Dominic Dean
@drdominicdean.bsky.social
Lecturer in Literature at the University of Essex.
Researcher and author (Killing Children in British Fiction - SUNY, 2024).
I work on contemporary British fiction and film, children, Ishiguro, migration, intergenerational conflict. All views my own.
Researcher and author (Killing Children in British Fiction - SUNY, 2024).
I work on contemporary British fiction and film, children, Ishiguro, migration, intergenerational conflict. All views my own.
A memento of the discussion
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A memento of the discussion
Taught on Therese Raquin this morning - probably the text I've most enjoyed teaching since I started my job at Essex. In celebration, please enjoy this line from the novel.
November 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Taught on Therese Raquin this morning - probably the text I've most enjoyed teaching since I started my job at Essex. In celebration, please enjoy this line from the novel.
*Principal Skinner voice* ‘Let’s have a round of applause for the REAL Bill de Blasio’…
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
*Principal Skinner voice* ‘Let’s have a round of applause for the REAL Bill de Blasio’…
Fun fact I spotted: Prince Andrew’s officially-declared income is sufficiently low that, were he not British, Kemi Badenoch would deport him for being below the threshold to be a fiscal contributor.
October 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Fun fact I spotted: Prince Andrew’s officially-declared income is sufficiently low that, were he not British, Kemi Badenoch would deport him for being below the threshold to be a fiscal contributor.
It‘s practically Milan with all the fashion available over here
October 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It‘s practically Milan with all the fashion available over here
My hotel room for the past few nights was clearly once the main room of a small cottage. V charming but there’s something poignant in what must have been once the living space for a family now being the standard for a single traveller. Like an inadvertent encroachment on the dignity of past lives.
September 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
My hotel room for the past few nights was clearly once the main room of a small cottage. V charming but there’s something poignant in what must have been once the living space for a family now being the standard for a single traveller. Like an inadvertent encroachment on the dignity of past lives.
A friend took this picture of my car recently, which I think is looking handsome on the hill.
September 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A friend took this picture of my car recently, which I think is looking handsome on the hill.
Walking past all that remains of the infamous ‘tax evader’ graffiti from a couple of news cycles ago. How quickly things move, and fade.
September 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Walking past all that remains of the infamous ‘tax evader’ graffiti from a couple of news cycles ago. How quickly things move, and fade.
The irony I can’t help (perhaps tediously) pointing out here is that in the UK taking your coffee (or tea, obvs) with milk is traditionally the blue-collar male thing to do, while drinking it black is the sign of being in the metropolitan elite.
September 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The irony I can’t help (perhaps tediously) pointing out here is that in the UK taking your coffee (or tea, obvs) with milk is traditionally the blue-collar male thing to do, while drinking it black is the sign of being in the metropolitan elite.
Had a great time seeing Stereophonic last night - a superbly acted show that is a slow build but powerful, and which trusts its audience’s intelligence much more than most stuff in the West End these days.
August 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Had a great time seeing Stereophonic last night - a superbly acted show that is a slow build but powerful, and which trusts its audience’s intelligence much more than most stuff in the West End these days.
Had a nice visit today to Parham House near Storrington, a very dreamy Elizabethan house with an equally dreamy walled garden.
August 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Had a nice visit today to Parham House near Storrington, a very dreamy Elizabethan house with an equally dreamy walled garden.
Very much enjoying getting into Laura Columbino’s Kazuo Ishiguro and Ethics, one of the most original pieces of new work on Ishiguro I’ve read in a while. It’s already making me think about a few things differently (and giving some insights I wish I had come up with myself!).
August 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Very much enjoying getting into Laura Columbino’s Kazuo Ishiguro and Ethics, one of the most original pieces of new work on Ishiguro I’ve read in a while. It’s already making me think about a few things differently (and giving some insights I wish I had come up with myself!).
Queue for the new Brighton ikea
August 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Queue for the new Brighton ikea
At Windsor today, having a look at the East Terrace garden following the King’s makeover of it (fourth pic shows how it used to look for comparison). King Charles is famously more interested in gardens than his mother was and it certainly shows here.
August 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
At Windsor today, having a look at the East Terrace garden following the King’s makeover of it (fourth pic shows how it used to look for comparison). King Charles is famously more interested in gardens than his mother was and it certainly shows here.
Just down the road, cute little Shoreham Airport (officially ‘Brighton City Airport’) with its perfectly-preserved 1930s terminal. Understandably in demand as a film location.
August 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Just down the road, cute little Shoreham Airport (officially ‘Brighton City Airport’) with its perfectly-preserved 1930s terminal. Understandably in demand as a film location.
Had an enjoyable visit to The Edwardians at the King’s Gallery. Highlights included an edition of Oscar Wilde’s poems sent to future Edward VII (with note encouraging attention to The Garden of Eros!) and Alexandra’s stunning coronation dress (portrait to the left shows the dress in unfaded glory).
August 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Had an enjoyable visit to The Edwardians at the King’s Gallery. Highlights included an edition of Oscar Wilde’s poems sent to future Edward VII (with note encouraging attention to The Garden of Eros!) and Alexandra’s stunning coronation dress (portrait to the left shows the dress in unfaded glory).
Delicious lunch today at Notto Pasta on Piccadilly.
August 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Delicious lunch today at Notto Pasta on Piccadilly.
Now picturing you as Moe
August 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Now picturing you as Moe
Had a fun visit to the ‘Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style’ exhibition @designmuseum.bsky.social. Pictured: Tom Daley’s Olympics trunks; Yusra Mardini’s swim cap; Pamela Anderson’s Baywatch swimsuit, among other historic swimwear. Fascinating look at swimming in fashion, art, and architecture.
August 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Had a fun visit to the ‘Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style’ exhibition @designmuseum.bsky.social. Pictured: Tom Daley’s Olympics trunks; Yusra Mardini’s swim cap; Pamela Anderson’s Baywatch swimsuit, among other historic swimwear. Fascinating look at swimming in fashion, art, and architecture.
Absolutely baking in central London today.
August 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Absolutely baking in central London today.
A letter I've sent to my MP, Peter Kyle, on the situation in Gaza.
July 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A letter I've sent to my MP, Peter Kyle, on the situation in Gaza.
Since Warwick’s branding is all over here, please enjoy my mug with the old branding from Warwick’s golden era, i.e. when I was there.
July 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Since Warwick’s branding is all over here, please enjoy my mug with the old branding from Warwick’s golden era, i.e. when I was there.
I raise you my poutine on top of a mountain from back in 2018.
July 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I raise you my poutine on top of a mountain from back in 2018.