Sign in

Kate Nankervis (she/her)

@womanofclouds.bsky.social
186 followers 208 following 71 posts

PhD researcher in Romantic Literature 🖋️ Thinking/writing about clouds, climate, affect, and ecological consciousness ⛅️Co-convener @e-cen.bsky.social

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
🌟Call for Applications: BARS Communications Fellow 2026-27 to assist with the BARS Blog and social media 🌟 Deadline - Monday 14th September Details - www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6572
01716
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I had such fun helping out with this expertly curated course. I also learned soo much from this incredible group of academics who are also all just wonderful human beings!
130
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
祖思薪 Eugenia Zuroski @zugenia.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
No matter how cringey you find occult stuff, asking a tarot deck a question will always be more dignified than asking ChatGPT
0508
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
New open-access book by RCC alumna Anna Antonova! Download it on our Environment & Society Profile. #envhum @asantonova.bsky.social
environmentandsociety.org
A Discipline of Hope Environmental Humanities in a Time of Crisis
Excerpt from Confronting Water Insecurity: Global Institutions and the Transformation of Water Science, Policy, and Practice by Roberto L. Lenton.
14413
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
After just a small train cancelletion I am finally on my way to @sheffieldmuseums.bsky.social to bring some much needed clouds ☁️! www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/lun...
sheffieldmuseums.org.uk
Lunchtime Talk: The Service of Clouds – Turner and Constable’s Skies - Sheffield Museums Trust
140
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I’m very excited to share that tomorrow at 5pm BST @e-cen.bsky.social will be joined by Dr Rowan Boyson who will be sharing some of her recent work on air & atmosphere 💨 in her paper, “‘Who owns the wind?’: Air, commons and poetics in the long eighteenth century” Join us in person and online!
110
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This is how I want every commute to my desk to be 🌱 🌞
010
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... I listened to this earlier on and found it highly inspiring. It reminded me why I chose the humanities in the first place, all the way back during my GCSES. And also why I will never close the door on STEM. Elif Shafak’s words were particularly moving.
bbc.co.uk
Rethink - Rethink... the Humanities - BBC Sounds
Should we be rethinking the humanities for a digital age?
010
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Acting as one of the PGR Officers for BARS has been one of the most rewarding and valuable experiences of my PhD journey. If you’ve been thinking of applying, this is your sign! ✨
062
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
Dinah Roe @preraphsrule.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Lecturer in English (T&S) for one year www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRR618/l...
jobs.ac.uk
Lecturer in English (Teaching & Scholarship) at Queen Mary University of London
An academic position as a Lecturer in English (Teaching & Scholarship) is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
042
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
What a delight it was to share my research with the @hrcyork.bsky.social community last week. And what an honour to represent @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social and be awarded first prize for my presentation, "Cloudland: Affect, Agency, and Environment in Romantic-Period Poetry and Painting".
130
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Because Wye not?
theguardian.com
River Wye formally recognised as living ecosystem with intrinsic rights
Charter to be adopted along river’s entire catchment from Cambrian mountains to Chepstow and Bristol Channel
420232
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I'm so honoured to have been nominated by the Department of English and Related Literature as this year's HRC Doctoral Fellowship at the University of York @hrcyork.bsky.social @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social Very excited (read: nervous) to share a little bit of my cloudy research in about an hour ☁️ 🌧️ 🌩️ ⛅
2671
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Rainstorm Over the Sea -John Constable
Painting of rain clouds that look like huge smudged brush strokes fill a canvas above a thin strip of sea
27713
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at York @cecs-york.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
📢 Summer Fellowships at York! Excited to announce that applications are now open for York’s Summer Interdisciplinary Research Fellowships based at Heslington Hall. Come visit us for up to a month this June, July or August. #18thCentury (1/2) 🔗 docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com
SRIF details and terms.docx
Summer Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship scheme (SIRF) Humanities Research Centre, Heslington Hall, University of York Overview The Humanities Research Centre at the University of York invi...
1129
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
BARS News: Stephen Copley Research Award Applications Open (deadline June 1st 2026) Postgraduate researchers and early career scholars working in Romantic Studies are invited to apply for a Stephen Copley Research Award. More information: www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...
