britain, 30 October 2026 (Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2026) buff.ly/mFNY34Fvictorianist.wordpress.comCFP: Pre-Raphaelite! Workshop – Tate BritainCall for Papers: Pre-Raphaelite! Workshop Tate Britain, 30 October 2026 Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2026 Region: East of England Type: Conference Cost: Free We welcome students, early care… 113
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileNiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Funded Masters of Arts (Island Studies) position University of Prince Edward Island “Island Metabolisms and the Genesis of the Canadian Agri‑Food System" Supervisor - @joshmacfadyen.bsky.social , Director of the UPEI GeoREACH Lab niche-canada.org/2026/07/24/f... #envhist #aghist #PEIniche-canada.orgFunded Masters of Arts (Island Studies) position University of Prince Edward IslandFunded Masters of Arts (Island Studies) position studying “Island Metabolisms and the Genesis of the Canadian Agri‑Food System.” 01410
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileThomas Larkin @thomaslarkin.bsky.social · 30/06/2026This is a fantastic visualization of colonial administrative mobilities! 131
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileNiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Call for Submissions – Suta-Kahini: The Crafts and Characters of Bengal Textiles - A NiCHE New Scholars Series - Edited by Debasree Sarkar niche-canada.org/2026/05/16/c... #envhist #envhum #textiles #bengalniche-canada.orgCall for Submissions - Suta-Kahini: The Crafts and Characters of Bengal TextilesThe tradition of inscribing stories through artistic designs on textiles is the inspiration behind the series that will explore the relationship between Suta – threads – with Kahini – story. 153
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileTim Chamberlain 🧭 @waymarks.bsky.social · 12/04/2026We now have a cover! 😊 "Explorers on Screen: Adventure! Danger! Romance!" Sue Matheson & Cynthia J. Miller, eds. (Edinburgh University Press: June, 2026). Full Info: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-explore... #exploration #film #history #empire #place #gender 🗃️ 0174
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileKate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Publication week! Excited to share stories of often shadowy figures connected to the royal wardrobe in Dressing the Queen, women like Marianne Skerrett, long time dresser to Queen Victoria by Rosa Koberwein in 1880, with an image of her domain, the dressing room at Balmoral #RCT #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡 25711
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileInternational Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · 25/03/2026The IASSL PhD Award is aimed at outstanding PhD dissertations on Scottish literature submitted outside of the UK (written in English or other languages). The first round is open for submissions! 🏆🎓 scotlit-iassl.org/awards/iassl... 063
Dr Sheilagh Quaile @sheilaghquaile.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Excited for this conference, including our panel on early to mid-20thC material culture! 021
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileTheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 13/03/2026And that’s a wrap on our blog series on artificial intelligence! Thanks to @amywb.bsky.social @chriscampbell1.bsky.social @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social @megsmith.bsky.social @ktl10.bsky.social and Anushmita Mohanty for their wonderful contributions! Visit nacbs.org/broadsides to read the full series! 084
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileCanadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Registration has now opened for the CHA annual meeting! We hope to see you there. #CHASHC2026 #cdnhistcha-shc.caAnnual Meeting | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du CanadaThe CHA hosts an annual meeting in May/June in coordination with the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences which is held in a different Canadian city each year. Between 350-500 historians gat... 063
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileSarah Bull @sarahebull.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Does the use of the personas of real people without permission scream ‘class action lawsuit’ to you too? 3339
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileWomen's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 01/03/2026📢 March is #Women’sHistoryMonth – a fitting time to support new research in women’s and gender history! Women’s History Scotland invites applications for one £500 Research Bursary for 2026. For conditions and how to apply visit 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and... Please share widely!womenshistoryscotland.orgWHS Research Bursary – Women's History Scotland 1912
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileDr. John Price @jpaprice.bsky.social · 17/02/2026📢Conference Call for Papers📢 An Intelligent Interest: Learning and Education in London Seeking proposals for engaging and accessible talks or presentations on any aspect of education and learning in London’s history. royalhistsoc.org/calendar/an-... #history #historyconference #CFP #education 179
