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Siobhan-Michelle Smith

@smdsmith.bsky.social
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PhD student interested in nineteenth-century writing, gender, cross-dressing, women's facial hair, narrative silences & digital humanities (She/her)

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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What do Greg Jenner and Hugh Dennis have in common?! They are both in the You're Dead To Me podcast episode that I worked on as a historical researcher and co-scriptwriter. You can listen to it here:
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BBC Audio | You're Dead to Me | History of Tea: Britain’s stolen brew
Join Greg and his guests to learn about the global history of tea.
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sharing this *online* and *free* event hosted by The National Archives on "Encountering automation in the archive..." Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/encounteri...
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Encountering automation in the archive: From séances to AI transcription
Explore the role of automatic text recognition in two complimentary projects exploring life beyond the grave.
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
12 days until our study day on (peri-)menopause in Victorian Popular Literature. Everyone welcome. More info and registration here: victorianpopularfiction.org/the-critical...
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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
👀👀 Take a look at our upcoming events - many FREE online #CPD opportunities - Primary, Secondary, Further, Higher - cross sector. Lots to choose from! AND a treasure of an archive to check out! Go! Click on the link and see for yourself ! 😊 Join us & join in! englishassociation.ac.uk/events/
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Events | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Still excited about this, still sharing it, still can't believe I get to be involved with cool things like this ... but also ... still fighting with my own peri-menopausal symptoms and full of rage. It's a rollercoaster of emotions today!
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Quinn Daedal @quinnanya.me · 20/04/2026
I kinda want to extract the paths of the fencing foils and embroider them. 😍 #DHmakes
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Programme, abstract pack and registration link here: victorianpopularfiction.org/the-critical...
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
It's so reassuring to see registrations coming in for our study day. We're really excited to hear from our speakers and engage in conversation about the importance of (peri-)menopause and how it has been represented historically (and today!?) Programme and registration link in the comments!
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Thank you for the reply and positivity!
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
@vpfa.bsky.social @bavs-uk.bsky.social @l19cmanmet.bsky.social @kmuth.bsky.social @janeford.bsky.social @drsallybd.bsky.social @digitalhumanities.bsky.social @neh-odh.bsky.social @digitalhumanism.at @robbhawkes.bsky.social @robynollett.bsky.social @bradders953.bsky.social
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
More info and registration here: victorianpopularfiction.org/the-critical... The workshop is part of an exciting study day on (peri-) menopause in Victorian literature. Attendees are welcome to join one or both parts of the day
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
My bio for conference papers often says that I am an advocate for making digital humanities methods more inclusive and accessible. Mainly because I know that they can be incredibly useful but they intimidate me. Today I am finally "properly" advocating by organising a workshop. Link in comments...
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
More info and registration here: victorianpopularfiction.org/the-critical...
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The Critical Age in Victorian Popular Literature: 19th May 2026
An Online VPFA Study Day Co-Organised by Dr Jessica Cox and Siobhan-Michelle Smith Keynote Speaker: Dr Louise Benson James, Ghent University REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Scroll dow…
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Absolutely thrilled to share the programme for the study day that I am co-organising on the "Critical Age" in Victorian Popular Fiction. Registration link in the comments. All welcome @vpfa.bsky.social @bavs-uk.bsky.social @cncsi.bsky.social
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Thrilled to be giving the keynote for Teesside University's MA English Literature Graduate Conference, what a great lineup! Message me for the Teams link if you'd like to join us. @janeford.bsky.social @drsallybd.bsky.social @scmc.bsky.social @robbhawkes.bsky.social @bradders953.bsky.social
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Victorian Popular Fiction Association @vpfa.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Join the VPFA for a workshop on publishing Victorian Popular Fiction! ✅ Turning your thesis into a monograph. ✅ Writing a winning book proposal. ✅ Insights from the VPFJ editorial committee. ✅ Handling peer review & rejection 📅 26th February at 6pm 🔗 See your emails for the registration link!
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
We have received some brilliant abstracts already and would love to see a few more! Get your ideas down and get them to us! The deadline is tomorrow (19th February), but I'm taking the day off and won't be checking my emails until the 20th, so ....... 🤷‍♀️😉
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
@ukiedh.bsky.social Can you please share with your members. We are keen to have a DH session showcasing some of the tools or programs that can aid research into the nineteenth century and would greatly appreciate the share!
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Just 9 days left to get an abstract in for this @vpfa.bsky.social study day on "The Critical Age". Please re-post to share as widely as we can. Thank you!
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
@nanetworkinaging.bsky.social Do any of your members focus on the nineteenth century?
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
3 weeks to get your abstract into us for our fabulous study day on (peri-)menopause in Victorian literature. That's 1 week to jot it down on your never-ending to-do list, 1 week to forget about it & 1 week to write down your brilliant research ideas in a somewhat coherent manner and send it to us!
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Hello 2026! Here's to a great new year, the same fabulous you, and a new(ish) CFP to submit an abstract to....
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
I'm thrilled to be co-organising this study day next year. Please consider submitting an abstract and joining us in this important and fascinating conversation about women's (peri-) menopause in Victorian literature
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
The reading packs produced by the @vpfa.bsky.social's third sex reading group are always gorgeous, and the discussions are always great. What's not to love! Join us Wed 17th Sept @ 5.30pm UK time to discuss the highly problematic "Lodore". Everybody welcome... message for more details.
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The link for the reading group on Lodore is now live ... www.eventbrite.com/e/lodore-tic... please join us!