045
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Campus clouds ⛅️ at York today ☁️
010
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
BSECS @bsecs.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Don't forget to apply for our #BSECS-Northumbria Fellowship. Travel, accommodation, and related expenses of up to £4,000 to support a visiting scholar of the #18thC at @northumbriauni.bsky.social, deadline 26 June 2026 #skystorians 🗃️ Details below! www.bsecs.org.uk/prizes-and-a...
bsecs.org.uk
Prizes and awards Archive - BSECS
01824
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
This is tomorrow at 1pm! I’ll be speaking with @emily-whittingham.bsky.social about Romantic clouds and human/nonhuman relationships. It would be wonderful to gain feedback, insights, and further inspirations from people working in similar or adjacent areas ⛅️
1102
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
If anyone fancies hearing/sharing ideas about clouds, affective atmospheres, and Romantic environments over lunch, I’ll be sharing some of my research with the Northern Environmental History Network on 12th May at 1pm ☁️ 💭 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/affective-...
eventbrite.co.uk
Affective Atmospheres and/or Romantic-Period Clouds
The Northern Environmental History Network welcomes Kate Nankervis (York) to speak about histories of climate, clouds and meteorology.
040
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at York @cecs-york.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
📣 2026/7 MA in Eighteenth Century Studies bursaries 📣 We're delighted to announce that we will be awarding four MA bursaries for the 2026/7 MA in Eighteenth Century Studies cohort. Full details can be found on the CECS website: 🔗 www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-c... Spread the news!
york.ac.uk
CECS MA bursaries
The Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies is delighted to be offering bursaries for 2026/7 offer holders.
11012
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Exciting opportunity at York!
000
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
I think Mary Shelley in her best captures the nation's ecstatic joy at seeing a bit of sun after weeks of 'incessant rain': 'The inhabitants, meeting one another, exclaimed: "What enchanting weather!...We shall perhaps enjoy a whole week of sunshine!" Thus they congratulated themselves,'
020
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
If can't join us in York next Thursday, join us online for this ECEN opening lecture! If you're a subscriber to the mailing list, you should have a Zoom link now. If not, please contact me or @calsutherland.bsky.social & we'll share all the information. Very excited for this event!
010
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I’ll definitely be submitting a proposal for this! Fellow weather-y folk should take a look ✨
063
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
Chella Ramanan 🇬🇩 @chellaramanan.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Friday night's film was... "Wuthering Heights" the Emerald Fennell one. She said she wanted to recreate her thoughts and feelings after reading the novel when she was 14. In that respect it's a very successful film bc it feels like a 14 year old white girl's Wuthering Heights tumblr made into a film
media.tenor.com
a poster for the wuthering heights movie shows a man in a black coat
Alt: a poster for the wuthering heights movie shows a man in a black coat and Margot Robbie in a big red dress with a lot of fog
67614
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Ooo, I’m very curious about this! Will definitely be attending if it’s available online.
010
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
This. Angry weather. But I’m still going to go see it.
020
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Please join us for this inaugural lecture! We're beginning the seminar series with such an excellent speaker and truly an expert within the environmental humanities. You won't want to miss it! 🌱
021
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
Romance, Revolution & Reform @rrrjournal.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
We are thrilled to announce that the CfS for Issue 9, ‘Sex in the Long Nineteenth Century’ is now live! Articles should be submitted by 23:59 on 16th April 2026 to rrr@soton.ac.uk. Do share widely and we look forward to hearing from you! www.rrrjournal.com/call-for-sub...
rrrjournal.com
Call for Submissions | Romance, Revolution and Reform
Submit a paper for the next issue of our interdisciplinary journal.
086
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
“Violet took a bite of bread and a mouthful of tea and mixed the two together in her mouth.”
010
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
Charlotte Weatherill @ckweatherill.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Whatever my uni declares, I am not going to engage with AI. I am not going to use AI or teach students to use it. I am going to continue to explain to students why it is harmful. Absolutely absurd to allow this anti-intellectual, environmentally devastating technology into the university at all.
1362979497
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
Emily Whittingham @emily-whittingham.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
There's still just over two weeks left to apply to our workshop exploring historical approaches to non-human life. It will take place on 9-10th April 2026, and aims to bring together scholars across disciplinary divides. PGR and ECR support available thanks to the generosity of our sponsors!
13214
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Check out our very first ECEN newsletter! It's brief, fun to read, and there are a couple of exciting opportunities inside too! If you haven't already subscribed but would like to, you can sign up on our website or simply email/DM myself or @calsutherland.bsky.social 🍃
hzj520.wixsite.com
About | Eighteenth Century E
072
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at York @cecs-york.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Happy New Year from CECS! Please enjoy these pictures of the snow dusted topiary garden behind our home in Heslington Hall from this morning. May your year be suitably sprinkled with fresh ideas about the eighteenth century and bright paths forward in your research ❄️🌳❄️ #UKsnow #18thCentury
The 18th century topiary garden at CECS York, with a sculpture, pond and paving stones in front of it, dusted in snow.A path in snow, next to the 18th century brick wall that runs behind the topiary garden.
