Welcome to our new VPFA co-President, Claudia Capancioni! #VPFAPublics
July 8, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Welcome to our new VPFA co-President, Claudia Capancioni! #VPFAPublics
#VPFAPublics bricolage makerspace with Lucie
July 6, 2026 at 9:29 AM
#VPFAPublics bricolage makerspace with Lucie
I’m sorry, I get to present in THIS GORGEOUS ROOM?! #VPFAPublics
July 6, 2026 at 10:39 AM
I’m sorry, I get to present in THIS GORGEOUS ROOM?! #VPFAPublics
Can you imagine trying to de-anonymise 22 Victorian sensation novels? Because Janine Hatter can! What an amazing project 😱 #VPFAPublics
July 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Can you imagine trying to de-anonymise 22 Victorian sensation novels? Because Janine Hatter can! What an amazing project 😱 #VPFAPublics
Thanks @vpfa.bsky.social for having me at #vpfapublics
I loved being in the company of Beniko Inamura and my wonderful PhD supervisor @braddonite.bsky.social
I loved being in the company of Beniko Inamura and my wonderful PhD supervisor @braddonite.bsky.social
July 6, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Thanks @vpfa.bsky.social for having me at #vpfapublics
I loved being in the company of Beniko Inamura and my wonderful PhD supervisor @braddonite.bsky.social
I loved being in the company of Beniko Inamura and my wonderful PhD supervisor @braddonite.bsky.social
absolutely incredible 😍#VPFAPublics
I’m sorry, I get to present in THIS GORGEOUS ROOM?! #VPFAPublics
July 6, 2026 at 11:02 AM
absolutely incredible 😍#VPFAPublics
Thank you so much #VPFAPublics. What a fantastic conference and so much to look forward to thanks to @vpfa.bsky.social wonderful community!!!
July 8, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Thank you so much #VPFAPublics. What a fantastic conference and so much to look forward to thanks to @vpfa.bsky.social wonderful community!!!
Learning about William Holman Hunt’s orientalist religious works set in front of this beautiful backdrop. Absolute perfection. #VPFAPublics
July 7, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Learning about William Holman Hunt’s orientalist religious works set in front of this beautiful backdrop. Absolute perfection. #VPFAPublics
Helen McKenzie talking about M.E. Braddon's letters of recommendations to the Royal Literary Fund. Her letters frequently emphasise the innocence of the writer, and use very physical language #VPFAPublics
July 7, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Helen McKenzie talking about M.E. Braddon's letters of recommendations to the Royal Literary Fund. Her letters frequently emphasise the innocence of the writer, and use very physical language #VPFAPublics
“Murder by beast rampage” just makes me think of “30-50 wild hogs” 🤣🤣 #VPFAPublics
July 8, 2026 at 11:11 AM
“Murder by beast rampage” just makes me think of “30-50 wild hogs” 🤣🤣 #VPFAPublics
Bodies - WHAT A PANEL at #vpfapublics
It was absolutely brilliant! I loved hearing from Megan Nash, Anna-Maria Grill, and @ebutler-way.bsky.social about their fascinating research!
@vpfa.bsky.social
It was absolutely brilliant! I loved hearing from Megan Nash, Anna-Maria Grill, and @ebutler-way.bsky.social about their fascinating research!
@vpfa.bsky.social
July 7, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Bodies - WHAT A PANEL at #vpfapublics
It was absolutely brilliant! I loved hearing from Megan Nash, Anna-Maria Grill, and @ebutler-way.bsky.social about their fascinating research!
@vpfa.bsky.social
It was absolutely brilliant! I loved hearing from Megan Nash, Anna-Maria Grill, and @ebutler-way.bsky.social about their fascinating research!
@vpfa.bsky.social
The Bodies panel was certainly one of my favourites too. Fascinating research presented at #VPFAPublics day 2.
Bodies - WHAT A PANEL at #vpfapublics
It was absolutely brilliant! I loved hearing from Megan Nash, Anna-Maria Grill, and @ebutler-way.bsky.social about their fascinating research!
@vpfa.bsky.social
It was absolutely brilliant! I loved hearing from Megan Nash, Anna-Maria Grill, and @ebutler-way.bsky.social about their fascinating research!
@vpfa.bsky.social
July 7, 2026 at 10:13 PM
The Bodies panel was certainly one of my favourites too. Fascinating research presented at #VPFAPublics day 2.
Presented my #VPFAPublics paper this morning in the Moot Room, which is gorgeous. I felt a bit like I was preaching a sermon!
July 6, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Presented my #VPFAPublics paper this morning in the Moot Room, which is gorgeous. I felt a bit like I was preaching a sermon!
