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Official Bluesky account for the North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS). We're in Pasadena for #nacbs2026!

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Casey Schmitt @csschmitt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I am so happy to see The Predatory Sea among these amazing books written by scholars I respect and admire! 🗃️ @pennpress.bsky.social
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2026 John Ben Snow Book Prize for best book in British Studies dealing with the period prior to 1800. Read more here: www.nacbs.org/news/snow-pr... @yalepress.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social @cambridge.org @csschmitt.bsky.social
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2026 Stansky Book Prize for best book in British Studies dealing with the period since 1800. Read more here: www.nacbs.org/news/stansky... @uchicagopress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social @harvardpress.bsky.social
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Journal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📢New article in Forum: 1776 - Views from the British World 📗"A Lightning Rod and A Powder Keg: How the American Revolution Changed Electrical Science," by Daniel Graham Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Journal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📢New article in Forum: 1776 - Views from the British World 📗“ '1776 and All That': A View from the English East Midlands" by Richard A. Gaunt Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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FORUM: 1776. Views from the British World: “1776 and All That”: A View from the English East Midlands | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
FORUM: 1776. Views from the British World: “1776 and All That”: A View from the English East Midlands - Volume 65
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Journal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📢New article in JBS! 📗"Abolition and Abortion: The Slave Trade and the Criminalization of Abortion in Britain" by Julia Burke Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Abolition and Abortion: The Slave Trade and the Criminalization of Abortion in Britain | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
Abolition and Abortion: The Slave Trade and the Criminalization of Abortion in Britain - Volume 65
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Journal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📢New article in JBS! 📗"Shaping Modern British Society: Recent Historical Lenses on Evangelicalism" by John Wolffe Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Shaping Modern British Society: Recent Historical Lenses on Evangelicalism | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
Shaping Modern British Society: Recent Historical Lenses on Evangelicalism - Volume 65
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📢NACBS-Folger Institute Fellowship 📌Applications due Jan 15 The NACBS-Huntington Library Fellowship aids dissertation research in British Studies using the collection of the library. More info here: www.nacbs.org/fellowships/...
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Joining us in Pasadena for #nacbs2026? Learn more about the connections between imperial architecture and one of Pasadena's iconic landmarks, the Gamble House in this Broadsides piece by Sophie Warner and @priyanka-zylstra.bsky.social www.nacbs.org/post/such-a-...
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“Such a paradise as Pasadena”: The British(ish) History of the California Bungalow
“By the 1920s, the bungalow boomed on both sides of the Atlantic, though these were a far cry from the first bungalow structures in colonial India.”
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
📢NACBS-Huntington Library Fellowship 📌Applications due Nov 15 The NACBS-Huntington Library Fellowship aids dissertation research in British Studies using the collection of the library. More info here: www.nacbs.org/fellowships/...
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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Join us for “Hashtag Humanities: Scholars, Social Media, and Knowledge for the Public Good,” an ACLS Zoom event on 10/1, 2-3 PM ET. Learn how humanities PhDs are shaping cultural discourse by sharing and demystifying scholarly knowledge on social media. Register now bit.ly/4AciCCo
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Hashtag Humanities - A Live Zoom Event 10/1/26
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Journal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
📢New article in Forum: 1776 - Views from the British World 📗"How the American Revolution Transformed the British Press and Its Readers," by Troy Bickham Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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FORUM: 1776. Views from the British World: How the American Revolution Transformed the British Press and Its Readers | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
FORUM: 1776. Views from the British World: How the American Revolution Transformed the British Press and Its Readers - Volume 65
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Journal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
📢New article in Forum: 1776 - Views from the British World 📗"The Loss of America and the Case for British India," by Tiraana Bains Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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FORUM: 1776.  Views from the British World:  The Loss of America and the Case for British India | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
FORUM: 1776. Views from the British World: The Loss of America and the Case for British India - Volume 65
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
📢Upcoming book event! Join us to hear more about @historytaylor.bsky.social 's Little Wars of Empire: British veterans in a colonial world, c. 1885-1918. 📅Sep 11 ⏰12pm noon ET Free and open to the public Info and RSVP: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
What was the political work of "community" in Notting Hill after the 1958 riots? In this 2019 article, Schofield and Jones examine Notting Hill after the riots as an important locale of new progressive thinking and action. Read more in @jbritishstudies.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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“Whatever Community Is, This Is Not It”: Notting Hill and the Reconstruction of “Race” in Britain after 1958 | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
“Whatever Community Is, This Is Not It”: Notting Hill and the Reconstruction of “Race” in Britain after 1958 - Volume 58 Issue 1
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
📢 Deadline extended! Nominations for the inaugural NACBS Distinguished Service Award will be accepted until September 15. You can find more information about this new award here: www.nacbs.org/prize-databa...
