University of Stirling

Feasting, Femininity & Death: the significance of the female cannibal in contemporary literature & film

Academic History:

2015  - PhD in English Literature & Film Studies, University of Stirling

2013 - 2014 MLitt in Gender, Culture, & Society with distinction, University of Dundee

2009 - 2014 MA in English Literature, First Class (hons), University of Dundee

Supervisors:

Professor Karen Boyle

Professor Ann Davis

Research Interests:

• Gender & Feminism
• Horror, especially cannibalism & teratology
• Embodiment & the grotesque in literature & film, particularly in relation to food, sex & consumption
• Postmodernism, parody & cultural exchange

Previous Research Projects:

MLitt dissertation: ‘Cannibalism & the Narratives of Femininity in Contemporary Literature & Film’. This dissertation explored the function of the female cannibal in the postmodern feminine gothic.

MA dissertation: ‘Victorian Discourses of Prostitution & D.G. Rossetti’s “Jenny”’. This project examined masculinity in relation to narratives of Victorian prostitution & sexual mores.

Scholarships:

2015 - present: AHRC DTP Studentship

Awards:

2014: Mary Ann Baxter Prize for overall excellence in MLitt Gender, Culture & Society

Contact Details:

Email: l.e.flockhart@stir.ac.uk

First published: 24 September 2015