Vicky Mills
@drvickymills.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Victorian Literature and Culture, Birkbeck, University of London.
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Vicky Mills
@drvickymills.bsky.social
· Jul 10
Birkbeck film brings hidden history of Victorian art-workman to light
Thanks to funding from Birkbeck’s Research Innovation Fund, supported by alumni donations, the legacy of Victorian art-workman David Parr has been brought to life in The Man Who Painted His House, a s...
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Delighted to announce my new short film made in partnership with Lily Ford, Richard Uttley and the David Parr House!
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I’m running a session at the Association for Art History 2026 conference in Cambridge on the Victorian art-workman - in association with David Parr House. Call below - deadline 2nd November
forarthistory.org.uk/uncovering-the-victorian-art-workman/
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forarthistory.org.uk/uncovering-the-victorian-art-workman/
@forarthistory.org.uk @bbkhistorical.bsky.social
Uncovering the Victorian Art-Workman - For Art History
Session in the morning followed by visit to David Parr house in the afternoon. A neglected figure, the Victorian ‘art-workman’ worked largely in a trade context, often as part of a firm supplying skil...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I’m running a session at the Association for Art History 2026 conference in Cambridge on the Victorian art-workman - in association with David Parr House. Call below - deadline 2nd November
forarthistory.org.uk/uncovering-the-victorian-art-workman/
@forarthistory.org.uk @bbkhistorical.bsky.social
forarthistory.org.uk/uncovering-the-victorian-art-workman/
@forarthistory.org.uk @bbkhistorical.bsky.social
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#BAVS2025 you were a blast! 5 x Birkbeck papers from @drvickymills.bsky.social @nonfictioness.bsky.social @helenaesser.bsky.social Julia Kuehn and me! Great to hang with @jeremynewton64.bsky.social too! Such fun and sociability with so many great #Victorian scholars! @19birkbeck.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
#BAVS2025 you were a blast! 5 x Birkbeck papers from @drvickymills.bsky.social @nonfictioness.bsky.social @helenaesser.bsky.social Julia Kuehn and me! Great to hang with @jeremynewton64.bsky.social too! Such fun and sociability with so many great #Victorian scholars! @19birkbeck.bsky.social
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Here are a few of the #BirkbeckVictorianists on tour again, this time at the @bavs-uk.bsky.social 2025 Conference in Oxford. With @janetteleaf.bsky.social, @helenaesser.bsky.social and @nonfictioness.bsky.social.
July 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Here are a few of the #BirkbeckVictorianists on tour again, this time at the @bavs-uk.bsky.social 2025 Conference in Oxford. With @janetteleaf.bsky.social, @helenaesser.bsky.social and @nonfictioness.bsky.social.
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One week to go until the BAVS 2025 Annual Conference @engfac.bsky.social
If you're interested in hosting BAVS 26, 27, or 28 at your institution then we'd love to hear from you! bavs.ac.uk/host-the-bav...
If you're interested in hosting BAVS 26, 27, or 28 at your institution then we'd love to hear from you! bavs.ac.uk/host-the-bav...
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July 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
One week to go until the BAVS 2025 Annual Conference @engfac.bsky.social
If you're interested in hosting BAVS 26, 27, or 28 at your institution then we'd love to hear from you! bavs.ac.uk/host-the-bav...
If you're interested in hosting BAVS 26, 27, or 28 at your institution then we'd love to hear from you! bavs.ac.uk/host-the-bav...
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Beautiful short film about the amazing house of a late 19th-century 'art-workman', created by @drvickymills.bsky.social. Always a delight to learn about colleagues at Birkbeck doing cool things like this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbFg...
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The Man Who Painted His House. A short film by Dr Vicky Mills and Lily Ford.
YouTube video by Dr Vicky Mills
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July 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Beautiful short film about the amazing house of a late 19th-century 'art-workman', created by @drvickymills.bsky.social. Always a delight to learn about colleagues at Birkbeck doing cool things like this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbFg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbFg...
Delighted to announce my new short film made in partnership with Lily Ford, Richard Uttley and the David Parr House!
@bbkhistorical.bsky.social @birkbecklibrary.bsky.social @luisacale.bsky.social
www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbec...
@bbkhistorical.bsky.social @birkbecklibrary.bsky.social @luisacale.bsky.social
www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbec...
Birkbeck film brings hidden history of Victorian art-workman to light
Thanks to funding from Birkbeck’s Research Innovation Fund, supported by alumni donations, the legacy of Victorian art-workman David Parr has been brought to life in The Man Who Painted His House, a s...
www.bbk.ac.uk
July 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Delighted to announce my new short film made in partnership with Lily Ford, Richard Uttley and the David Parr House!
@bbkhistorical.bsky.social @birkbecklibrary.bsky.social @luisacale.bsky.social
www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbec...
@bbkhistorical.bsky.social @birkbecklibrary.bsky.social @luisacale.bsky.social
www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbec...
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The start of the two-day workshop on ‘Paper Ecologies: Histories, Materialities, Experiments’ 👌
July 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The start of the two-day workshop on ‘Paper Ecologies: Histories, Materialities, Experiments’ 👌
All Saints Church, Cambridge- a very special screening of The Man Who Painted His House with life performance of Richard Uttley’s original soundtrack performed by Richard and violist Kinga Woydalska @bbkhistorical.bsky.social @19thcenturyem.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
All Saints Church, Cambridge- a very special screening of The Man Who Painted His House with life performance of Richard Uttley’s original soundtrack performed by Richard and violist Kinga Woydalska @bbkhistorical.bsky.social @19thcenturyem.bsky.social
On BBC Radio Cambridgeshire today with @lilyford.bsky.social talking about our new short film ‘The Man Who Painted His House’ @bbkhistorical.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
On BBC Radio Cambridgeshire today with @lilyford.bsky.social talking about our new short film ‘The Man Who Painted His House’ @bbkhistorical.bsky.social
Thanks to all who attended last week’s screening of ‘The Man Who Painted His House’, which played to a packed Birkbeck cinema. @bbkhistorical.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social @19birkbeck.bsky.social
More on this project soon!