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Happening today!! Join at 11am ET to hear more about the US at 250 in the contexts of British Studies, commemorations on both sides of the Atlantic, and recent politicized attacks on public history.
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
With the Fall semester getting underway for many, we are revisiting past Broadside posts about teaching British history! See what Jeffrey Jones had to say in 2023 about teaching the history of Britain and Europe. www.nacbs.org/post/teachin...
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Teaching Britain and Europe
"Placing imperial history at the heart of the metropole, and at the heart of Europe, was essential to my vision for this course."
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Upcoming event! 💻Roundtable: America 250 and British Studies 📅August 27 ⏰8am PT/ 11am ET Info and RSVP here: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
What does AMRRHAO stand for? In the latest for Broadsides, NACBS President Brian Lewis recounts his experiment attempting to solve a historical mystery with the help of AI. www.nacbs.org/post/a-queer...
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A Queer Classical Conundrum: Can AI Help?
George Cecil Ives, an upper-class Cambridge graduate, founded Britain’s first queer rights organization around 1893. He named it the Order of Chaeronea to commemorate the battle in 338 BCE where the…
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Journal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Upcoming JBS event! 💻"How I Wrote This" with Christian Liddy 📅September 24 ⏰8am PT/ 11am ET Christian Liddy joins @thenacbs.bsky.social and JBS editors to discuss the process of writing and revising an article for the journal. Info and RSVP here: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The NACBS has signed on to the @acls1919.bsky.social Statement regarding the National Call to Action issued by the US Secretary of Education. You can read the full statement below.
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
OTD in 1851, Albert Smith reached the summit of Mont Blanc. Read "Albert Smith, the Alpine Club, and the Invention of Mountaineering in Mid-Victorian Britain" from 2014 by Peter H. Hansen to learn about the imperial cultures of mountaineering in JBS. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Albert Smith, the Alpine Club, and the Invention of Mountaineering in Mid-Victorian Britain | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
Albert Smith, the Alpine Club, and the Invention of Mountaineering in Mid-Victorian Britain - Volume 34 Issue 3
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Jay Roszman @jayroszman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
1/5 📣 An article I've written about the Queen's University in Ireland, its constituent colleges, and their relationship to the British Empire has been published with @jbritishstudies.bsky.social. The article makes the case for rethinking about the Queen's University's purpose in Ireland. 🗃️
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Institutions of Empire? The Foundation of the Queen’s Colleges and British Imperial Service, 1845–85 | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
Institutions of Empire? The Foundation of the Queen’s Colleges and British Imperial Service, 1845–85 - Volume 65
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Congratulations to this year's NACBS-Folger Fellow - Dr. Elizabeth Hines! Hines’ fellowship project, currently titled “War in the Time of Anglo-Dutch Empire”, explores Anglo-Dutch relations and transimperial ventures in the early modern period www.nacbs.org/news/nacbs-f...
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
As the Clacton by-election approaches, Kevin Harris reflects on the development of a rhetorical "culture of victimhood," from Oswald Mosley to Nigel Farage, in the latest for Broadsides. www.nacbs.org/post/from-mo...
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From Mosley to Farage? Victimhood, Legitimacy, and the British Far Right
"Farage’s success therefore suggests not the return of fascism unchanged, but the normalisation of rhetorical forms formerly associated with the far right, after they have been detached from overt fas...
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
As the Clacton by-election approaches, Kevin Harris reflects on the development of a rhetorical "culture of victimhood," from Oswald Mosley to Nigel Farage, in the latest for Broadsides. www.nacbs.org/post/from-mo...
