Still excited about this, still sharing it, still can't believe I get to be involved with cool things like this ... but also ... still fighting with my own peri-menopausal symptoms and full of rage. It's a rollercoaster of emotions today!
I kinda want to extract the paths of the fencing foils and embroider them. 😍 #DHmakes
5/6, join online+free @scholarslab.bsky.social event by our DH Fellow Seanna Viechweg for a very good example of DH dissertation work right now: interactive digital pedagogy exploring how we can practice speculative reinterpretation as a way of asking "what if?" when archives fall short +
Programme, abstract pack and registration link here: victorianpopularfiction.org/the-critical...
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It's so reassuring to see registrations coming in for our study day. We're really excited to hear from our speakers and engage in conversation about the importance of (peri-)menopause and how it has been represented historically (and today!?) Programme and registration link in the comments!
Thank you for the reply and positivity!
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More info and registration here: victorianpopularfiction.org/the-critical...
The workshop is part of an exciting study day on (peri-) menopause in Victorian literature. Attendees are welcome to join one or both parts of the day
My bio for conference papers often says that I am an advocate for making digital humanities methods more inclusive and accessible. Mainly because I know that they can be incredibly useful but they intimidate me. Today I am finally "properly" advocating by organising a workshop. Link in comments...
Absolutely thrilled to share the programme for the study day that I am co-organising on the "Critical Age" in Victorian Popular Fiction. Registration link in the comments. All welcome @vpfa.bsky.social @bavs-uk.bsky.social @cncsi.bsky.social
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Thrilled to be giving the keynote for Teesside University's MA English Literature Graduate Conference, what a great lineup! Message me for the Teams link if you'd like to join us. @janeford.bsky.social @drsallybd.bsky.social @scmc.bsky.social @robbhawkes.bsky.social @bradders953.bsky.social
Join the VPFA for a workshop on publishing Victorian Popular Fiction!
✅ Turning your thesis into a monograph.
✅ Writing a winning book proposal.
✅ Insights from the VPFJ editorial committee.
✅ Handling peer review & rejection
📅 26th February at 6pm
🔗 See your emails for the registration link!
We have received some brilliant abstracts already and would love to see a few more! Get your ideas down and get them to us! The deadline is tomorrow (19th February), but I'm taking the day off and won't be checking my emails until the 20th, so ....... 🤷♀️😉
@ukiedh.bsky.social Can you please share with your members. We are keen to have a DH session showcasing some of the tools or programs that can aid research into the nineteenth century and would greatly appreciate the share!
Just 9 days left to get an abstract in for this @vpfa.bsky.social study day on "The Critical Age". Please re-post to share as widely as we can. Thank you!
@nanetworkinaging.bsky.social Do any of your members focus on the nineteenth century?
3 weeks to get your abstract into us for our fabulous study day on (peri-)menopause in Victorian literature. That's 1 week to jot it down on your never-ending to-do list, 1 week to forget about it & 1 week to write down your brilliant research ideas in a somewhat coherent manner and send it to us!
Hello 2026! Here's to a great new year, the same fabulous you, and a new(ish) CFP to submit an abstract to....
I'm thrilled to be co-organising this study day next year. Please consider submitting an abstract and joining us in this important and fascinating conversation about women's (peri-) menopause in Victorian literature
The reading packs produced by the @vpfa.bsky.social's third sex reading group are always gorgeous, and the discussions are always great. What's not to love!
Join us Wed 17th Sept @ 5.30pm UK time to discuss the highly problematic "Lodore". Everybody welcome... message for more details.
The link for the reading group on Lodore is now live ... www.eventbrite.com/e/lodore-tic... please join us!
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Come and join us in our discussion on the book. For your summer reading, audio and text versions both available on Internet Archive or Gutenberg 📖
Double page spread of black printed text on white paper which is the first two pages of chapter three of Mary Shelley's Lodore. The pages are covered in handwritten annotations (mine)
This photo may be upsetting to some people as it shows a book being vandalised... aka my notes on Mary Shelley's Lodore. Key words so far are: Incestuous, Angel of the House, and depression. Looking forward to discussing further on 17 September at the VPFA 3rd sex reading group.
Please allow me to recommend some summer reading, followed with an invitation to join our book discussion. Everybody is welcome so please share widely (this poster has the correct start time of 5.30pm!) The text and audiobook are available on Internet Archive/Gutenberg. @vpfa.bsky.social
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Oh where has the time gone?! We are approaching our final Research Seminar. Join us this Wednesday (28th May) at 2pm UK time to hear Suzy Corrigan's paper on Vernon Lee, Ethel Smyth & Sapphonics. Everyone welcome
VPFA speed networking event - this Friday, the 30th May!
🗣️ Connect, converse, and collaborate!
🧑🎓 Who’s it for?
This event is designed for postgraduate students and researchers who are members of the VPFA. Come as you are—whether you're just starting out or writing up your thesis.
"No wonder people are tired" .... "It is a dreadfully tough job to live nowadays, and do it as our friends expect us to do it"