0143
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
Sophie Coulombeau @sophiecoulombeau.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
If you’ve got an itch to develop your creative practice across page, stage and screen - then we have a brand new MA programme that might just interest you. Come & learn with my colleagues & I in beautiful York! Please spread the word to anyone who might be interested www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr...
york.ac.uk
MA Creative Writing
Hone the craft of writing for and about the page, stage, and screen in a historic and forward-thinking city.
0119
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Still time to register for Affective Atmospheres — 18–19 Feb at Civic House, Glasgow. A free, in-person conference exploring place and atmosphere. Supported by @triphilosophy.bsky.social and @leverhulme.ac.uk Artwork by Jinjoon Lee 🔗 placememory.net/affective-at...
placememory.net
Affective Atmospheres
Philosophical Foundations and Interdisciplinary Approaches A two-day conference examining how atmospheres shape places and experience, drawing together philosophy with anthropology, geography, art,…
085
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
A working walk: thinking through the beginnings of a paper about atmosphere and archive. Tested some ideas out on an attentive audience 🐑
010
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
The festive season is coming to a close here in Somerset. Time for calm and renewed focus 😌
010
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
I'm very excited to announce the launch of the #18thC Ecologies Network! Co-convened by myself & @calsutherland.bsky.social at @cecs-york.bsky.social , ECEN is a hub for researchers interested in the many diverse ecologies of the period 🌱 Find out more: hzj520.wixsite.com/eighteenth-c...
43419
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
BSECS @bsecs.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
The #18thC Ecologies Network, based @cecs-york.bsky.social is a hub for researchers interested in the many diverse ecologies the period. Details of their seminar series will be published here: hzj520.wixsite.com/eighteenth-c... #skystorians #climate #environhist 🗃️
hzj520.wixsite.com
About | Eighteenth Century E
01912
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Had a lovely time listening and learning about volcanic sublimity and coping with climate catastrophe last night with @bars.bsky.social 🌋Excellent papers from @dilarakalkan.bsky.social @katlion.bsky.social and Chloe Melvin! And huge thanks to our wonderful chair @davidhiggins.bsky.social
1102
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
This is TONIGHT!!! 7pm GMT!! Come talk Romantic climate and catastrophe with us 🌋🌪️🌧️🌩️⛅️
010
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
David Higgins @davidhiggins.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Reminder that I am chairing an online event tomorrow night on 'Volcanic Romanticism'. Featuring talks by @katlion.bsky.social, @womanofclouds.bsky.social, Dilara Kalkan, and Chloe Melvin. You can register for free at the link below. @bars.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/bars-digit...
eventbrite.com
BARS Digital Events: Volcanic Romanticism
Exploring the Diodatic Circle, the volcanic as a sublime, apocalyptic force, and how this inflected their powerful visions of the future.
0188
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
In which Johanna Winant (@johannawinant.bsky.social) and I make the case for teaching whole books. And argue for a model of close reading that would bridge high school, college, and professional practice slate.com/life/2025/10...
slate.com
There’s a Literacy Crisis. One Classroom Solution Should Be Obvious.
You can't get better at reading until you care about a text.
48627
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Volcanic Romanticism!! 🌋On a Thursday evening with @bars.bsky.social ! What could be more thrilling? Please join me, @dilarakalkan.bsky.social Chloe Melvin, Katerina Liontou and @davidhiggins.bsky.social on 30th October at 7.30pm to discuss the weather of 1816, the Diodati Circle, and more!
eventbrite.com
BARS Digital Events: Volcanic Romanticism
Exploring the Diodatic Circle, the volcanic as a sublime, apocalyptic force, and how this inflected their powerful visions of the future.
1109
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Returned to Harewood House one last time before the Austen Meets Turner exhibition closes. What an honour to have played a small part in this extraordinary display. Today, I explored the incredible walled garden!
120
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Today’s my final day working with the wonderful YSC team @rigb.org I can’t believe how quickly 3 months has flown by! It’s been an inspiring, enriching & rewarding experience. If a little exhausting at times 😅 I’ve learned more than this word limit allows…🙏 Now to get back to that PhD thing!
121
Reposted by Kate Nankervis (she/her)
Dr. Serena Qihui Pei @serenaqihuipei.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
💜Grateful to be part of #BARS2025 Romantic (Un)Consciousness at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. @bars-ecrs-pgrs.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social 💜Inspiring panels both in person & online—deep gratitude to the amazing organizers: @drcleoocy.bsky.social @zooeyziller.bsky.social @womanofclouds.bsky.social
1134
Kate Nankervis (she/her) @womanofclouds.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I wrote a little blog post for @rigb.org, all about the institution's history of artistic experimentation! Even managed to get a sentence about clouds in 🌦️... It's a 4-minute read so please do check it out. www.rigb.org/explore-scie...
rigb.org
Art and science working together: the Ri’s experimental history across culture
Science and art have always been intertwined, and often met right here at the Ri.
052