{"id":2599,"date":"2018-07-05T11:44:43","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T10:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/history\/?p=2599"},"modified":"2024-11-05T16:33:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T16:33:38","slug":"alumni-stories-anna-skeene-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/2018\/07\/05\/alumni-stories-anna-skeene-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Stories: Anna Skene-Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><em><strong>In this new series of posts, we\u2019ll be looking at what our former students do after they graduate in History at the University of Gloucestershire. It will demonstrate the various types of employment history graduates can go into, or the varied and interesting experiences they have, providing some useful guides for existing and future students of History. The next story comes from Anna Skene-Hill (class of 2015).<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"en-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: small\">Since graduating from the University of Gloucestershire, I\u2019ve been living in Germany: first as an au pair and then studying English Literatures and Cultures at the University of Tubingen, where I also work as a Writing Tutor. I\u2019m nearing the end of my master\u2019s degree now (writing a thesis on gender in two neo-Victorian novels), but I\u2019ve had so many exciting opportunities through my work and study here: I\u2019ve attended conferences, helped a huge number of students with their academic writing in English and visited a wide range of courses (as well as many beautiful sights).<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2600 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2018\/06\/Anna-in-Tu-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2018\/06\/Anna-in-Tu-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2018\/06\/Anna-in-Tu.png 723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;font-size: small\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Nonetheless, I will never forget the fantastic time that I had at Gloucestershire: the things I learned, the friends I made, and the support and intelligence of the lecturers! While my studies have taken a more literary route, my MA also focuses on Cultures, and I can use my BA degree to take a more interdisciplinary approach, and I have not quite been able to leave my love of History behind: even when writing about contemporary literature I have to relate it to the Victorians!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;font-size: small\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;font-size: small\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">As well as helping my studies, my degree has also enabled me to succeed in my professional and personal life. Being\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i>very<\/i><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">\u00a0used to writing essays and conducting research, I\u2019ve put this knowledge to good use as a Writing Tutor and hope to use while continuing to teach Academic Writing. However, studying at Gloucestershire has also taught me to look at the world in a different way and to listen to voices that have not been heard.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;font-size: small\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">My advice to the graduates (and students) of the University is this: Keep your options open, as you never know where your degree will take you!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em><strong>If you are an Alumni in History and you would like to contribute, please contact Christian O\u2019Connell coconnell@glos.ac.uk<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this new series of posts, we\u2019ll be looking at what our former students do after they graduate in History at the University of Gloucestershire. 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