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From Mosley to Farage? Victimhood, Legitimacy, and the British Far Right
"Farage’s success therefore suggests not the return of fascism unchanged, but the normalisation of rhetorical forms formerly associated with the far right, after they have been detached from overt fas...
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Tom Cutterham @tomcutterham.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
For the @jbritishstudies.bsky.social forum, "1776: Views from the British World," I wrote a short piece about the surprising significance of Church of Scotland ministers in the transatlantic American Revolution.
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FORUM: 1776. Views from the British World: Ambivalent Independence: Scottish Dissent, Parliamentary Reform, and Britain's American Revolution | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
FORUM: 1776. Views from the British World: Ambivalent Independence: Scottish Dissent, Parliamentary Reform, and Britain's American Revolution - Volume 65
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Journal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
📢New article in JBS! 📗"'Women, Where Are Your Jobs Going?': Feminism and the Problem of Unemployment in Thatcher’s Britain," by @nataliethomlinson.bsky.social Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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“Women, Where Are Your Jobs Going?”: Feminism and the Problem of Unemployment in Thatcher’s Britain | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
“Women, Where Are Your Jobs Going?”: Feminism and the Problem of Unemployment in Thatcher’s Britain - Volume 65
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Happening today! There is still time to RSVP at the link below and join at noon ET!
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Christine Slobogin @slobogin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Always a pleasure writing about the Guinea Pig Club! Check it out on the Broadsides blog for the North American Conference on British Studies. www.nacbs.org/post/in-grou...
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In-Groups and Out-Groups: Tube Pedicle Humor, Facial Difference, and the Guinea Pig Club
“There is an intrinsic irony in the tube pedicle procedure: meant to restore some level of normative appearance and function, it temporarily made the faces of these patients even more different.”
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Journal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Also available today! "From Secession to Status: 1776 and the Politics of Subordinate Sovereignty in the British World" by Nguyen Truong Giang Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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FORUM: 1776. Views from the British World: From Secession to Status: 1776 and the Politics of Subordinate Sovereignty in the British World | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
FORUM: 1776. Views from the British World: From Secession to Status: 1776 and the Politics of Subordinate Sovereignty in the British World - Volume 65
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Journal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Another addition to 1776: Views from the British World! "The Death of William Pitt and British Patriotism" by Amy Watson Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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FORUM: 1776. Views from the British World: The Death of William Pitt and British Patriotism | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
FORUM: 1776. Views from the British World: The Death of William Pitt and British Patriotism - Volume 65
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Next up, Bradley Irish on historical neurodiversity and its what it offers British Studies. #disabilitypridemonth Read the piece at Broadsides: www.nacbs.org/post/histori...
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Historical Neurodiversity and British Studies
“In the last decade or so scholars in the humanities have increasingly begun to theorize how we might think about neurodivergence, and neurological difference more generally, in the historical past.”
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Journal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Next up in Forum 1776: Views from the British World "Ambivalent Independence: The US Declaration in Hemispheric Perspective," by Eric Hinderaker and Rebecca Horn www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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FORUM: 1776. Views from the British World. Ambivalent Independence: The US Declaration in Hemispheric Perspective | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
FORUM: 1776. Views from the British World. Ambivalent Independence: The US Declaration in Hemispheric Perspective - Volume 65
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Journal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
📢New article in JBS! 📗"Killer Dust in the Classroom: Asbestos in Schools and the Urban-Environmental Politics of Risk in 1980s London" by Adam Page Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Killer Dust in the Classroom: Asbestos in Schools and the Urban-Environmental Politics of Risk in 1980s London | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
Killer Dust in the Classroom: Asbestos in Schools and the Urban-Environmental Politics of Risk in 1980s London - Volume 65
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Did you know July is Disability Pride Month? To mark the occasion, Broadsides will spotlight several pieces that explore disability history. First up, Hasaam Latif on Lascar sailors, mental distress, and disability.
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From the Engine Room to the Asylum: Mental Distress and Disability Among Lascar Sailors
"Mental distress, disability, and institutionalisation were not marginal experiences but formed part of the broader human cost of Britain's maritime empire."
