Still feels unreal, but on Tuesday I passed my PhD viva with no corrections 🎉 Can’t thank my supervisors Ben Hickman and Will Norman enough for all their support. Also very grateful to my examiners @drmattwhittle.bsky.social and @davidhering.bsky.social for an enjoyable and thought provoking viva:)

Such a fantastic opportunity to work with some incredible academics!

I submitted my thesis this week!! Feels absolutely unreal, massive thank you to everyone who got me here 🫶

*Please share with your networks 📣* Are you a PGR interested in Postcolonial Studies? Are you interested in gaining experience in a director role? We want to hear from you! The NVPoco network will need a new director for the coming academic year. (1/2)

In addition to this fantastic conference, a related special issue of European Journal of American Culture has been announced. Presenters & attendees will be invited to submit an expression of interest to have their work featured. Deadline for abstracts: 31st July. More details: buff.ly/C9E66Fn

Introducing the "American Dream/American Nightmare" conference speakers! Our first panel of the day is on the theme "The Dystopia" and will feature Eptisum Laskar, Jacob Moose, Yifei Jing (Peking University), and Brittney Finley (University of Kent)...

... 📍Online 🗓️ 3rd July 2025, 10:45am-12pm BST Don't forget to sign up (for free!) using the QR code or the link in our bio✨

Introducing the "American Dream/American Nightmare" conference speakers! Our first roundtable of the day is on the theme "Poetics of Resistane" and will feature Dr Kate Lewis-Hood (QMUL), Dr Rona Cran (University of Birmingham), and Dr Swati Rana (UCSB)....

My creative non-fiction piece, Making/Unmaking, written for @nvpoco.bsky.social is now available to read online for free! Bringing together themes of sustainability, ancestral connection across continents, regional practices, making and unmaking of cultural identity. www.yumpu.com/en/document/...

Meet @juni-kvarving.bsky.social

Excited to be working with these wonderful people!

Super excited to be organising this conference 🙌 Registration is now open! (And it’s free!)

It's officially out!!🎉 Yesterday evening we officially launched the New Voices in Postcolonial Studies Magazine No. 2: "Imagining Postcolonial Futures"! (and It's open access: www.yumpu.com/en/document/...)

Loved putting this together with my friend and fellow researcher Soph, and we’re so excited to showcase the work of our brilliant contributors tomorrow at the launch! 💚 (more info below)

Excited to be sharing the exciting and hard work of our contributors soon! 🙌

We're delighted to announce the launch of the latest issue of of New Voices in Postcolonial Studies Magazine edited by Soph Harris-Nijmeijer and Juni Kvarving (@juni-kvarving.bsky.social) on the theme of "Imagining Postcolonial Futures"!

Our Spring issue includes book reviews from former interns Angelique Golding, @juni-kvarving.bsky.social , Luna Chou, and Rituparna Mondal, covering climate fiction to queer and anti-caste literature. Read: buff.ly/4gBvc32