Anna Burton
@drannaburton.bsky.social
Lecturer in English Literature, University of Derby | Interested in all things arboreal | Trees in C19 English Fiction (2021) | she/her
Pinned
Anna Burton
@drannaburton.bsky.social
· Sep 30
Excited to see my article on Beatrix Potter, timber, and arboreal stewardship published in Plant Perspectives (OA) 🪵🧚🏻♀️
Reposted by Anna Burton
We all know that the UK could have a well-funded university system without heaping debt on the heads of students, if politicians wanted it to.
That's the only thing to say, really. Every dysfunction is a choice. A choice made by politicians, not by lecturers or students.
That's the only thing to say, really. Every dysfunction is a choice. A choice made by politicians, not by lecturers or students.
October 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We all know that the UK could have a well-funded university system without heaping debt on the heads of students, if politicians wanted it to.
That's the only thing to say, really. Every dysfunction is a choice. A choice made by politicians, not by lecturers or students.
That's the only thing to say, really. Every dysfunction is a choice. A choice made by politicians, not by lecturers or students.
Taking refuge in an autumnal walk at Rydal and Grasmere at the weekend 🍂
'far advanced as the season was, the trees on the larger island of Rydal-mere retained a splendour which did not need the heightening of sunshine' (DW, 7 Nov, 1805)
'far advanced as the season was, the trees on the larger island of Rydal-mere retained a splendour which did not need the heightening of sunshine' (DW, 7 Nov, 1805)
October 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Taking refuge in an autumnal walk at Rydal and Grasmere at the weekend 🍂
'far advanced as the season was, the trees on the larger island of Rydal-mere retained a splendour which did not need the heightening of sunshine' (DW, 7 Nov, 1805)
'far advanced as the season was, the trees on the larger island of Rydal-mere retained a splendour which did not need the heightening of sunshine' (DW, 7 Nov, 1805)
Reposted by Anna Burton
University of Derby proposes more than 200 redundancies. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Derby proposes more than 200 redundancies
The university says it is committed to supporting everyone affected.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
University of Derby proposes more than 200 redundancies. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Anna Burton
Happy to have my essay on P.B. Shelley and Wordsworth's 'woodland state' included in the 'Tree Cultures and the Arboreal Humanities' special issue of @plantperspectives.bsky.social, ed. by @treeseeker.bsky.social & @planthums-uk.bsky.social 🌿🌳
October 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Happy to have my essay on P.B. Shelley and Wordsworth's 'woodland state' included in the 'Tree Cultures and the Arboreal Humanities' special issue of @plantperspectives.bsky.social, ed. by @treeseeker.bsky.social & @planthums-uk.bsky.social 🌿🌳
Excited to see my article on Beatrix Potter, timber, and arboreal stewardship published in Plant Perspectives (OA) 🪵🧚🏻♀️
September 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Excited to see my article on Beatrix Potter, timber, and arboreal stewardship published in Plant Perspectives (OA) 🪵🧚🏻♀️
Reposted by Anna Burton
A surreal #FossilFriday: Liverpudlian artist Albert Richards's The Process of Time (1939), held by Williamson Art Gallery & Museum. The articulated skeleton of a flightless moa encounters the flimsier looking skeletal frames of two biplanes, one of which is just able to soar above the bluish trees.
May 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
A surreal #FossilFriday: Liverpudlian artist Albert Richards's The Process of Time (1939), held by Williamson Art Gallery & Museum. The articulated skeleton of a flightless moa encounters the flimsier looking skeletal frames of two biplanes, one of which is just able to soar above the bluish trees.
Reposted by Anna Burton
Post-doctoral fellowships available at Kew, closing 20 April. For proposals covering plant-people relationships, broadly defined, and using methods from the humanities, social sciences and life sciences see careers.kew.org/vacancy/kew-...
Informal enquiries: [email protected]
Informal enquiries: [email protected]
Kew Research Fellow (Enhanced Partnerships) - Careers | Kew GardensMenuClose menu
We are seeking applications from promising early-career scientists with interesting, innovative, and viable research ideas for the Kew Research Fellowship in Plant and Fungal Science. The Kew Research...
careers.kew.org
March 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Post-doctoral fellowships available at Kew, closing 20 April. For proposals covering plant-people relationships, broadly defined, and using methods from the humanities, social sciences and life sciences see careers.kew.org/vacancy/kew-...
Informal enquiries: [email protected]
Informal enquiries: [email protected]
In June, I'll be giving a talk at The Armitt on Elizabeth Gaskell's depictions of getting lost or 'wildered' on the Lakeland fells in her short fiction. For anyone Lakes based/interested, all are welcome:
armitt-library-and-museum-centre.arttickets.org.uk/armitt-libra...
armitt-library-and-museum-centre.arttickets.org.uk/armitt-libra...
