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Rachel Harrison

@utopiennerach.bsky.social

PhD researcher at the University of Dundee. Thesis topic is female authored utopian literature (Gynotopia) 1666-present. Interested in anything gender and sexuality studies in SF or utopian literature! Always open to talk anything SF!

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Its been a long long road, but I'm very happy to say yesterday afternoon I passed my viva with minor revisions! Watch this space, Dr Harrison is on her way! ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽ“๐ŸŽ‰

26.06.2025 06:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
cfp | call for papers

Any Stephen King scholars, this is a fab opportunity to get involved in a really cool project about motherhood in King's works. Also a chance to work with the lovely Dr Connor McAleese! Deadline for proposals is August 31st so spread far and wide!
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/05/...

28.05.2025 20:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Anybody with any job leads in the North East of England? I'm North Tyneside based right now and actively looking. Very open to anything to do with literature, editing, events management, social media, marketing, academia or teaching opportunities.

19.05.2025 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thesis submitted, time to anxiously get viva prepping ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

28.03.2025 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Singing myself the alphabet as I finalise my bibliography is an entire new level of write-up hilarity...I think I'm losing it ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…

18.03.2025 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Orwell, Huxley and the path to truth | Emrah Atasoy From a global conflict to a growingly dishonest political culture to the rise of Big Pharma; itโ€™s fair to say that we live in troubling times. But for George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, these issuesโ€ฆ

@atasoyemrah.bsky.social compares Orwellโ€™s โ€˜1984โ€™ with Huxleyโ€™s โ€˜Brave New Worldโ€™ to explore how we can use fiction as a guide to overcome the issues within reality. | https://buff.ly/3PVtfDr

#philsci #langsky #literaturesky

08.02.2025 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Most recent thesis procrastination: a little walk to St Mary's lighthouse in Whitley Bay ๐Ÿฅฐ

02.02.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Horror Scholar Journal Volume 6 - SAW | Journal Repository

My most recent article got published today!!! A nice little boost before Christmas.

You can read it here: abatececilia.wixsite.com/horrorschola...

23.12.2024 10:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Best xmas gift ever! Been desperate to read this one ๐Ÿฅฐ

26.12.2024 11:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Moving into the new house has been a LOT more work than I thought, but my office is coming along, one more layer and my lovely bright orange wall will be done. I don't know why I chose orange, but this wall makes me so happy โ˜บ๏ธ

03.12.2024 17:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pt3

18.11.2024 11:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pt2

18.11.2024 11:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wow, the exhibition has flown by this year! So happy to see such wonderful work for my last year being involved in the project. I'll leave you with some highlights here - hopefully we will restage in the new year, so watch this space!
#beinghuman2024

18.11.2024 11:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An adorable Crocheted caterpie plushie.

An adorable Crocheted caterpie plushie.

Fun fact about me... To combat the existential dread of approaching the end of my PhD, I often crochet pokemon plushies as a form of procrastination. The newest addition is this sweet little guy!
I used the free pattern by Moreleigh Menagerie available here: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

16.11.2024 11:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ooooh you should check out Larissa Lai's The Tiger Flu!!!

15.11.2024 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Have some more!

13.11.2024 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A little taste of our 'Nineteen Eighty-Four in 2024' exhibition for those of you who aren't local! DJCAD illustration students have yet again graced us with some wonderful illustrations - still going until end of day Friday if anyone wants to pop in!

13.11.2024 19:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
An illustration by Alistair Smith of DJCAD depicting George Orwell seated and smoking a cigarette with a ghost forming from the smoke. Margaret Atwood stands at his shoulder looking bemused.

An illustration by Alistair Smith of DJCAD depicting George Orwell seated and smoking a cigarette with a ghost forming from the smoke. Margaret Atwood stands at his shoulder looking bemused.

In dundee? Come along to an informal get together in the Global Room tonight 5pm-7pm come and go as you please, enjoy some refreshments, view the exhibition, and maybe chat with some of the artists! More pics of the exhibition to come, and it is open for viewing all week!

13.11.2024 15:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A picture of my bookcase. It is VERY full. Authors include Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, Katharine Burdekin, James Tiptree Jr and many many more!

A picture of my bookcase. It is VERY full. Authors include Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, Katharine Burdekin, James Tiptree Jr and many many more!

The best way to get to know me....my lovely bookcase! The amount of Atwood, Butler, Burdekin and Tiptree says it all really!

12.11.2024 23:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi to everyone new to Bluesky!
Introduce yourself with:
One video game ๐ŸŽฎ
One movie ๐ŸŽฅ
One album ๐Ÿ’ฟ
One tv show ๐Ÿ“บ

Okay, I'll play...
Portal 2
LOTR The Two Towers (Special Extended Edition, of course!)
Agents of Fortune (Blue ร–yster Cult)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)

12.11.2024 23:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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New to Bluesky as of today! Seeming a lot nicer than the other place so far. Looking to build back my lovely big contact list of fellow academics. Research interests include representations of gender in utopia and SF and historically erased authors of both. Please pass on to any likeminded folks! ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ“–

12.11.2024 22:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm new to Bluesky as of today, could I be popped on this list please? Also thank you so much it has been great for finding all my connections from the 'other place' :)

12.11.2024 17:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exploring the Banishment and Reformation of Masculinity in Scientific Gynotopias โฎŒ SFRA Review, vol. 52, no. 4 Masculinities and Science Fiction download Exploring the Banishment and Reformation of Masculinity in Scientific Gynotopias Rachel Harrison The Scientific Gynotopia deโ€ฆ

sfrareview.org/2022/10/22/e...

12.11.2024 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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