"If you think students are using AI, what are you doing to make them NOT use AI?" - Lucie #VPFAPublics
July 6, 2026 at 9:10 AM
"If you think students are using AI, what are you doing to make them NOT use AI?" - Lucie #VPFAPublics
When Jo said “up the grand looking staircase”, I wasn’t expecting these beautiful columns! Ready to kick off the conference now! #VPFAPublics
July 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM
When Jo said “up the grand looking staircase”, I wasn’t expecting these beautiful columns! Ready to kick off the conference now! #VPFAPublics
#VPFAPublics Theatricalities panel. @braddonite.bsky.social (Anne-Marie Beller): For Braddon, theatre = metaphor for social performance. "Acting" explores social performativity. Complex, shifting reps of actresses reflect changing ideas about acting.
July 6, 2026 at 10:36 AM
#VPFAPublics Theatricalities panel. @braddonite.bsky.social (Anne-Marie Beller): For Braddon, theatre = metaphor for social performance. "Acting" explores social performativity. Complex, shifting reps of actresses reflect changing ideas about acting.
#VPFAPublics Lucie Matthews-Jones asks us to think about what "sparks joy" in our teaching.
July 6, 2026 at 8:43 AM
#VPFAPublics Lucie Matthews-Jones asks us to think about what "sparks joy" in our teaching.
#VPFAPublics: Beniko Imamura: Victorian theatrical adaptation was not a one-way street. It was a back-and-forth "process of competition."
July 6, 2026 at 11:17 AM
#VPFAPublics: Beniko Imamura: Victorian theatrical adaptation was not a one-way street. It was a back-and-forth "process of competition."
@andrewkingc19.bsky.social talking about how Victorians marketed Pop Fiction - and I’m very excited to learn more about Victorian marketing, particularly design and product placement! Makes me think of my trawling through Punch for crumbs of context! #VPFAPublics
July 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
@andrewkingc19.bsky.social talking about how Victorians marketed Pop Fiction - and I’m very excited to learn more about Victorian marketing, particularly design and product placement! Makes me think of my trawling through Punch for crumbs of context! #VPFAPublics
#VPFAPublics @braddonite.bsky.social : Lady Audley is the "complete actress." Female performance compelled by external forces, contra Victorian scientific thought.
July 6, 2026 at 10:38 AM
#VPFAPublics @braddonite.bsky.social : Lady Audley is the "complete actress." Female performance compelled by external forces, contra Victorian scientific thought.
Great time at #VPFAPublics this week. And amazing to hear from @ebutler-way.bsky.social, @ccapancioni.bsky.social , & @helenaesser.bsky.social that papers at next year's conference in Aberystwyth will exclusively take place in bathing machines & on funicular railways, as unlikely as that sounds.
July 8, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Great time at #VPFAPublics this week. And amazing to hear from @ebutler-way.bsky.social, @ccapancioni.bsky.social , & @helenaesser.bsky.social that papers at next year's conference in Aberystwyth will exclusively take place in bathing machines & on funicular railways, as unlikely as that sounds.
A great reminder from Dr Jennifer Jones in her session on creating good writing habits this morning. I spend far too much time trying to have the ‘perfect’ first draft, which often results in unfinished projects. Reflecting on how I can ‘un-perfect’ my process at #VPFAPublics ✍🏻
July 7, 2026 at 10:13 AM
A great reminder from Dr Jennifer Jones in her session on creating good writing habits this morning. I spend far too much time trying to have the ‘perfect’ first draft, which often results in unfinished projects. Reflecting on how I can ‘un-perfect’ my process at #VPFAPublics ✍🏻
Thank you to @vpfa.bsky.social for inviting me to give my 1st (pedagogy focused) keynote where I playful thought about What the Victorians Taught Me About Teaching? I focused on creative production, emotion, sociability&wellbeing. I shared some of my students creative work too. #vpfapublics
July 6, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Thank you to @vpfa.bsky.social for inviting me to give my 1st (pedagogy focused) keynote where I playful thought about What the Victorians Taught Me About Teaching? I focused on creative production, emotion, sociability&wellbeing. I shared some of my students creative work too. #vpfapublics
What a fantastic three days at #VPFAPublics in Liverpool! I had an amazing time in one of the most beautiful venues I’ve ever seen. Such a joy to learn more about Victorian popular fiction while catching up with old friends and meeting new ones. Can’t wait for next year!
July 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
What a fantastic three days at #VPFAPublics in Liverpool! I had an amazing time in one of the most beautiful venues I’ve ever seen. Such a joy to learn more about Victorian popular fiction while catching up with old friends and meeting new ones. Can’t wait for next year!
After many ideas and productive conversations, the second day of #VPFAPublics ended with a joyful conference dinner. We are starting with a much awaited keynote first thing tomorrow morning: Tara MacDonald’s ‘Public Institutions, Private Care: Sex Work and Care Work in Victorian Popular Fiction’.
July 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
After many ideas and productive conversations, the second day of #VPFAPublics ended with a joyful conference dinner. We are starting with a much awaited keynote first thing tomorrow morning: Tara MacDonald’s ‘Public Institutions, Private Care: Sex Work and Care Work in Victorian Popular Fiction’.