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@scaredofcustard.bsky.social

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English Lit PhD student @ UoLiverpool: contemporary trauma literature and theory, online reading communities and affects 💫 amateur internet archaeologist 🔎 writer: Refinery29, VICE, i Paper, Dazed

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natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · Jan 12

dusted off my substack for the new year and started a series on perfume open.substack.com/pub/nataliej...

what does horror smell like

exploring how perfumes create fear

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natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · 15d

ahhhhhhh best of luck! you'll be fantastic!

natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · 15d

yesterday I submitted my PhD thesis ✨

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natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · 26d

institutions cannot afford... unpaid research? until that 'low quality' research becomes lucrative or impactful and then universities will gladly take credit for if it...

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · Sep 12

Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’.

Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.

This article is now free to access.

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Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ - Research Professional News

Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”

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natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · 27d

I had a great time speaking to some wonderful undergrads about their work decolonising the curriculum, their enthusiasm makes for some great start of term listening ✨

The Bibliography @thebibliopod.bsky.social · 27d

New episode alert! 🚨 Host Natalie spoke to the English Department's 'Decolonising the Curriculum' group about what it means to decolonise a curriculum and the process of decolonising some of the department modules.
@livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social
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Spotify – Web Player

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natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · Aug 11

computer, play Tempest by Ethel Cain, loud enough to kill small mammals

natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · Aug 1

I loved recording this with @writedavidwrite.bsky.social, talking about my research and theorising about whether Jane Eyre would be classed as trauma fiction if it were published today.

The Bibliography @thebibliopod.bsky.social · Aug 1

Continuing to post our back catalogue of episodes here for any new listeners!

David chatted with fellow host Natalie Wall @scaredofcustard.bsky.social about her PhD research - trauma fiction, online reading culture, and what the hell is going on on BookTok...

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Reading Trauma and Reading Readers

The Bibliography · Episode

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natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · Jul 3

today it was the new singles, but mr spider loves it all

natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · Jul 3

there's a spider that lives in a hole in my study that comes out when i play ethel cain

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natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · Jun 26

girl not now

natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · Jun 14

I had the pleasure of interviewing @paddy-brennan.bsky.social for this episode - a really fascinating dive into food consumption and self-starvation in Irish fiction from Edna O'Brien to Sally Rooney.

The Bibliography @thebibliopod.bsky.social · Jun 14

As part of our transition to Bluesky from the other place we will be posting our back catalogue of episodes for any new followers!

The first is 'Food, Fasting and Irish Fiction,' with the brilliant @paddy-brennan.bsky.social from @irishinstitute.bsky.social!

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Food, Fasting and Irish Fiction

The Bibliography · Episode

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natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · Jun 9

i still think about the perfect pen i had when i was seven years old, it was a scented gel pen and its deep blood red ink smelled like cinnamon

natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · Jun 8

you search for vintage bloomers one time a year ago and ads will follow you for the rest of time

natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · May 18

i went to a showing of the fourth pirates of the caribbean film, already a mistake, but it was so rowdy someone tried to initiate a mexican wave on my aisle

natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · May 17

you're so welcome, I loved reading it!

natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · May 15

what doesn't get talked about enough in the student using AI conversation is that most of them don't really know what it is despite using it, you explain the issues with plagiarism, copyright, the environment, the way it will make your brain atrophy, etc and they are often really shocked

natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · May 12

I learned so much about digital community research from Feminist Fandom and it has really been invaluable in my study of online reading communities.
@sotauol.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social

natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · May 12

My review of Briony Hannell's brilliant book 'Feminist Fandom: Media Fandom, Digital Feminisms, and Tumblr' is now available in Feminist Media Studies ✨ @femmediastudies.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Feminist fandom: media fandom, digital feminisms, and tumblr

Published in Feminist Media Studies (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · May 10

i wrote about slop
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a theory of slop

‘Slop’ has become the go-to word to describe certain kinds of AI content.

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natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · May 7

Can't wait to present my paper exploring online reading communities and emotion-based literary critique at this conference!

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natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · May 4

forgot to post this when it came out ✨
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"she smells like 2am"

the allure of the party girl perfume

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natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · Apr 28

Thank you so much! The Goldfinch is v long read but definitely worth it imo!

natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · Apr 25

I'm sad I couldn't join in person but super excited to give my paper at @officialbaas.bsky.social today!

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natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · Apr 23

i guess keir starmer’s dad really was a tool maker and his son was his biggest project

natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · Apr 17

the supreme court ruling actually makes me ill transphobes are absolute freaks and a danger to women, to hell with you

natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · Apr 11

noooo babe I love your freakishly big and square sheep, the normal ones scare me