Dr Sheilagh Quaile @sheilaghquaile.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Very much looking forward to my first CHA annual meeting, and thrilled it's to be at UPEI! 020
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileMuseums Association @museumsassociation.org · 16/02/2026News | First look at the new Paisley Museum Photos and details released as construction finishes on major redevelopmentmuseumsassociation.orgFirst look at the new Paisley Museum - Museums AssociationPhotos and details released as construction finishes on major redevelopment 0102
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileNova Scotia Museum @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Women in 1800s Nova Scotia traveled all over the world doing missionary work, which was an alternate way of life from typical domestic duties, or provided a means of earning a living. 152
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileJane Tynan @janeym.bsky.social · 06/02/2026So glad we got to commission this new book for the Palgrave series. Explores how #colonial exploitation of natural resources came to #fashion female bodies. Thanks to editors Audrey Murfin, Victoria Pettersen Lantz & Sibyl Buchell for a fascinating book on #materials #ecologies #specimens 173
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileUHI Institute for Northern Studies @insuhi.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Free Online Islands Matter Seminar.... @thinkuhi.bsky.social Dr Iain MacPherson Sabhal Mòr Ostaig discusses his research, 'Migrants on the Margins Matter: Three Scottish Gaelic Song-Poems from and about the 19th Century Prince Edward Island.' 1.00pm UK time 12/02/26 tinyurl.com/3ducwu9p 043
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileTheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 12/01/2026📢 Call for Volunteers! NACBS is seeking to add two new members to the Broadsides editorial board! Information here: www.nacbs.org/news/volunte... 043
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh Quaile British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 21/12/2025New on the blog: BARS President’s Fellowship 2025 Report Suchitra Choudhury on ‘Thingy Romanticism: Indian objects in Romantic-period visual satire’ www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6217bars.ac.ukBARS President’s Fellowship 2025 Report: Suchitra Choudhury on ‘Thingy Romanticism: Indian objects in Romantic-period visual satire’ – BARS Blog 032
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileUGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 17/12/2025We are hiring! The Department of History at the University of Guelph seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in History of the Middle East. careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A... 01223
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileWomen's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 15/12/2025📢 Calling WHS members! For our last social of 2025, we are delighted to host @womenof1000.bsky.social who will be sharing research on music and dance among itinerant herring gutters in British and Irish fisheries 🗓️ Wed 17 Dec, 7pm Sign up here 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/women...tickettailor.comSelect tickets – Women's History Scotland December Social - Guest Speaker Meg Hyland – ZoomWomen's History Scotland December Social - Guest Speaker Meg Hyland – Zoom, Wed 17 Dec 2025 - Women's History Scotland deliver online socials for members throughout the year. These socials are a fanta... 056
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileWomen's Studies Group 1558-1837 @wsguk.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Our deadline is approaching! A reminder that you have until Monday 15 December to apply for our £750 bursary. Good luck everyone! 046
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileCanadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · 20/08/2025The call for papers for the CHA’s 2026 annual meeting is now online! Please consider submitting a proposal and joining us in PEI this coming June. #cdnhist #CHA2026 #UPEI #Charlottetownevent.fourwaves.comCHA Annual Meeting 2026Fourwaves - CHA Annual Meeting 2026 11411
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileNova Scotia Museum @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social · 29/07/2025In 1845, Rachel Barrett, most likely the child of a Black Refugee, stitched by hand an embroidery known as a sampler as part of her education at Halifax’s African School. Barrett’s sampler is the first of its kind discovered in Nova Scotia. 1113
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileBSECS @bsecs.bsky.social · 28/07/2025***CALL FOR PROPOSALS*** Routledge Studies in #18thC Cultures & Societies (eds. @profelainechalus.bsky.social & Deborah Simonton) seeks proposals for book-length studies on aspects of British, European, or transnational culture and society c.1680-1850. Full details: www.bsecs.org.uk/news-and-eve...bsecs.org.ukNew History Book Series Call for Proposals: Routledge Studies in Eighteenth- Century Cultures and Societies - BSECSSeries Editors: Elaine Chalus, University of Liverpool, UK and Deborah Simonton, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark Routledge Editor: Max Novick The long eighteenth century sits as a pivotal poin... 26765
