How can new audiences be encouraged to engage with texts from the long 19th century?

Earlier this year, I attended the International Centre for Women Writers From Brontë to Bloomsbury: Realism, Sensation and the New in … More

Report: Mystery and Medicine – The Dark Side of Science in Victorian Fiction

Back in June, I was lucky enough to travel to Galway to take part in the Victorian Popular Fiction Association’s … More

Gender Journeys: Brighton showcases Museum of Transology

[This story was published on July 27 by etc Magazine. Read the original story at http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?eid=f4d0df61-a140-46e1-a41b-c475c60ac72a&pnum=84.] Celebrating hope, ambition, and determination, … More

The Hairpin Drop: The Radical Origins of Pride in the UK

[This story was published on July 9 on Novara Media. Read the original story at novaramedia.com/2017/07/09/the-hairpin-drop-the-radical-origins-of-pride-in-the-uk.] [Image: GLF sit-in at West London … More

The Brothers Dalziel, woodpecking and the lost art of Victorian illustration

[This story was published on June 15 in the i. Read the original story at inews.co.uk/essentials/culture/arts/brothers-dalziel-woodpecking-lost-art-victorian-illustration.] William Blake’s visionary engravings, illustrating … More

Meet the Brighton craftswoman creating a textiles eco-map of her city

[This story was published on June 4 in the Brighton and Hove Independent. Read the original story at brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/news/brighton-craftswoman-creates-textiles-eco-map-of-city-1-7988490.] [Image: Caroline … More

The researchers revealing the beauty of Victorian wood engraving

[This story was published on June 1 in the Brighton and Hove Independent. Read the original story at brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/news/the-researchers-revealing-the-beauty-of-victorian-wood-engraving-1-7988381.] [Image: Bethan … More

Queer Community, Heritage and Arts in ‘Refracted’

[This story was published on May 18 on The Queerness. Read the original story at thequeerness.com/2017/05/18/review-queer-community-heritage-and-arts-in-refracted.] It’s an oft-repeated but rarely useful … More

100 Years of Queer British Art, from Fin de Siècle Aesthetics to Performative Dandyism

[This story was published on May 12 on Hyperallergic. Read the original story at hyperallergic.com/378110/100-years-of-queer-british-art-from-fin-de-siecle-aesthetics-to-performative-dandyism.] Although Tate Britain’s survey is a … More

Peaches, pearls and pornography: The Handmaiden (Director’s Cut) review

I’ve long been a fan of Sarah Waters’ writing. Her works, often complex tales of romantic female relationships during the … More