EVENT: BAVS Talks 2025

Date: Friday 27 June 2025, 2 pm to 5.30 pm
Format and Location: in-person, Lecture Theatre 2 and Room 1.01, Sir Bob Burgess Building, University of Leicester, Freemen’s Common, LE2 7TF

Join us for a special event organised as part of the year-long celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of the British Association for Victorian Studies (BAVS).

Following in the tradition of the BAVS Talks series, established under the Presidency of Professor Rohan McWilliam, four inspiring Victorian Studies experts will speak on a variety of topics.

Speakers

• Professor James Mussell (University of Leeds)
• Dr Pritika Pradhan (University of York)
• Professor Joanne Shattock (University of Leicester)
• Dr Amelia Yeates (Liverpool Hope University)

The papers will be followed by a Postgraduate Poster Session and Networking Reception showcasing Victorian Studies PhD research taking place in the Midlands and beyond. If you’re a postgraduate and would like to take part, check out the ‘Call for Posters’ here!

This free event is hosted by the Centre for Victorian Studies – the longest-established Centre of its kind in the UK – and generously sponsored by BAVS.
To register, visit: https://forms.office.com/e/d0Lpnbf5Eu

Please contact Dr Claire Wood (claire.wood@leicester.ac.uk) with any queries.