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileCanadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada @cndhistassoc.bsky.social · 18/07/2025You can’t spell “Charlottetown” without “CHA”! The CHA is thrilled to announce that its next Annual Meeting will be held June 1-3, 2026, in Charlottetown, PEI. We hope to see you there! Click the link for the full announcement. #cdnhist #CHA2026 #UPEI #Charlottetowncha-shc.caAnnouncement: CHA Annual Meeting 2026 | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du CanadaYou can’t spell “Charlottetown” without “CHA”! The CHA is thrilled to announce that its next Annual Meeting will be held Monday-Wednesday, June 1-3, 2026, in Charlottetown, PEI. The event will be host... 23517
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileDr Sheilagh Quaile @sheilaghquaile.bsky.social · 30/05/2025An opportunity for emerging writers on the decorative arts in Canada -- from the Canadian Society of Decorative Arts / Cercle canadien des arts décoratifs : csda-ccad.org/awards 012
Dr Sheilagh Quaile @sheilaghquaile.bsky.social · 30/05/2025An opportunity for emerging writers on the decorative arts in Canada -- from the Canadian Society of Decorative Arts / Cercle canadien des arts décoratifs : csda-ccad.org/awards 012
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileWomen's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 29/05/2025📣 Call for Papers: WHS Conference 2025! 🗓️ 13 Sept | 📍 Glasgow | 🧾 Deadline: 1 July Join us for New Directions in Women’s and Gender History in Scotland—our first in-person conference since 2019! 🔗 Info + submission form: womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and... Please share widely!womenshistoryscotland.orgWHS Conference 2025 – Women's History Scotland 03630
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileGuelph Centre for Scottish Studies @uguelphscottish.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Join us virtually on 26 June at 3pm (EDT)/8pm (UK) on Zoom for the inaugural Scotland-Canada Academic Partnership Lecture: 'Gaelic in Scotland, Gaelic in Canada: Challenges, Prospects, Connections’ delivered by Professor Robert Dunbar, @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social. Register: bit.ly/S-CAPLecture...bit.lyGaelic in Scotland, Gaelic in Canada: Challenges, Prospects, ConnectionsJoin us for the inaugural Scotland-Canada Academic Partnership Lecture delivered by Professor Robert Dunbar, University of Edinburgh. 034
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileAssociation for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 11/05/2025A liuthad soitheach a dh’fhàg ar dùthaich le sgiathan geala a’ toirt Chanada orra. Tha iad mar neapaigearan ’nar cuimhne ’s an sàl mar dheoirean, ’s anns na croinn aca seòladairean a’ seinn mar eòin air gheugan. Iain Mac a’ Ghobhainn, “Na h-Eilthirich” (“The Exiles”) canongate.co.uk/books/193-mo... 0117
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileWomen's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Our Research Bursary is open for applications until 31st May! Looking for inspiration? Our 2022 winner, @sheilaghquaile.bsky.social researched female textile designers 🧵🪡 womenshistoryscotland.org/2023/04/08/b... Could you be next? Apply here 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...womenshistoryscotland.orgBursary Winner Report: Dr Sheilagh Quaile – Women's History Scotland 035
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileZaynub Zaman @zzaman.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Revolutionary Writers unite! Special Issue 🚨 Working Wonders: Work, Pre-Raphs and Utopian Visions. Welcome topics: Labour, Socialists, Suffragettes & Utopia. Email editorpreraphreview@gmail.com for expressions of interest. @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social Deadline: 1st September 2025. 296
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileWomen's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Women's History Scotland are migrating to Bluesky - we are so excited to grow in this new space! We'll be creating and sharing content dedicated to celebrating and exploring histories of gender and women in Scotland. Join us for the journey! #WomensHistory #HerStory #GenderHist #Scotland 27327
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuailePre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 12/12/2024#ExhibitionExcitement today with three objects in the exhibition ‘William Morris & Art from the Islamic World’ at William Morris Gallery. On until 9 March 2025 it’s the first exhibition to explore the influence of art from the Islamic world on William Morris. We can’t wait to visit! 2237
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileAlan MacEachern @alanmaceachern.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Someone at @acadiensis.bsky.social has a sense of humour. 2276