April 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
In June, I'll be giving a talk at The Armitt on Elizabeth Gaskell's depictions of getting lost or 'wildered' on the Lakeland fells in her short fiction. For anyone Lakes based/interested, all are welcome:
armitt-library-and-museum-centre.arttickets.org.uk/armitt-libra...
armitt-library-and-museum-centre.arttickets.org.uk/armitt-libra...
Struck by Väinö Blomstedt's painting, Sunset (1898) when reading Oliver Southall's wonderful book on the rowan tree this morning, in which he notes that the tree offers 'emblematic access' to the wildness of the Finnish lake-isle. Lovely, on both counts! #internationaldayofforests
March 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Struck by Väinö Blomstedt's painting, Sunset (1898) when reading Oliver Southall's wonderful book on the rowan tree this morning, in which he notes that the tree offers 'emblematic access' to the wildness of the Finnish lake-isle. Lovely, on both counts! #internationaldayofforests
Had a fascinating (if, VERY soggy - thanks Bert) day at Kendal Mountain Festival yesterday, listening to talks on the history of the wolf in Britain, lost paths, slow adventuring, and bothies. Can't wait to get stuck into my book haul! Well done @kendalmountainfest.bsky.social!
November 24, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Had a fascinating (if, VERY soggy - thanks Bert) day at Kendal Mountain Festival yesterday, listening to talks on the history of the wolf in Britain, lost paths, slow adventuring, and bothies. Can't wait to get stuck into my book haul! Well done @kendalmountainfest.bsky.social!
Reposted by Anna Burton
Here's a preview of the cover and contents of 'Plant Perspectives' 1.2, forthcoming in October. 'Plant Perspectives' is a new #openaccess peer reviewed journal; more information here: www.whp-journals.co.uk/PP/about #plants #envhum
September 25, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Here's a preview of the cover and contents of 'Plant Perspectives' 1.2, forthcoming in October. 'Plant Perspectives' is a new #openaccess peer reviewed journal; more information here: www.whp-journals.co.uk/PP/about #plants #envhum
Excited to see my article on Wordsworth's tree plantings published (open access) today! 🌳
'Planting for “posterity”: Wordsworthian tree planting in the English Lake District'
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
'Planting for “posterity”: Wordsworthian tree planting in the English Lake District'
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Planting for “posterity”: Wordsworthian tree planting in the English Lake District
Published in Nineteenth-Century Contexts: An Interdisciplinary Journal (Ahead of Print, 2024)
www.tandfonline.com
September 19, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Excited to see my article on Wordsworth's tree plantings published (open access) today! 🌳
'Planting for “posterity”: Wordsworthian tree planting in the English Lake District'
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
'Planting for “posterity”: Wordsworthian tree planting in the English Lake District'
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Anna Burton
Absolutely thrilled to announce I have an article in the new edition of the Swift Studies journal!
It's been 7 years in the making, but worth it: my finished essay explores the history of the frontispiece to Jonathan Swift's A Tale of a Tub, with some exciting new discoveries! 🐋
It's been 7 years in the making, but worth it: my finished essay explores the history of the frontispiece to Jonathan Swift's A Tale of a Tub, with some exciting new discoveries! 🐋
September 4, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Absolutely thrilled to announce I have an article in the new edition of the Swift Studies journal!
It's been 7 years in the making, but worth it: my finished essay explores the history of the frontispiece to Jonathan Swift's A Tale of a Tub, with some exciting new discoveries! 🐋
It's been 7 years in the making, but worth it: my finished essay explores the history of the frontispiece to Jonathan Swift's A Tale of a Tub, with some exciting new discoveries! 🐋
Reposted by Anna Burton
It's coming towards the end of my contract and, as the academic job market is a mess, I'm starting to look elsewhere. If you know any leads or have advice on pivoting from academia to heritage, research, publishing, charity, or media roles please get in touch!
August 8, 2024 at 10:09 AM
It's coming towards the end of my contract and, as the academic job market is a mess, I'm starting to look elsewhere. If you know any leads or have advice on pivoting from academia to heritage, research, publishing, charity, or media roles please get in touch!
Lovely to be back in a very sunny Dorchester today ☀️ I gave a keynote for @hardysociety conference on 'Reading Trees in The Woodlanders'. 8 years since I was last here as a PhD student. Time flies, but Hardy's still here!🍃
August 1, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Lovely to be back in a very sunny Dorchester today ☀️ I gave a keynote for @hardysociety conference on 'Reading Trees in The Woodlanders'. 8 years since I was last here as a PhD student. Time flies, but Hardy's still here!🍃
I'm excited to be sharing some new research on John Ruskin's and Beatrix Potter's (actual and literary) tree cultivations in the Lakes, at The Armitt on 27 August.
See the link here for tickets if you're in/around Ambleside then! 🌱
armitt-library-and-museum-centre.arttickets.org.uk/armitt-libra...
See the link here for tickets if you're in/around Ambleside then! 🌱
armitt-library-and-museum-centre.arttickets.org.uk/armitt-libra...
