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Nikki Hessell
@nikkihessell.bsky.social
Prof in 18th Century & Romantic Literature at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, she/her, Pākehā/settler scholar, #toitūtetiriti, 🏀
Books on Romanticism + settler colonialism + Indigenous studies
https://people.wgtn.ac.nz/nikki.hessell
For 2 years this corner of my whiteboard has been covered with conference organising tasks. Today it is finally blank!

Looking forward to seeing everyone as we kick off "Living / Building"-the 2025 joint conference btw the Romantic Studies Association of Australasia & the David Nichol Smith Seminar
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Such a disappointing stance from Te Rangi. If players decided they weren't prepared to support the Indigenous round because it conflicted with their beliefs, would he feel the same way? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360893...
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
One of my happiest recent days, right here 😍
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I find conference organising super stressful, but it is a chance to imagine the field in ways that interest you.

I'm very proud of the programme we have for our joint Romantic Studies Association of Australasia / David Nichol Smith seminar - you can see it here www.wgtn.ac.nz/fhss/about/e...
November 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Looking good at Unity @dougalmcneill.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 4:57 AM
October 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Mr Collins is a waaaay more sympathetic character than we realise, and Austen expected us to understand that. I blame the (brilliant) adaptations for this
October 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I genuinely love that is banner news
September 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is how you know you’re at the cutting edge of your field! 🤣
September 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
♥️🏀♥️
July 20, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Wellington 😍
July 18, 2025 at 5:05 AM
11-year-old me would have been delighted at the thought of this possibility! Hope someone takes it up 👇
July 4, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Everything to play for! ❤️👀🏀
June 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
A wild, mournful day here in Pōneke, but I’m loving the mix of autumn oranges, yellows, greens and reds amongst these trees
June 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
18C people, can anyone point me to environmental or ecological readings of Gray's Elegy?
May 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The moon from von Zedlitz
May 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
😍😍😍😱😱😱
May 11, 2025 at 4:14 AM
🎵You always said people don't do what they believe in, they just do what's most convenient and then they repent,

And I always said "Hang on to me baby, and let's hope that the roof stays on"🎵
May 1, 2025 at 5:12 AM
April 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Heart-shaped treasure on the beach ❤️
April 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Melburnian moon 😍
April 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Coffee break on a day of writing ❤️
April 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Next phase of my @marsdenfund.bsky.social Australia trip starts with a visit to this beautifully curated exhibition at the State Library of Victoria. Looking forward to spending more time thinking about the Australian contexts later in "The Poetics of Treaties" project

www.slv.vic.gov.au/treaty
April 14, 2025 at 4:04 AM
We could film the sequel in NZ: 2 Fast 2 Marsden
April 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Never been to an @asecsoffice.bsky.social conference before, but I'm looking forward to doing so online this weekend!

I'm in panel 127, "Land as Method 1," with some wonderful colleagues. I'm presenting new work from my Poetics of Treaties @marsdenfund.bsky.social project - details in thread 👇/1
March 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM