April Girling
@girlinga.bsky.social
PhD Student (University of Worcester). Researching heterotopias in the work of John Milton and Lucy Hutchinson.
After dark tour of The Commandery (despite having lived in Worcestershire my whole life I've never visited The Commandery in the day).
October 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
After dark tour of The Commandery (despite having lived in Worcestershire my whole life I've never visited The Commandery in the day).
Pleased to say that my paper has been accepted for #BSECS2026! I'll be discussing Eden as a micro- and macrocosm in Lucy Hutchinson's Order and Disorder.
#EarlyModern
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October 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Pleased to say that my paper has been accepted for #BSECS2026! I'll be discussing Eden as a micro- and macrocosm in Lucy Hutchinson's Order and Disorder.
#EarlyModern
#EarlyModern
Very grateful for the student who stayed behind to tell me that their classmates are always quiet during seminars and it's nothing to do with me specifically! Obviously looked a little frazzled today.
October 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Very grateful for the student who stayed behind to tell me that their classmates are always quiet during seminars and it's nothing to do with me specifically! Obviously looked a little frazzled today.
Day trip to The Tower.
October 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Day trip to The Tower.
Not one of my students (who was in year 8 during the first year of covid) joking that their friend was old because they were in year 11 at the time. I didn't dare mention that I was in my third year of uni...
October 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Not one of my students (who was in year 8 during the first year of covid) joking that their friend was old because they were in year 11 at the time. I didn't dare mention that I was in my third year of uni...
Class consensus from today's session on The Duchess of Malfi:
Antonio is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
Antonio is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
September 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Class consensus from today's session on The Duchess of Malfi:
Antonio is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
Antonio is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
Prep for session 2 is taking me back to my A-levels.
September 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Prep for session 2 is taking me back to my A-levels.
That definitely could have gone better but at least that's the stress of the first class out of the way.
Contract has been signed and the introductory session is ready to go. All set to teach my first class on Monday (as module leader!).
September 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
That definitely could have gone better but at least that's the stress of the first class out of the way.
Contract has been signed and the introductory session is ready to go. All set to teach my first class on Monday (as module leader!).
September 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Contract has been signed and the introductory session is ready to go. All set to teach my first class on Monday (as module leader!).
I completely get verifying your age but these all seem like fairly terrible options, no?
July 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I completely get verifying your age but these all seem like fairly terrible options, no?
I've just been offered my first set of teaching hours!
Pleased to say that I have been offered the position of Associate Lecturer!
July 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I've just been offered my first set of teaching hours!
When I have to work on an article draft instead of having a cuddle on the sofa.
July 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
When I have to work on an article draft instead of having a cuddle on the sofa.
Reunited for the week 🐾.
July 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Reunited for the week 🐾.
Great talk from Dr Stephen K Roberts this morning @stuarthistoryfest.bsky.social. Looking forward to attending another talk tomorrow but back to writing my chapter on Paradise Lost in the meantime.
#EarlyModern
#EarlyModern
July 5, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Great talk from Dr Stephen K Roberts this morning @stuarthistoryfest.bsky.social. Looking forward to attending another talk tomorrow but back to writing my chapter on Paradise Lost in the meantime.
#EarlyModern
#EarlyModern
Loads of beds inside and a cat house a mere few steps away but this is where he decides to sit. I'm sure it's nothing to do with the fact it's right next to the fish pond.
June 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Loads of beds inside and a cat house a mere few steps away but this is where he decides to sit. I'm sure it's nothing to do with the fact it's right next to the fish pond.
Hoping and praying that the weather decides to cool down before we're in London at the end of next week because I dread getting on the tube in this heat.
June 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Hoping and praying that the weather decides to cool down before we're in London at the end of next week because I dread getting on the tube in this heat.
I've got a Waterstones voucher burning a hole in my pocket. Any book recommendations?
June 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I've got a Waterstones voucher burning a hole in my pocket. Any book recommendations?
"Your mother is alive and well and living in Droitwich."
First day of the Rik Mayall Comedy Festival (including costumes from Blackadder and The Young Ones).
First day of the Rik Mayall Comedy Festival (including costumes from Blackadder and The Young Ones).
May 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"Your mother is alive and well and living in Droitwich."
First day of the Rik Mayall Comedy Festival (including costumes from Blackadder and The Young Ones).
First day of the Rik Mayall Comedy Festival (including costumes from Blackadder and The Young Ones).
Took a break from chapter drafts to take a trip into Cirencester. Did I get drenched in the rain? Yes. Was it worth it for the sandwich? Yes.
May 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Took a break from chapter drafts to take a trip into Cirencester. Did I get drenched in the rain? Yes. Was it worth it for the sandwich? Yes.
A cosy night with a new read and a very sleepy cat.
May 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A cosy night with a new read and a very sleepy cat.
Cat sitting this little sweetheart for the week.
May 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Cat sitting this little sweetheart for the week.
Nothing better than a bookish card (and definitely better than being told I am now "the wrong side of 25").
April 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Nothing better than a bookish card (and definitely better than being told I am now "the wrong side of 25").
Book shopping and waterfalls (not pictured: the 3 out of 4 games of Yahtzee that I lost).
March 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Book shopping and waterfalls (not pictured: the 3 out of 4 games of Yahtzee that I lost).
Picked up a copy of Carmilla this week and was reminded of a video I watched recently about the influence Booktok has on marketing (particularly the new Austen covers) and it's interesting to be able to see how advertising for Carmilla has changed from 2020 (right) to now.
March 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Picked up a copy of Carmilla this week and was reminded of a video I watched recently about the influence Booktok has on marketing (particularly the new Austen covers) and it's interesting to be able to see how advertising for Carmilla has changed from 2020 (right) to now.
This reads like a parent trying to convince their child that they won't be in trouble if they just tell the truth.
February 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
This reads like a parent trying to convince their child that they won't be in trouble if they just tell the truth.