July 5, 2024 at 11:54 AM
I'm excited to be sharing some new research on John Ruskin's and Beatrix Potter's (actual and literary) tree cultivations in the Lakes, at The Armitt on 27 August.
See the link here for tickets if you're in/around Ambleside then! 🌱
armitt-library-and-museum-centre.arttickets.org.uk/armitt-libra...
See the link here for tickets if you're in/around Ambleside then! 🌱
armitt-library-and-museum-centre.arttickets.org.uk/armitt-libra...
There are limited tickets remaining for 'Tree Cultures at Kew', in just over two weeks! 🌳✨
If spending a day at Kew talking trees is your thing, do sign up and join us!
www.derby.ac.uk/events/lates...
If spending a day at Kew talking trees is your thing, do sign up and join us!
www.derby.ac.uk/events/lates...
Tree Cultures at Kew
Tree Cultures at Kew will bring together researchers and professionals from the arboreal humanities to explore how we understand and regard the value of trees in the cultural imagination.
www.derby.ac.uk
June 24, 2024 at 9:11 AM
There are limited tickets remaining for 'Tree Cultures at Kew', in just over two weeks! 🌳✨
If spending a day at Kew talking trees is your thing, do sign up and join us!
www.derby.ac.uk/events/lates...
If spending a day at Kew talking trees is your thing, do sign up and join us!
www.derby.ac.uk/events/lates...
Reposted by Anna Burton
Looking forward to 'Tree Cultures at Kew' in a month's time, a day of arboreal humanities research talks & guided tours of Kew's trees, co-organised with @drannaburton.bsky.social and Kew Gardens 💚🌳
Book your place to join us on 9 July (it's free!) 🍃 www.derby.ac.uk/events/lates...
Book your place to join us on 9 July (it's free!) 🍃 www.derby.ac.uk/events/lates...
June 11, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Looking forward to 'Tree Cultures at Kew' in a month's time, a day of arboreal humanities research talks & guided tours of Kew's trees, co-organised with @drannaburton.bsky.social and Kew Gardens 💚🌳
Book your place to join us on 9 July (it's free!) 🍃 www.derby.ac.uk/events/lates...
Book your place to join us on 9 July (it's free!) 🍃 www.derby.ac.uk/events/lates...
@abdavis.bsky.social and I are co-running a series of tree-related public (and free) events, online, in London, and in the Lakes, this summer.
All are welcome to join these events, so please do sign up and spread the word! 🌳
See links below!
All are welcome to join these events, so please do sign up and spread the word! 🌳
See links below!
May 23, 2024 at 11:28 AM
@abdavis.bsky.social and I are co-running a series of tree-related public (and free) events, online, in London, and in the Lakes, this summer.
All are welcome to join these events, so please do sign up and spread the word! 🌳
See links below!
All are welcome to join these events, so please do sign up and spread the word! 🌳
See links below!
This was such a thought provoking and reorienting discussion of flat landscapes with @overleaf.bsky.social @noreenmasud.bsky.social, and Amelia Hodsdon. Looking forward to talking trees, in a similar format, next month! 🌳
April 11, 2024 at 9:48 AM
This was such a thought provoking and reorienting discussion of flat landscapes with @overleaf.bsky.social @noreenmasud.bsky.social, and Amelia Hodsdon. Looking forward to talking trees, in a similar format, next month! 🌳
A Ruskinian research trip to Coniston today, featuring moss covered orchard trees and a very shouty Chaffinch 🐦
March 21, 2024 at 7:17 PM
A Ruskinian research trip to Coniston today, featuring moss covered orchard trees and a very shouty Chaffinch 🐦
Reposted by Anna Burton
Call for Chapters 🍃 Romantic Trees: The Literary Arboretum, 1740-1840 🍃 @drannaburton.bsky.social and I are seeking a few more chapters for our edited collection, especially chapters with a global or conceptual focus: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=5170 Please share! 🌳
Call for Chapters – Romantic Trees: The Literary Arboretum, 1740-1840 – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
March 21, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Call for Chapters 🍃 Romantic Trees: The Literary Arboretum, 1740-1840 🍃 @drannaburton.bsky.social and I are seeking a few more chapters for our edited collection, especially chapters with a global or conceptual focus: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=5170 Please share! 🌳
Reposted by Anna Burton
Our new journal ‘Plant Perspectives’ is looking for a Creative Submissions Editor – a key role in a very exciting new publication (with issue 1.1 forthcoming in April!). More details here: www.whp-journals.co.uk/PP/CallsForP... #envhum #plantHumanities #plants
March 13, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Our new journal ‘Plant Perspectives’ is looking for a Creative Submissions Editor – a key role in a very exciting new publication (with issue 1.1 forthcoming in April!). More details here: www.whp-journals.co.uk/PP/CallsForP... #envhum #plantHumanities #plants