More on this project soon!
May 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Thanks to all who attended last week’s screening of ‘The Man Who Painted His House’, which played to a packed Birkbeck cinema. @bbkhistorical.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social @19birkbeck.bsky.social
More on this project soon!
More on this project soon!
Come and see my short film ‘The Man Who Painted His House’ made in collaboration with Lily Ford and the Derek Jarman Lab. 7th May 6 pm Birkbeck, 43 Gordon Square. Book tickets here:
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May 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Come and see my short film ‘The Man Who Painted His House’ made in collaboration with Lily Ford and the Derek Jarman Lab. 7th May 6 pm Birkbeck, 43 Gordon Square. Book tickets here:
www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...
www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...
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Arts Week is coming: join us for an exciting range of events showcasing what we do, from essay films in collaboration with the Derek Jarman Lab in our Cinema to theatre scratch nights, exhibitions, workshops, debates, & much more
6-9 May, Gordon Sq, London: www.bbk.ac.uk/annual-event...
6-9 May, Gordon Sq, London: www.bbk.ac.uk/annual-event...
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April 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Arts Week is coming: join us for an exciting range of events showcasing what we do, from essay films in collaboration with the Derek Jarman Lab in our Cinema to theatre scratch nights, exhibitions, workshops, debates, & much more
6-9 May, Gordon Sq, London: www.bbk.ac.uk/annual-event...
6-9 May, Gordon Sq, London: www.bbk.ac.uk/annual-event...
Preview screening of my short film ‘The Man Who Painted His House’ on the life and extraordinary work of Victorian art-workman David Parr. 7th May 6 pm Birkbeck Cinema 43 Gordon Square. @bbkhistorical.bsky.social @19birkbeck.bsky.social
Book your tickets here!
www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event....
Book your tickets here!
www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event....
April 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Preview screening of my short film ‘The Man Who Painted His House’ on the life and extraordinary work of Victorian art-workman David Parr. 7th May 6 pm Birkbeck Cinema 43 Gordon Square. @bbkhistorical.bsky.social @19birkbeck.bsky.social
Book your tickets here!
www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event....
Book your tickets here!
www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event....
The @bavs-uk.bsky.social Rosemary Mitchell prize for a second monograph in Victorian Studies is now open for submissions. Deadline 1 st May.
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March 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The @bavs-uk.bsky.social Rosemary Mitchell prize for a second monograph in Victorian Studies is now open for submissions. Deadline 1 st May.
bavs.ac.uk/book-prize/#....
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Coming soon- my essay film on Victorian art-workman David Parr. @bbkhistorical.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Coming soon- my essay film on Victorian art-workman David Parr. @bbkhistorical.bsky.social
Recording the music for my essay film ‘The Man Who Painted His House’ on the life and work of Victorian art-workman, David Parr
January 9, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Recording the music for my essay film ‘The Man Who Painted His House’ on the life and work of Victorian art-workman, David Parr
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Looking forward to welcoming Katharina Boehm to speak about #Antiquarian #Conjectures, #Romantic #Material Culture, & the Novel at the Institute of English Studies, Senate House, London, on 13 December. Please spread the news, @bars.bsky.social, @antiquaries.bsky.social, @bsecs.bsky.social
December 7, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Looking forward to welcoming Katharina Boehm to speak about #Antiquarian #Conjectures, #Romantic #Material Culture, & the Novel at the Institute of English Studies, Senate House, London, on 13 December. Please spread the news, @bars.bsky.social, @antiquaries.bsky.social, @bsecs.bsky.social
Celebrating Birkbeck English and a new edition of @19birkbeck.bsky.social on the anniversary of the college foundation day last night. A fantastic issue put together by @luisacale.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Celebrating Birkbeck English and a new edition of @19birkbeck.bsky.social on the anniversary of the college foundation day last night. A fantastic issue put together by @luisacale.bsky.social
I’m giving a talk about Victorian depictions of orchid collecting including imperial adventure fiction and satires of Joseph Chamberlain. This Wednesday 27th November at Birmingham uni. Details here:
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“Orchid Jo”: Empire, Satire, and Political Self-Fashioning
Narratives of nineteenth-century orchid collecting and their role in constructions of personal and national identity.
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November 25, 2024 at 6:23 PM
I’m giving a talk about Victorian depictions of orchid collecting including imperial adventure fiction and satires of Joseph Chamberlain. This Wednesday 27th November at Birmingham uni. Details here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/orchid-jo-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/orchid-jo-...
Artist Lu Mason’s ‘Agitate’ currently on display in the drawing room of the David Parr House. One of two rag rugs exhibited in the house as part of the ‘Words to live by’ exhibition.
November 19, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Artist Lu Mason’s ‘Agitate’ currently on display in the drawing room of the David Parr House. One of two rag rugs exhibited in the house as part of the ‘Words to live by’ exhibition.
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Knowledge is Power - 1823-2023: Literature, Invention, Radical Thinking at the London Mechanics' Institution, new issue of @19birkbeck.bsky.social, celebrating two hundred years of #literature among the disciplines
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Read us: 19.bbk.ac.uk
November 12, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Knowledge is Power - 1823-2023: Literature, Invention, Radical Thinking at the London Mechanics' Institution, new issue of @19birkbeck.bsky.social, celebrating two hundred years of #literature among the disciplines
Read us: 19.bbk.ac.uk
Read us: 19.bbk.ac.uk