Dr Natasha Booth-Johnson
@nbooth-johnson.bsky.social
PhD student researching queer fiction by politically active female authors (1882-1914) | ND | she/her
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Hey Bluesky people! I'm currently a PhD candidate at the University of Birmingham studying queer fiction by suffragist and socialist women authors in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. I also run the online project Queer Nineteen which I will transfer here too as soon as possible!
What they don't tell you when you start crocheting or knitting is that you will spend more time untangling yarn than working on an actual project.
November 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
What they don't tell you when you start crocheting or knitting is that you will spend more time untangling yarn than working on an actual project.
Sneakily changed my display name because on Thursday I passed my viva with minor corrections!! 🎉🎉🎉
September 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Sneakily changed my display name because on Thursday I passed my viva with minor corrections!! 🎉🎉🎉
Had such a fab time at #VPFAExtremes (as usual) and met so many lovely people (also as usual). Saw this cool window, too (less usual).
July 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Had such a fab time at #VPFAExtremes (as usual) and met so many lovely people (also as usual). Saw this cool window, too (less usual).
Just submitted my thesis. Time for a nice, long nap.
June 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Just submitted my thesis. Time for a nice, long nap.
Happy Pride Month! Don't forget to check out the Midlands Art Papers (featuring yours truly) to see the exciting queer work going on in midlands museums!
Midlands Art Papers 8 (2025) - University of Birmingham
The 2025 issue focuses on queer work in museums and galleries in the Midlands.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
June 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Happy Pride Month! Don't forget to check out the Midlands Art Papers (featuring yours truly) to see the exciting queer work going on in midlands museums!
Had a surprise blood test sprung on me today. The nurse said I had the veins of a dead person. I was very brave even though my blood did NOT want to leave my body.
May 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Had a surprise blood test sprung on me today. The nurse said I had the veins of a dead person. I was very brave even though my blood did NOT want to leave my body.
My lovely friend Beth is not on Bluesky, but her book comes out in 2 days! I got mine early because I'm special 😇😇
March 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
My lovely friend Beth is not on Bluesky, but her book comes out in 2 days! I got mine early because I'm special 😇😇
It's getting close, lads.
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It's getting close, lads.
Now that I'm done with work, I can finally start reading this 1300-page monstrosity I've been anticipating all year! Will I finish it before Christmas? Doubtful.
December 16, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Now that I'm done with work, I can finally start reading this 1300-page monstrosity I've been anticipating all year! Will I finish it before Christmas? Doubtful.
Hey Bluesky people! I'm currently a PhD candidate at the University of Birmingham studying queer fiction by suffragist and socialist women authors in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. I also run the online project Queer Nineteen which I will transfer here too as soon as possible!
November 19, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Hey Bluesky people! I'm currently a PhD candidate at the University of Birmingham studying queer fiction by suffragist and socialist women authors in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. I also run the online project Queer Nineteen which I will transfer here too as soon as possible!