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh Quaile19th Century Dress and Textiles Reframed @19cdandtreframed.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Hello BlueSky! We are historians who have been sharing our #researchjoy of c19th dress & textiles for over 5 yrs. We hold regular international 'At Home' events over zoom. Learn who we are, where to watch recorded 'At Homes', and how to get involved here: c19thdressandtextilesreframed.wordpress.comc19thdressandtextilesreframed.wordpress.com19th Century Dress & Textiles ReframedNew approaches to the study of dress and textiles in the long 19th century (1790 – 1914) 49320
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileVictorian Review @victorianreview.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Hello! It's nice to see you here. Check out our latest issue, VR 49.2 muse.jhu.edu/issue/53136 and stay tuned for 50.1, coming soon, featuring a forum on Victorian studies and the climate crisis and our 2023 Hamilton Prize winner. 0214
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileJamie Kelly @sisyphussmile.bsky.social · 22/10/2024Just realised I've not shared my thesis here! For all interested in education, governance and language use in post-union Scotland. For Gaelic scholars, sociologists, historians of all sorts! theses.gla.ac.uk/81863/theses.gla.ac.uk The Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge: education, language & governance in the British State and Empire, c.1690–c.1735 - Enlighten Theses 1104
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileUGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 04/10/2024Two weeks from now, join the online book launch of a new interdisciplinary collection in honour of Elizabeth Ewan @kiritekatawa.bsky.social, which explores the role of gender in shaping premodern Scottish identity and history. For more info: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/history... 021
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileHistorical Association @histassoc.bsky.social · 25/09/2024Thank you everyone for welcoming us - we’re very happy to be here. 0278
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileUGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 23/09/2024the 2024-25 Rural History Roundtable begins this Thurs, Sept 26, when @rebeccabeau.bsky.social will present research from her new book about women and leisure in small-town Ontario. 330-5pm, Room 246B, McLaughlin Library; or virtually by registering here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/tea-meetin... #cdnhist 044
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileAcadiensis @acadiensis.bsky.social · 21/09/2024A little late to the X-odus, but Acadiensis is on Bluesky now. Looking forward to sharing our love of Atlantic Canadian history and Atlantic Canadian late night cuisine. 13810
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileJournal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 13/09/2024Newly published in JBS! Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 032
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileAllan Kennedy @allankennedy.bsky.social · 19/08/2024FREE webinar in association with History Scotland magazine! Come join me on 29 August to hear about 'Women and Serious Crime in Late-Seventeenth Century Scotland'! r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/73DN-FQO/c... 011
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileAmerican Historical Association @historians.org · 16/07/2024Register now for #AHAOnline Teacher Institute: Material Culture in World History on July 23, a free, 4.5-hour, online professional development program for educators, including middle and high school teachers and 2- and 4-year college faculty. 🗃️historians.org2024 AHA Online Teacher Institute: Material Culture in World HistoryThis institute will focus on material culture as a lens through which to explore the connections across continents, oceans, and regions that are central to the project of world history. 024
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileH-Net @h-net-humanities.bsky.social · 01/07/2024Calling all teachers, professors, and education enthusiasts for our remote teaching conference on August 19th - 22th. This year’s theme focuses on fostering inclusivity within classrooms and community building. Register now for this free conference! conferences.h-net.org/e/2024-teach...conferences.h-net.org2024 H-Net Teaching ConferenceHistory, Social Science, and the Humanities: Working in Classrooms and CommunitiesWelcome to the third annual H-Net Teaching Conference! This remote Zoom conference is sponsored by H-Teach. This year’... 033
Reposted by Dr Sheilagh QuaileBritish History Online @bho.bsky.social · 21/06/2024If you find an out of copyright book on Google Books, that they have a scan of but aren't making fully available, use this form to ask them to release it: support.google.com/websearch/an... It's simple, gets results, and enriches the #PublicDomainsupport.google.comYour Google Books inquiry - Google Search Help 3112111