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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

St Andrew's connections: I'll be sharing some of my new research next week (Monday 28th at 4pm) in the Garden Room at Kennedy Hall. events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/sterl...

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Sterling A. Brown, storytelling and the Southern tour

Frustrated by the bureaucracy of the Federal Writers' Project, in the early 1940s, the poet Sterling A. Brown set off

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm really excited to share the cover for my book "The Serial South: The Little Magazine in the U.S. South," which is coming out with University of Georgia Press in June 2027. I absolutely adore the cover - so chic!!

A book cover for "The Serial South: The Little Magazine in the US South" by Siân Round. The cover is black with orange and yellow font. 5 images of 1920s and 1930s magazines appear.

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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AMEND - eArly Modern European NeuroDivergence @amendproject.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🎉⭐AMEND IS HIRING!⭐🎉 We are seeking a qualitative researcher to further our understanding of how neurodivergent people relate to early modern literature. Please share with your networks! Applications are due 22nd September. The full job posting can be found here: www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...

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Postdoctoral Research Associate

We are recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on the Wellcome Trust funded project AMEND – Early Modern European Neurodivergence

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Amanda @amandastafford.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Back in 2024 me & @sianround.bsky.social put on a wee conference at Leeds and as part of it we did an art project with students at my college (with thanks to @officialbaas.bsky.social 💕) the results of which have been published today by Research for All Yay! journals.uclpress.co.uk/r4a/article/...

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Making sure you're not a bot!

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Will Barber Taylor @willbarbertaylor.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Really enjoyed @sianround.bsky.social’s talk tonight on Black writers and their experiences in the Jim Crow South at the time of the Harlem Renaissance, the first in @histassoc.bsky.social’s short course on American Culture, can’t wait for the next one or to read Sian’s book!

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I'm giving the first talk in this excellent webinar series on American Culture for the Historical Association. I'll be talking about HR writers' Southern tours on 30th June at 5pm. Free for members or non-members can buy one ticket that includes all five talks. www.history.org.uk/primary/cate...

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HA webinar series: American culture

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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Arthur Miller Institute for American Studies has announced its 2026 winners: Article Prize 🏆️ Sian Round, “Lillian Smith’s Strange Fruit and Periodical Readerships” First Book Prize 🏆️ Erin Pearson, Grievous Entanglement: Consumption, Connection, and Slavery in the Atlantic World

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Arthur Miller Institute for American Studies Prize Winners - British Association for American Studies

The Arthur Miller Institute for American Studies is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Miller Prizes. The Arthur First Book Prize was won by Erin Pearson's Grievous Entanglement:…

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

My article, "Lillian Smith's Strange Fruit and Periodical Readerships," published in the Journal of American Studies, has won the Arthur Miller Institute for American Studies article prize! This article was a real labour of love and I'm so proud (and still surprised) that it has been recognised.

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Chris Lloyd @cilloyd.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Hey Bluesky folks. If you’re in education or just follow for my thirst traps, would you please sign this if you can, and share far and wide? c.org/dCKk9vjqxY It’s much appreciated. My university is cancelling all UG humanities degrees. We need support and love right now x

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Save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

In 1927, Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston bumped into each other in Mobile, Alabama. From there, they took a road trip through the South home to Harlem. Over the next month, I will be retracing their tour. You can follow my progress on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/langstonandz...

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Dr Siân Round (@langstonandzoraontheroad) • Instagram

19 Followers - 3 Posts - "Dr Siân Round is embarking on a research trip, following the course of a road trip taken by Langston Hughes and Zora Nea…"

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I was the guest this week on America: The Story of the USA, answering the question "What is the Harlem Renaissance?". You can listen here: pod.fo/e/40862d I'll be writing a weekly report of my Southern tour for the podcast's newsletter. Sign up here: america-the-story-of-the-usa.beehiiv.com

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America: A History Podcast: What is the Harlem Renaissance?

The 1920s and 1930s in America were a time of seismic change. In the heart of New York City, the neighborhood of Harlem became the stage for a dazzling outpouring of creativity, intellect, and acti...

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

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Dr Siân Round (@langstonandzoraontheroad) • Instagram

19 Followers - 3 Posts - "Dr Siân Round is embarking on a research trip, following the course of a road trip taken by Langston Hughes and Zora Nea…"

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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Y’all. Lillian Smith was a southern badass. And this beautifully written book by @kerileighmerritt.bsky.social reminds us of her dedication to civil & human rights even when her life was threatened. Her story is one for our own time. Pre-order now.

