Jane Ford
@janeford.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in English Studies, Teesside University. Interests: fin-de-siecle literature; women’s writing; feminist recovery; socialist writing and print culture; the Gothic; literary representations of insects.
Pre-ordered @clarepaterson.bsky.social’s book on Annie Besant a while back. Lovely surprise on my doorstep this morning - can’t wait to read it!
August 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Pre-ordered @clarepaterson.bsky.social’s book on Annie Besant a while back. Lovely surprise on my doorstep this morning - can’t wait to read it!
Beautiful Connemara. I wish we didn’t have to leave!
July 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Beautiful Connemara. I wish we didn’t have to leave!
Just finished Rachel Holmes’s biography of Eleanor Marx—equal parts outrage (on M’s behalf) and awe at her brilliance. It’s a book that will stay with me for a long time.
April 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Just finished Rachel Holmes’s biography of Eleanor Marx—equal parts outrage (on M’s behalf) and awe at her brilliance. It’s a book that will stay with me for a long time.
Went to the Women in Revolt exhibition with my lovely mum and it was epic 🔥
April 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Went to the Women in Revolt exhibition with my lovely mum and it was epic 🔥
Lovely to receive the latest edition of @victstudies.bsky.social which features my review of Meg Dobbins’s excellent volume, “Queer Economic Dissonance and Victorian Literature”.
April 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Lovely to receive the latest edition of @victstudies.bsky.social which features my review of Meg Dobbins’s excellent volume, “Queer Economic Dissonance and Victorian Literature”.
It was so great to have @drsallybd.bsky.social and @bradders953.bsky.social on campus for their amazing paper, “Do Androids Dream of Vernon Lee?” yesterday. There are still two speakers left in Teesside English and Creative Writing seminar series. All welcome!
April 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
It was so great to have @drsallybd.bsky.social and @bradders953.bsky.social on campus for their amazing paper, “Do Androids Dream of Vernon Lee?” yesterday. There are still two speakers left in Teesside English and Creative Writing seminar series. All welcome!
Looking through some old family documents and found my great, great grandmother’s apprenticeship contract from 1876. She worked in enamelling at Minton pottery and earned 2 shillings per week.
December 31, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Looking through some old family documents and found my great, great grandmother’s apprenticeship contract from 1876. She worked in enamelling at Minton pottery and earned 2 shillings per week.
Today was the first day of our Level 5 “Representation and Cultural Identity” student conference. We were blown away by their amazing papers and thoughtful discussion. Ridiculously proud of them ⭐️
December 12, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Today was the first day of our Level 5 “Representation and Cultural Identity” student conference. We were blown away by their amazing papers and thoughtful discussion. Ridiculously proud of them ⭐️
Final workshop of the first phase of our “Deliberate Ink” project. It’s been a privilege to work with such amazing women to produce these political messages. Still populating the website but you can find out a bit more at deliberateink.org
December 9, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Final workshop of the first phase of our “Deliberate Ink” project. It’s been a privilege to work with such amazing women to produce these political messages. Still populating the website but you can find out a bit more at deliberateink.org
Read Orbital with the ISS live feed on in the background & feel like I’ve had some sort of out of body experience. Incredibly sad that it’s over 😭 @samharveyauthor.bsky.social
December 8, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Read Orbital with the ISS live feed on in the background & feel like I’ve had some sort of out of body experience. Incredibly sad that it’s over 😭 @samharveyauthor.bsky.social
Spent a really special hour exploring artefacts relating to the history of women’s suffrage on Teesside as part of Teesside Archives’ Sisterwood series. Thanks so much for organising this!
November 21, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Spent a really special hour exploring artefacts relating to the history of women’s suffrage on Teesside as part of Teesside Archives’ Sisterwood series. Thanks so much for organising this!
