Postdoctoral Researcher @ucc.ie • Scottish Romanticism, Novels, Book History, and Canons • IASSL Membership Sec • AFHEA • She/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/drcleoocy.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drcleoocy.bsky.social/post/3myz727s3c22iThanks to @mckeever.bsky.social for a fabulous talk on the regional novel in c19 Scotland yesterday as part of our English research seminar series at @ucc.ie - covering 28 novels and counting in about as many minutes!29 Oct 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:vsahls2kyghbczxbfeko7hrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3myz727s3c22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/drcleoocy.bsky.social/post/3mywpoc5jms2fA fun few days spent in Boston last week - presenting my work on literary genre, moral education, and Scottish women writers’ networks at the Journal of Scottish Philosophy’s annual workshop - as well as catching up with friends old and new about current and future projects @uccresearch.bsky.social28 Oct 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:vsahls2kyghbczxbfeko7hrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywpoc5jms2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drcleoocy.bsky.social/post/3mw46nkybzk2iLooking forward to teaching Austen’s Teenage Writings for the first time this afternoon - and delighted to have a piece on Austen’s Scottish female contemporaries published in @uk.theconversation.com this morning! https://theconversation.com/the-two-scottish-female-novelists-who-outsold-and-inspired-jane-austen-290405 @uccresearch.bsky.social22 Sep 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:vsahls2kyghbczxbfeko7hrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw46nkybzk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/drcleoocy.bsky.social/post/3mvaze3nxk22sBeautiful evening on campus ☀️11 Sep 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:vsahls2kyghbczxbfeko7hrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaze3nxk22shttps://bsky.app/profile/drcleoocy.bsky.social/post/3mumn46d3uc2zA pleasure to speak with Lithuanian National Television and Radio (LRT) recently about historical attitudes towards novel reading and how these are changing in light of the UK’s #NationalYearofReading in 2026. Our interview (for any Lithuanian-speaking friends!) is here: https://www.lrt.lt/radioteka/irasas/2000840024/kintantis-poziuris-i-romanus-anksciau-manyta-kad-skaitancias-moteris-lengviau-sugundytib03 Sep 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:vsahls2kyghbczxbfeko7hrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumn46d3uc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/drcleoocy.bsky.social/post/3mufuwalrmk2oFirst night in my new city 🇮🇪31 Aug 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:vsahls2kyghbczxbfeko7hrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufuwalrmk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/drcleoocy.bsky.social/post/3mu4yihdwoc25My last day @glasgowburns.bsky.social and what a year it’s been - 1 map, much haggis, and many Burns Suppers later! Excited to begin a new chapter next week but first special thanks to @paulinemackay.bsky.social, and all my friends and colleagues @uofgartshums.bsky.social, for such a convivial time!28 Aug 2026 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:vsahls2kyghbczxbfeko7hrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4yihdwoc25