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Journal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Next up in Forum 1776: Views from the British World! "The Declaration of Independence through Jewish Eyes: The American Revolution as a Site for Self-Making" by Jamie L. Bronstein Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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FORUM: 1776. Views from the British World. The Declaration of Independence through Jewish Eyes: The American Revolution as a Site for Self-Making | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
FORUM: 1776. Views from the British World. The Declaration of Independence through Jewish Eyes: The American Revolution as a Site for Self-Making - Volume 65
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Amy Woodson-Boulton @amywb.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
#SkyStorians! Join us to learn how you can navigate this anti-DEI climate as you apply for jobs and grants. An event we put together for @thenacbs.bsky.social but you don't have to be a member to benefit! lmula.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #DEI #BritishStudies #19thCentury #AcademicSky
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Applying for Jobs & Grants in the Current Climate. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Friday, July 24 at 9:00-10:30am PT/ 12:00-1:30pm ET Get advice from experts at a career center and faculty defense organization on what you should know about applying for positions and grants in the ...
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Event next week! 💻Applying for Grants and Jobs in the Current Climate 📅July 24 ⏰9am PT/ 12pm ET Info and RSVP at the link below! www.nacbs.org/news/applyin...
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Applying for Jobs & Grants Event | NACBS
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Patrick Barker @patombark.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Looking forward to presenting with colleagues working on the British Caribbean at the NACBS conference in Pasadena in November. First time at this conference! @thenacbs.bsky.social
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Tammy Proctor @usuhistorienne.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
For #historians - Call for Papers for a conference on women's mobilization in the Americas during WWI in Buenos Aires on 13-14 May 2027 This conference invites scholars from related disciplines to submit their research examining the roles played by women across the Americas during the Great War.
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Registration for NACBS 2026 opens tomorrow! A draft program is now available to view on our conference page. We hope to see you in Pasadena! www.nacbs.org/conference
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Conference | NACBS
The North American Conference on British Studies annual conference homepage
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Taylor Soja @historytaylor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Briefly returning to the wild world of social media to share that my new book, LITTLE WARS OF EMPIRE, is available and currently on sale from @manchesterup.bsky.social. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526190468/
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Manchester University Press - Little wars of empire
Little wars of empire - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Little wars of empire by Taylor Soja
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
"For Britain, the American Revolution arguably proved to be the most expensive, protracted, and unsuccessful conflicts in the history of its empire." Read more from Troy Bickham in this 2025 piece for Broadsides.
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Washington, US Revolution, and the British Atlantic
"Of all the American Presidents, George Washington was perhaps best known to the British at the time of his inauguration. "
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
As 4th of July celebrations kick off this weekend, read more about emigrant Highlanders and loyalism during the American Revolution in this 2012 article by Matthew Dziennik in @JBritishStudies.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Through an Imperial Prism: Land, Liberty, and Highland Loyalism in the War of American Independence | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
Through an Imperial Prism: Land, Liberty, and Highland Loyalism in the War of American Independence - Volume 50 Issue 2
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Nominations for our Undergraduate Essay Prize are due tonight by 11:59pm ET! Essays may be from any department as long as they relate to British Studies and date from this academic year. www.nacbs.org/prize-databa...
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Undergraduate Essay Prize
Each year the NACBS awards up to eight prizes of $100 each to the best essays on British topics submitted by undergraduates studying in American and Canadian universities. Essays may be from any depar...
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
As we wrap up Pride Month 2026, take a moment to check out our series highlighting queer and trans histories! #pridemonth #pride www.nacbs.org/news/pride-m...
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TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Thomas R. Metcalf, distinguished scholar of the social, political, and cultural history of the British Empire and colonial South Asia, passed on June 18, 2026. You can read more about his scholarship and mentorship in this essay by Durba Ghosh. thewire.in/history/reme...
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Remembering Thomas R. Metcalf, the Historian Who Reinvented Himself Again and Again
Between 'An Imperial Vision' and 'Imperial Connections: India in the Indian Ocean Arena, 1860-1920', Tom engaged in a number of field-building projects that brought together his engagements with Briti...
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