The North-West Long Nineteenth-Century Seminar
Established in 2014, our international seminar series showcases cutting-edge research on the long nineteenth century.
About these seminars
About these seminars
Introducing new scholarship from postgraduates, early career researchers and leading scholars in the field, this interdisciplinary seminar series has attracted participants from across the world.
We welcome papers on any aspects of the long nineteenth century from 1780 to 1914.
Past seminars have focussed on topics such as nineteenth-century periodicals, spiritualism and the supernatural, women’s ghost stories, travel writing, the legacy of the Brontës and Romantic poetry.
The North- West Long Nineteenth-Century Seminar often works with the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies to offer ghost story readings and Halloween seminars on the dark side of the nineteenth century.
We have attracted funding and support from the AHRC, the British Association for Romantic Studies, the British Association for Victorian Studies, and the Romantic Bicentennials initiative
Who should attend?
Everyone is welcome to attend these seminars. Our audience is often a mix of academic staff, members of the public and students.
Upcoming events
Seminars 2022/23
The seminar series meets three times a year, usually in November, March and July. We deliver online, campus and hybrid events.
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Selected past events
Selected past events
Reading Nineteenth-Century Periodicals: with thanks to Margaret Beetham
In 2019 we organised a seminar honouring Margaret Beetham for her contribution to periodical studies and research on women’s magazines. This scholar worked at Manchester Metropolitan for many years.
Read a selection of the papers published in the Victorian Periodicals Review.
Melmoth’s Afterlives
In 2020 we marked the bicentenary of Charles Robert Maturin with events including a reading group, a themed seminar on Melmoth the Wanderer and an interview with the award-winning novelist Sarah Perry. These events were funded by the Keats-Shelley Association of America and the Byron Society of America’s (BARS) Romantic Bicentennial’s initiative.
Read the BARS blog about Melmoth’s Afterlives.
Nineteenth-Century Women’s Ghost Stories
In 2021 we hosted a special seminar on women’s ghost stories in the nineteenth century, including writers publishing in Hungary, Scotland and the US.
Read a selection of the papers published in Women’s Writing.
Contact information
Contact us
For more information about the seminar series or our Long Nineteenth-Century Network, you can contact Dr Sonja Lawrenson or Dr Emma Liggins.