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The Gordon Riots: Politics, culture and conflict in late eighteenth-century Britain Edited by Ian Haywood and John Seed (Cambridge University Press)

We are please to announce that Ian Haywood and John Seed are editing a new collection of essays on the Gordon riots, to be published by Cambridge University Press. Contributors include leading scholars in history and literature, and the volume will be the first dedicated study of this topic for many years. Further details will appear in due course on the ‘Publications’ page of this website.

The aim of the Centre for Research in Romanticism is to provide a focus for research in the area of Romantic and Eighteenth Century literature and culture. In addition to supporting the publications and research outputs of individual staff, it acts as a platform for interdisciplinary and collaborative research projects both within and outside of Roehampton University. In addition to running a regular series of research lectures and talks by invited speakers, the Centre hosts international conferences and shorter events such as day-schools. The Centre also seeks to establish links with relevant networks in the field of Romantic studies, both within Britain and internationally.

The centre is run by a Steering Committee:

• Professor Ian Haywood (Co-Director)
• Professor Martin Priestman (Co-Director)
• Dr Susan Matthews
• Professor Zachary Leader
• Dr Kate Teltscher
• Simon Edwards
• Dr John Seed

The research activities of the Centre have included:

• The hosting of several international conferences: ‘Romantic Circulations’ (the 2009 biennial conference of the British Association of Romantic Studies); ‘Romantic Spectacle’ (2006) – this conference led to a special issue of the online journal Romanticism on the Net; ‘Romantic Nationalisms’ (2001).
• One-day conferences on topics reflecting the specialist areas of our staff: ‘The Gordon Riots and British Culture’ (2008); ‘Romantic Infidels’ (2007).
• The publication of an anthology of non-canonical primary sources from the Romantic period: Romantic Period Writings 1798–1832, ed. Zachary Leader and Ian Haywood (Routledge, 1998).
• A programme of research papers given to staff and postgraduates by leading scholars. Speakers have included Marilyn Butler, Tom Paulin, Anne Janowitz, Linda Colley, Duncan Wu, Kevin Gilmartin, Markman Ellis, Nick Groom, David Worrall and Angela Keane.

Image credits (from top):

William Blake, 'Urizen as the Creator of the Material World' from Europe: A Prophecy. Copyright (c) 2004 the William Blake Archive. Used with permission.

William Blake, 'Visions of the Daughters of Albion'. Copyright (c) 2004 the William Blake Archive. Used with permission.