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I’m thrilled to announce that my book, Domestic Space in Late Georgian Britain: Materiality, Sociability and Emotion, c. 1750-1840 is now...

In the second of my IASH Twitter Takeover ‘favourite collages’ posts, I want to talk about something that you might not think about as...

In the second of my IASH Twitter Takeover ‘favourite collages’ posts, I want to talk about something that you might not think about as...

This week, I’m taking over the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities’ twitter feed (@IASH_Edinburgh) and I’ll be talking all...

This week, I’m taking over the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities’ twitter feed (@IASH_Edinburgh) and I’ll be talking all...

A round up of CFPs, conferences, and posts from the last week (…or so). First up: a bit of self promo. There’s still a little while left...

A round up of CFPs, conferences, and posts from the last week (…or so). First up: a bit of self promo. There’s still a little while left...

Last week I was in London for the excellent Sibylline Leaves: Chaos and Compilation in the Romantic Period conference. In this post, I’ll...

Last week I was in London for the excellent Sibylline Leaves: Chaos and Compilation in the Romantic Period conference. In this post, I’ll...

My object of the week is this INCREDIBLE Album of Seaweed Pictures from 1848, now held at the Brooklyn Museum. The album was made as a...

My object of the week is this INCREDIBLE Album of Seaweed Pictures from 1848, now held at the Brooklyn Museum. The album was made as a...

Usually following a conference, I write some kind of post-conference report, where I reflect on the conversations and ideas that the...

Usually following a conference, I write some kind of post-conference report, where I reflect on the conversations and ideas that the...

On Friday I’m heading to the Slavery and the Scottish Country House event, a day workshop examining the connections between Scotland and...

On Friday I’m heading to the Slavery and the Scottish Country House event, a day workshop examining the connections between Scotland and...

My review of Jonathon Shears and Jen Harrison’s edited volume Literary Bric-à-Brac and the Victorians: From Commodities to Oddities is...

My review of Jonathon Shears and Jen Harrison’s edited volume Literary Bric-à-Brac and the Victorians: From Commodities to Oddities is...

Thanks to a 2016-17 Travel Grant from the Lewis Walpole Library (taken in April 2017) I was able to conduct crucial primary research for...

Thanks to a 2016-17 Travel Grant from the Lewis Walpole Library (taken in April 2017) I was able to conduct crucial primary research for...

I’m thrilled to have been awarded a Harry Ransom Center Short Term Research Fellowship in the Humanities to conduct research on my...