Our very talented PhD students @smdsmith.bsky.social & Liv Bird are organising TU’s English & Creative Writing Research seminar series. Check out this fabulous line-up & msg j.ford@tees.ac.uk to be added to any of the Teams invites. @drsallybd.bsky.social @bradders953.bsky.social @scmc.bsky.social
November 13, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Our very talented PhD students @smdsmith.bsky.social & Liv Bird are organising TU’s English & Creative Writing Research seminar series. Check out this fabulous line-up & msg j.ford@tees.ac.uk to be added to any of the Teams invites. @drsallybd.bsky.social @bradders953.bsky.social @scmc.bsky.social
Still buzzing after y’days being human workshop on Memorialising Middlesbrough’s Women. The participants had loads of amazing ideas and co-produced this stunning visualisation capturing their discussion on gender bias in public art. @beinghumanfest.bsky.social @drsallybd.bsky.social
November 10, 2024 at 7:41 AM
Still buzzing after y’days being human workshop on Memorialising Middlesbrough’s Women. The participants had loads of amazing ideas and co-produced this stunning visualisation capturing their discussion on gender bias in public art. @beinghumanfest.bsky.social @drsallybd.bsky.social
Delighted to say my book, Metaphors of Economic Exploitation in Literature, is officially released today! 🧛Book reviews editors, I’d be delighted to arrange review copies. Also 20% discount code for anyone considering asking their academic library to purchase.
August 1, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Delighted to say my book, Metaphors of Economic Exploitation in Literature, is officially released today! 🧛Book reviews editors, I’d be delighted to arrange review copies. Also 20% discount code for anyone considering asking their academic library to purchase.
Author copies of my book have arrived! Many mixed emotions but delighted to see it in print, finally!
July 17, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Author copies of my book have arrived! Many mixed emotions but delighted to see it in print, finally!
Stunning glass house at Bishop Auckland Castle gardens.
June 9, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Stunning glass house at Bishop Auckland Castle gardens.
What is more soothing than clearing your workspace after a period of frantic activity?
June 7, 2024 at 8:15 AM
What is more soothing than clearing your workspace after a period of frantic activity?
I had one of my favourite work days ever on Monday. It involved working with some AMAZING women to produce feminist posters using a 19th C printing press. Thank you so much to Preston Park Museum!
May 21, 2024 at 9:09 PM
I had one of my favourite work days ever on Monday. It involved working with some AMAZING women to produce feminist posters using a 19th C printing press. Thank you so much to Preston Park Museum!
Delighted to be interviewed by our amazing students for their first “The Word’s Nest” podcast! They’ve developed the podcast for their “Words Matter” module, which explores the value of the humanities. They have characteristically gone above and beyond - so proud!
March 8, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Delighted to be interviewed by our amazing students for their first “The Word’s Nest” podcast! They’ve developed the podcast for their “Words Matter” module, which explores the value of the humanities. They have characteristically gone above and beyond - so proud!
Our wonderful PhD students @scmc.bsky.social and Hayley McNally have organised and are chairing Teesside’s English and Creating Writing research seminar series. Share widely and do sign up via the Eventbrite link below!
February 20, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Our wonderful PhD students @scmc.bsky.social and Hayley McNally have organised and are chairing Teesside’s English and Creating Writing research seminar series. Share widely and do sign up via the Eventbrite link below!
Pulling materials together for the first session of our impact project on women and political participation and just absolutely love the way these pages from Justice look printed on A3.
December 3, 2023 at 1:51 PM
Pulling materials together for the first session of our impact project on women and political participation and just absolutely love the way these pages from Justice look printed on A3.
This stunning volume (which includes my chapter on eugenic feminism) arrived on my doorstop this morning! Many congratulations to the editors, Rachel Carroll and Fiona Tolan.
November 14, 2023 at 3:26 PM
This stunning volume (which includes my chapter on eugenic feminism) arrived on my doorstop this morning! Many congratulations to the editors, Rachel Carroll and Fiona Tolan.
Ferdia has been practising reading aloud ‘Ozymandias’ as a little complement to his pyramid homework. Obviously, no parental hand 😬
November 8, 2023 at 7:49 AM
Ferdia has been practising reading aloud ‘Ozymandias’ as a little complement to his pyramid homework. Obviously, no parental hand 😬
Psyched for Teesside’s first Decadence reading group next week! We’re reading John Davidson’s hilarious Earl Lavender
October 24, 2023 at 6:26 AM
Psyched for Teesside’s first Decadence reading group next week! We’re reading John Davidson’s hilarious Earl Lavender