Literatures, Languages & Cultures

Gender and culture staff

The following are a selection of members of staff and their research areas:

Name Position Research interests
Dr Susan Bainbrigge Senior Lecturer in French Modern and Contemporary French/Francophone writing
Dr Claire Boyle Lecturer in French Contemporary French women’s writing, French feminist theory, queer theory
Dr Eleoma Bodammer Senior Lecturer in German German romanticism and literature 1750-1850
Dr Leanne Dawson Lecturer in German and Film Studies Contemporary German literature and film; queer theory
Dr Sarah Dunnigan Senior Lecturer in English Medieval and early modern British women’s writing; women and fantasy tradition; Scottish ballads
Dr Carole Jones Lecturer in English 20th and 21st century women’s fiction; masculinities; queer theory and fiction
Dr Michelle Keown Senior Lecturer in English Postcolonial literature and theory
Dr Séverine Genieys-Kirk Lecturer in French Early modern to 18th century French women’s writing
Dr Iona Macintyre Lecturer in Hispanic Studies 19th century literature, history and culture in Spanish American and Brazil
Dr Fiona Mackintosh Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies 20th and 21st century Latin American women’s writing
Dr Frauke Matthes Lecturer in German Contemporary German literature and culture; masculinity studies
Ms Jane Sillars Senior Teaching Fellow in Film Studies Feminist film theory; British and Scottish cinema; adaptation; documentary
Dr Fionnùala Sinclair Lecturer in French French, Occitan and Italian medieval studies, and modern feminist and critical theory
Dr Alexandra Smith Reader in Russian Studies Russian literature, film and culture; Eastern European literatures, languages, history and cultures
Dr Allyson Stack Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing 19th and 20th century U.S. fiction; contemporary fiction; feminist theory
Dr Şebnem Susam-Saraeva Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies Translation and music; gender and translation; non-professionals translating and interpreting
Dr Kath Swarbrick Lecturer in French Psychoanalysis, ecriture féminine and feminist theory
Dr Suzanne Trill Senior Lecturer in English Literature Early modern women’s writing