Dr Claire McGee
@clairemcathrine.bsky.social
📍Norwich/Northumberland
Academic researcher interested in: art, anthropology, global visual and material culture, costuming, death studies, subcultures and digital humanities
Academic researcher interested in: art, anthropology, global visual and material culture, costuming, death studies, subcultures and digital humanities
Incredibly grateful to have studied for, and achieved, a PhD… but the ‘career’ job hunt really is demoralising 😥
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Incredibly grateful to have studied for, and achieved, a PhD… but the ‘career’ job hunt really is demoralising 😥
Always coordinate your water bottle to your shoes 🧡
October 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Always coordinate your water bottle to your shoes 🧡
Back working with PAL in the gloriously brutalist Main Library
October 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Back working with PAL in the gloriously brutalist Main Library
Really looking forward to speaking later today at Crossing Borders: Metal Music Scenes and Extremity at Liverpool John Moores University
October 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Really looking forward to speaking later today at Crossing Borders: Metal Music Scenes and Extremity at Liverpool John Moores University
Working on a conference paper for this Friday… it’s good to be back writing and thinking again 🖤
September 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Working on a conference paper for this Friday… it’s good to be back writing and thinking again 🖤
Endoscopy done, currently feel
mashed off my face… roll on the results - Fingers crossed for no coeliacs 🤞
mashed off my face… roll on the results - Fingers crossed for no coeliacs 🤞
August 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Endoscopy done, currently feel
mashed off my face… roll on the results - Fingers crossed for no coeliacs 🤞
mashed off my face… roll on the results - Fingers crossed for no coeliacs 🤞
Belongings are very nearly finished being moved into my new place…
August 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Belongings are very nearly finished being moved into my new place…
Back at UEA, temping, with a lovely lunchtime view 😍
August 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Back at UEA, temping, with a lovely lunchtime view 😍
Back in Norwich!
August 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Back in Norwich!
On Friday night I went with @pumaparded.bsky.social to see the brilliant Botswana death metal band Overthrust 🤘 SO glad to see them play live again, and this time in the UK!
July 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
On Friday night I went with @pumaparded.bsky.social to see the brilliant Botswana death metal band Overthrust 🤘 SO glad to see them play live again, and this time in the UK!
Thank you to my department, The Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas for a wonderful graduation celebration! 🎉
July 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Thank you to my department, The Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas for a wonderful graduation celebration! 🎉
Go to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, make @pumaparded.bsky.social interact with the art (and sheep)
July 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Go to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, make @pumaparded.bsky.social interact with the art (and sheep)
I have spent many lunch breaks over the past 12 years, sitting on the floor against this Henry Moore sculpture chatting with my lovely BA, MA and PhD friends - it felt only fitting to take a picture with it today to say goodbye to an old friend
July 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I have spent many lunch breaks over the past 12 years, sitting on the floor against this Henry Moore sculpture chatting with my lovely BA, MA and PhD friends - it felt only fitting to take a picture with it today to say goodbye to an old friend
July 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This time next week I’ll be graduating and officially Dr McGee 👩🏻🎓
July 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This time next week I’ll be graduating and officially Dr McGee 👩🏻🎓
Nine Inch Nails were wonderful tonight ❤️
June 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Nine Inch Nails were wonderful tonight ❤️
Tynemouth with my mother this afternoon 🌊
June 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Tynemouth with my mother this afternoon 🌊
Took @pumaparded.bsky.social to see the many many books and model trains at Barter Books in Alnwick 📚 🚂
June 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Took @pumaparded.bsky.social to see the many many books and model trains at Barter Books in Alnwick 📚 🚂
Made some new friends
June 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Made some new friends
Day out with @pumaparded.bsky.social to the local Northumbrian mining museum and gallery
June 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Day out with @pumaparded.bsky.social to the local Northumbrian mining museum and gallery
May 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hello new plant friend 🌱
May 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Hello new plant friend 🌱
Minor corrections accepted, I’m graduating as Dr McGee in July 🎉🎉🎉
May 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Minor corrections accepted, I’m graduating as Dr McGee in July 🎉🎉🎉