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An Inconvenient Woman: The Extraordinary Life of Lillian Smith, the Southerner Who Defied Jim Crow America

The Extraordinary Life of Lillian Smith, the Southerner Who Defied Jim Crow America

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I'm giving the next talk in the New Welsh Voices in English Literature series on Wednesday 25th March at 1pm. The talk is in person in KH152 or on Zoom (message me for a link). I'll be sharing some research from my new project on the Southern tour, talking about Sterling Brown.

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New Welsh Voices in English Literature
25th March, 1-2pm
KH152
Sian Round (Swansea)
Sterling Brown, Storytelling, and the Southern Tour

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

For the next seminar in the New Welsh Voices in English Literature series, we are delighted to welcome Jamie Harris from Aberystwyth, who will be giving a paper titled "Refiguring Welsh Utopias." March 4th at 1pm, in Keir Hardie 036 or online. Get in touch if you want a link!

A poster for a research seminar happening in Swansea
Text on the poster reads as follows:
New Welsh Voices in English Literature
4th March, 1-2pm KH036
Jamie Harris (Aberystwyth)
"Refiguring Welsh Utopias"
All Welcome
For more information, email sian.round@swansea.ac.uk

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Bridger Bartlett @allo-nothing.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Excited to share the CfP for @amendproject.bsky.social ‘s Early Modern European Neurodivergence conference happening in Swansea this August! Info here: drive.google.com/file/d/1TQpB...

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Call for Contributors - Early Modern European Neurodivergence conference.pdf

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

My article "Lillian Smith's Strange Fruit and Periodical Readerships," published in the Journal of American Studies is the winner of the Research Society for American Periodicals 2024/5 Article Prize! The article is available to read open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

We've got another great series of talks coming up this term at Swansea for New Welsh Voices in English Literature! Join us next week (4th Feb) in KH152 for Bridget Bartlett's paper "gRace Making in Early Modern English Literature". Message or email me for a Zoom link.

A poster for Bridget Bartlett's talk "gRace-Making in Early Modern English Literature." 4th February, 1-2pm in Keir Hardie 152 or on Zoom.

A poster for a seminar series: New Welsh Voices in English Literature.
4th Feb, 1-2pm - Bridget Bartlett, "gRace-Making in Early Modern English Literature"
4th Mar, 1-2pm - Jamie Harris, "Refiguring Welsh Utopias"
25th Mar, 1-2pm - Sian Round, "Sterling Brown, Storytelling, and the Southern Tour"

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James Green @jamesrbgreen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Happy to have received the latest issue of seventh quarry, where I have two poems published

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

This is happening today at 1pm! Message me for a link if you want to join online, or if you're in Swansea, see you in Keir Hardie 152.

A poster for a talk by Beth Pyner, "Encounter as Practice: A Feminist Approach to Intermediality."

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

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...

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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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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

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...

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Sterling A. Brown LP Collection

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I'm in Boston for MSA! My first American conference!

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The book is in! No thanks to Leo

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

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.

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Leo is judging me for watching the athletics rather than finishing my book...

A cat sitting on a window sill; a screen with the athletics on; an open book

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Do yourself a favour and read James's story this weekend

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

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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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

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. buff.ly/v6g5cnY

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How to... Prepare for an Academic Conference

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

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)

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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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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

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!

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

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!

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

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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Sam Wetherell @samwetherell.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

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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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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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

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:

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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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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

BAAS regrets to announce that the BAAS / US Embassy Small Grants Programme has been cancelled. 1/7

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Emma Humphries (she/her) @emhumps.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

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!

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Your Wrong

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

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.

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

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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Panizzi Lectures 2024: In Search of Black Readers

YouTube video by British Library

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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

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.

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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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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Leo's first adventure outside

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

A new How To video is out, just in time for Christmas! In this one, I talk to Nick Witham about job interviews.

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ArtReview @artreview.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

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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Against the ‘Aesthetic Turn’ in Cinema

The year in film: 2024 was the year the film industry could no longer ignore the real world

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

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...

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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...

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Really enjoyed 'PERCIVAL' today. Have added several Everett novels to my to be read pile

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Siân Round @sianround.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Really enjoyed this strange little novel set in Porthcawl. Does anyone have any recommendations for other books in the Library of Wales series?

Copy of Bernice Rubens, I Sent a Letter to My Love

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