PhD student at Stirling Uni researching Jane Austen and queer performance / Editor-in-Chief, Romance, Revolution and Reform Journal 📚✨🎭https://bsky.app/profile/katiemaclean.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/katiemaclean.bsky.social/post/3mufdlx3vdc2aThe final stretch of the PhD burn out is real! I thought a classic British boozy strip holiday would save me but I’ve returned with the flu, a very full inbox and unsuccessful job applications (one for my dream job, yayyy 🥲)31 Aug 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:pfccevu6hbmtmlo7gehtyzju/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufdlx3vdc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/katiemaclean.bsky.social/post/3mrxs2pzczk2lSun sets on #BARS2026 🌅 I had the best time meeting friends old and new. So many great panels presenting important research during a time of global/sector crisis. And a huge plus is that BARS really is the best most welcoming bunch for PGRs!!!31 Jul 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:pfccevu6hbmtmlo7gehtyzju/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxs2pzczk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/katiemaclean.bsky.social/post/3mrpnv4abm22wConference nerves finally give way to excitement! I’m at #BARS2026 this week!! Very excited to be presenting on the Queer Austen panel and reconnect with familiar faces 🫶🏼🏳️‍🌈 Grateful to the Keats-Shelley Memorial Association for the travel bursary that allowed me to attend!28 Jul 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:pfccevu6hbmtmlo7gehtyzju/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpnv4abm22whttps://bsky.app/profile/katiemaclean.bsky.social/post/3moghdfxd3c2oKickstarting my next project on Jane Austen and Fantasy, I’m using this award for an research trip to consult ‘The Delightful Tales of Fairy Land’ by J.E. Austen I hope to trace Austen’s connection to the genre in her own novels, their illustrated editions, and multi-media adaptations 🧚🏻‍♀️🧝🏽‍♀️🦄🧞‍♀️🧙🏻‍♀️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:pfccevu6hbmtmlo7gehtyzju/app.bsky.feed.post/3moghdfxd3c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/katiemaclean.bsky.social/post/3mnuqyg7fys23Spent some time at Glasgow Zine Library today reading Austenian sci-fi parodies 🚀👽🪐09 Jun 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:pfccevu6hbmtmlo7gehtyzju/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuqyg7fys23https://bsky.app/profile/katiemaclean.bsky.social/post/3mmltpsegqc2fmini haul from Glasgow Zine Fest!!! History Time Zine by TIMEInverclyde LGBTQ+ Youth. How did they know I am obsessed with The Public Universal Friend???24 May 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:pfccevu6hbmtmlo7gehtyzju/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmltpsegqc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/katiemaclean.bsky.social/post/3mksgbfrrpk2nI really enjoyed contributing to this article with @theconversation.com Byron’s poem Darkness is one of my favourites and eerily relevant today 🌋 https://theconversation.com/ten-compelling-poems-about-climate-change-chosen-by-our-experts-28169801 May 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:pfccevu6hbmtmlo7gehtyzju/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksgbfrrpk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/katiemaclean.bsky.social/post/3mhdh2bbfnc2t🚨We are more than halfway through of CfS!!!! 🚨 [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:pfccevu6hbmtmlo7gehtyzju/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdh2bbfnc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/katiemaclean.bsky.social/post/3mfmdv2624s2qCan't believe I am starting to write the introduction to my thesis today !!! It is actually really hard to put into words the context/framework of ideas you have been thinking and writing about for 4+ years 🤯24 Feb 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:pfccevu6hbmtmlo7gehtyzju/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmdv2624s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/katiemaclean.bsky.social/post/3mf4x7bttbk22Come and join us!!!!!! Amazing experience for PGRs/ECRs in a v friendly and welcoming environment 🤗 There will be scope for progression for PGRs in more senior editing roles [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Feb 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:pfccevu6hbmtmlo7gehtyzju/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf4x7bttbk22https://bsky.app/profile/katiemaclean.bsky.social/post/3mexv47vvmk22📢 RRR Journal is on the hunt for new reviewers! If you'd like to express interest in writing a review of a monograph, conference, exhibition, theatre production, or film to be considered for next year's issue, please fill out the 'call for reviewers' form at www.rrrjournal.com/contact or email us!16 Feb 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:pfccevu6hbmtmlo7gehtyzju/app.bsky.feed.post/3mexv47vvmk22https://bsky.app/profile/katiemaclean.bsky.social/post/3mequvm4wvk2fDid not expect there to be puppy play in Wuthering Heights but here we are I guess13 Feb 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:pfccevu6hbmtmlo7gehtyzju/app.bsky.feed.post/3mequvm4wvk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/katiemaclean.bsky.social/post/3mdan3ecfxs2qHappy Burns day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 My dad was part of a Burns Club and would address the haggis every year. As I little girl I remember looking through his copy of Robert Burns: The Scottish Bard. I never found his book when he passed away but I hope he loaned it to someone who is using it tonight!25 Jan 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:pfccevu6hbmtmlo7gehtyzju/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdan3ecfxs2q