Ann Moroney The Irish writer Daisy Bates (1859- 1951), successful and infamous in equal measure in her time, left a journalistic legacy that remains virtually unknown today. Born in Tipperary in 1859 but residing for the majority of her life in the Australian outback,…
Orlaith Darling, Trinity College Dublin In the U.S. post-script to The Demon Lover and Other Stories (1945), Elizabeth Bowen expresses the human yearning for security-in-placement: The search for indestructible landmarks in a destructible world led many down strange paths […] The violent destruction of…
Sophie van Os, PhD Candidate Radboud University Nijmegen Building Bridges: Facilitating International and Interdisciplinary Networks for Postgrads and Early-Career Researchers, Sophie van Os, PhD Candidate Radboud University Nijmegen Geraldine Brassil (PhD Student Mary Immaculate College + Postgraduate Researcher for the IWWN) has illustrated in…
Geraldine Brassil, PhD student, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick Literary networks played a vital role in the careers of nineteenth century women writers. Professional journalism, as Joanne Shattock (2018) has noted, relied on contacts and contemporary women had varying stratagems for making key connections. Jane…
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Upcoming events
Nineteenth Century Studies Association, Graduate Student Caucus
2021 Call for Participation
In today’s digital age, Wikipedia is becoming an increasingly popular resource. Because so many people turn to the online “free encyclopedia” for information, scholars around the world are joining efforts to improve the accuracy of Wikipedia entries. In light of this, the Graduate Caucus is organizing a brief Virtual Wikipedia edit-a-thon at our upcoming conference, Discovery (March 11-13, 2021).
The Wikipedia edit-a-thon will be held virtually on Saturday, March 13th. Time TBD.
If you are interested in participating, or have any questions, please email ncsagradcaucus@gmail.com.