Narrative, Affect and Victorian Sensation: Wilful Bodies
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I am happy to have the space to thank the many people who have supported this project over the years. My early ideas were developed during a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship (2008–10) studying Amelia Edwards’s sensation novels. I am grateful to SSHRC for providing me with two years of funding and time, and to Jill Matus for supervising this work. The project in its current form truly took shape, however, during my time in London (2009–10), Amsterdam (2010–15) and Moscow, Idaho (2015–today). At the University of Idaho, I benefited from two grants that supported my work: a Summer Research Grant in 2016 and a Seed Grant in 2017–18.
I was lucky that my arrival in London in September 2009 coincided with the first conference of the Victorian Popular Fiction Association. I felt instantly welcomed by this wonderful group, and the advice that I received at VPFA conferences and study days over the past decade has shaped this book in significant ways. Feedback from audiences at ISSN, INCS, NAVSA and VISAWUS conferences was also indispensable. Thank you to the many friends and colleagues who read and commented on book chapters, including my research assistants, Katie Krahn and Shannon Roman. Anne-Marie Beller deserves a special mention for being such a generous friend and collaborator. Our work on Rediscovering Victorian Women Sensation Writers: Beyond Braddon was inspiring in all the best ways. My colleagues at the University of Amsterdam helped me to further develop my ideas and survive my early years as an academic. I will forever be grateful that I was there at the same time as Kristine Johanson and Jane Lewty. At the University of Idaho, I got lucky again: thank you to my current and former colleagues, especially Erin James, Jennifer Ladino, Jodie Nicotra and Alexandra Teague, dream team of kind, generous and brilliant friends. A special thanks to Erin for discussing so much of the book with me and offering incisive advice. Lindsay Holmgren has been there through all of it, pushing my own thinking further and cheering me on. Finally, when I felt stuck in summer 2020, a virtual writing retreat with Dagni Bredesen, Louise Penner, Tabitha Sparks and Jessica Valdez helped me to reorient the project and to remember why I love this field so much.
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