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Lodore
We will be looking at the conservatism of Mary Shelley's Lodore
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
@drsallybd.bsky.social @janeford.bsky.social
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Come and join us in our discussion on the book. For your summer reading, audio and text versions both available on Internet Archive or Gutenberg 📖
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
This photo may be upsetting to some people as it shows a book being vandalised... aka my notes on Mary Shelley's Lodore. Key words so far are: Incestuous, Angel of the House, and depression. Looking forward to discussing further on 17 September at the VPFA 3rd sex reading group.
Double page spread of black printed text on white paper which is the first two pages of chapter three of Mary Shelley's Lodore. The pages are covered in handwritten annotations (mine)
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Please allow me to recommend some summer reading, followed with an invitation to join our book discussion. Everybody is welcome so please share widely (this poster has the correct start time of 5.30pm!) The text and audiobook are available on Internet Archive/Gutenberg. @vpfa.bsky.social
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
@janeford.bsky.social
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Oh where has the time gone?! We are approaching our final Research Seminar. Join us this Wednesday (28th May) at 2pm UK time to hear Suzy Corrigan's paper on Vernon Lee, Ethel Smyth & Sapphonics. Everyone welcome
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Victorian Popular Fiction Association @vpfa.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
VPFA speed networking event - this Friday, the 30th May! 🗣️ Connect, converse, and collaborate! 🧑‍🎓 Who’s it for? This event is designed for postgraduate students and researchers who are members of the VPFA. Come as you are—whether you're just starting out or writing up your thesis.
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
"No wonder people are tired" .... "It is a dreadfully tough job to live nowadays, and do it as our friends expect us to do it"
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Published in The Opelousas Courier, Sep 30, 1905, Louisiana. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83026...
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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, September 30, 1905, Image 2
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, September 30, 1905, Image 2, brought to you by Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA, and the National Digital Newspaper Program.
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Love this article from 1905. When I first read "Women especially are tired out. You can't find one who has energy enough to make her husband a shirt" I did a little eye-roll and was ready to dismiss it as 19thC patriarchal BS, but then I kept on reading....
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
@ukiedh.bsky.social
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Join us for Teesside University's next research seminar... Paper: ‘Exploring Conceptual Spaces with Co-Creativity: Using Human and AI Collaboration to Investigate Constraints in Literary Forms’ By: PhD Student Sam Pegg (Southampton University) When: Wednesday 7th May at 2pm BST Where: Online 📖🖊️🖥️🤖💭
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
if "Vernon Lee and her Dead Dolls" doesn't grab your attention, I don't know what will! 😯
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
What a line up ... this year's Graduate Conference organised by Teesside's MA students looks incredible, so much so that we've joined forces with them to host our Research Seminar Series, which is being given by Dr Susan Civale. It is online and free to attend so please join us, Wed 26 Mar @ 2pm
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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
#ThinkingForwards in #Collaboration #Arts #Humanities #Curators #Libraries #DataScientists #Technology Join us, join in, next week, free online! 😊 #EduSky #TeamEnglish #Education englishassociation.ac.uk/thinking-for...
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Thinking Forwards: Collaboration | Living with Machines (28 February 2025, 13:00 - 14:00) | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
There are just four presentations left of this year's English & Creative Writing Research Seminar Series (organised by PhD students at Teesside University). Don't miss out on your chance to join us in what sounds to be four fantastic talks .....
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Having a teenage daughter who has just started reading Macbeth at school, I'm looking forward to hearing Adam Hansen discuss the role class plays in the Shakespearean classroom. Everybody is welcome to join. Please message me for the Teams invite.
A dusty pink background with a black and grey sketch like illustration of William Shakespeare with text about an upcoming event organised by Teesside University's English & Creative Writing Department, this year's research seminar series. The next event is on Wednesday 5th February at 2pm which will be Dr Adam Hansen from Northumbria University talking about "Macbeth in/and Class". An abstract of his talk is provided.
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
A reminder of the great lineup for Teesside University's English & Creative Writing Research Seminar Series ... next up we have PhD student Georgia Dalton from Northumbria University presenting on grassroots theatre and the women's liberation movement. Wed 15th Jan at 2pm UK time on Teams
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I am looking forward to hosting Dr Francesca Benatti tomorrow (Wed 4 Dec) at 2pm UK time. Her paper "Webcomics: Digital Innovations in Reading and Writing" looks at how readers and authors experience webcomics. Email me if you'd like to join online: siobhan.smith@tees.ac.uk
A simple poster with a table on a white background, there is green shading behind the dates, and the titles of the speakers are also in green. The Teesside University logo is on the top left and bottom right.
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
So looking forward to hearing @rhymesontheroad.bsky.social speaking next week. If you'd like to join us please email me for the meeting invite ... siobhan.smith@tees.ac.uk
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Maria Antoniak @mariaa.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I'm recruiting 1-2 PhD students to work with me at the University of Colorado Boulder! Looking for creative students with interests in #NLP and #CulturalAnalytics. Boulder is a lovely college town 30 minutes from Denver and 1 hour from Rocky Mountain National Park 😎 Apply by December 15th!
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Excited to be involved in organising and chairing the 2024/5 Research Seminar Series for the English & Creative Writing Department at Teesside University. We have 6 institutions being represented and a wide variety of great subjects. Email one of us for the meeting invite 📨
Poster with the details of 8 seminar talks. Email siobhan.smith@tees.ac.uk for more information
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Siobhan-Michelle Smith @smdsmith.bsky.social · 20/09/2024
2 things that are helping me stay focussed and sane .... Walking on a treadmill whilst reading and using the Forest app which grows a tree over a 25 minute "focus" period. It helps me to leave my phone alone as the tree dies if I leave the app within the 25 minutes. Any other practical tips!?
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Jane Ford @janeford.bsky.social · 20/02/2024
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!
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