English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Megan Girdwood and Hannah Simpson In brief Date - 18 October 2024Venue - Lecture Theatre G.03, 50 George SquareSpeakers - Dr Megan Girdwood and Dr Hannah Simpson (University of Edinburgh)Chair - Professor Paul CrosthwaiteTitles - Dr Girdwood: 'Virginia Woolf's Spirit of the Rose: Ballet, Music Halls, and Mrs Dalloway'; Dr Simpson: 'Homage, Hero Worship, and Homoerotics: Harold Pinter's Staging of James Joyce's Exiles' About the speakersDr Megan GirdwoodDr Megan Girdwood joined Edinburgh as a Lecturer in English Literature, 1880-1940 in August 2024. Her research focuses broadly on late nineteenth and twentieth-century literature, with particular interests in modernism, performance, embodiment, and dance. In 2024-25, she will undertake a Leverhulme Research Fellowship to support an ongoing project on modernism and the sense of movement.Dr Girdwood completed her BA in English and MPhil in Modern & Contemporary Literature at the University of Cambridge, before moving to the University of York to complete an AHRC-funded PhD in the department of English and Related Literature. She then held an Early Career Fellowship at Edinburgh and spent three years in the English department at Durham University as an Assistant Professor in Modern Literature. She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.Dr Hannah SimpsonOriginally from Northern Ireland, Dr Hannah Simpson completed her BA in English Literature and French at the University of Oxford, her MA at Boston University (English and American Literature, with a minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies) and her PhD in English Literature at the University of Oxford.Dr Simpson was then the Rosemary Pountney Junior Research Fellow in British and European Drama (1890 to Present) at St Anne's College, University of Oxford, before joining the University of Edinburgh.How to attendEach year, English and Scottish Literature hosts a variety of exciting research events featuring a fantastic range of guest speakers and colleagues.Events are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is required.Are you interested in a PhD in English Literature?We offer two PhDs: one in English Literature; and one in Creative Writing. Our interdisciplinary environment brings together specialists in all periods and genres of literature and literary analysis. Working with colleagues elsewhere in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) and across the wider University of Edinburgh, we are also able to support research which crosses further boundaries between disciplines and/or languages. Find out more about PhD study in English Literature at Edinburgh Oct 18 2024 16.00 - 17.30 English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Megan Girdwood and Hannah Simpson Two in-person talks from University of Edinburgh academics - Dr Megan Girdwood, titled 'Virginia Woolf's Spirit of the Rose: Ballet, Music Halls, and Mrs Dalloway', and Dr Hannah Simpson, titled 'Homage, Hero Worship, and Homoerotics: Harold Pinter's Staging of James Joyce's Exiles'. Lecture Theatre G.03 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Megan Girdwood and Hannah Simpson In brief Date - 18 October 2024Venue - Lecture Theatre G.03, 50 George SquareSpeakers - Dr Megan Girdwood and Dr Hannah Simpson (University of Edinburgh)Chair - Professor Paul CrosthwaiteTitles - Dr Girdwood: 'Virginia Woolf's Spirit of the Rose: Ballet, Music Halls, and Mrs Dalloway'; Dr Simpson: 'Homage, Hero Worship, and Homoerotics: Harold Pinter's Staging of James Joyce's Exiles' About the speakersDr Megan GirdwoodDr Megan Girdwood joined Edinburgh as a Lecturer in English Literature, 1880-1940 in August 2024. Her research focuses broadly on late nineteenth and twentieth-century literature, with particular interests in modernism, performance, embodiment, and dance. In 2024-25, she will undertake a Leverhulme Research Fellowship to support an ongoing project on modernism and the sense of movement.Dr Girdwood completed her BA in English and MPhil in Modern & Contemporary Literature at the University of Cambridge, before moving to the University of York to complete an AHRC-funded PhD in the department of English and Related Literature. She then held an Early Career Fellowship at Edinburgh and spent three years in the English department at Durham University as an Assistant Professor in Modern Literature. She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.Dr Hannah SimpsonOriginally from Northern Ireland, Dr Hannah Simpson completed her BA in English Literature and French at the University of Oxford, her MA at Boston University (English and American Literature, with a minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies) and her PhD in English Literature at the University of Oxford.Dr Simpson was then the Rosemary Pountney Junior Research Fellow in British and European Drama (1890 to Present) at St Anne's College, University of Oxford, before joining the University of Edinburgh.How to attendEach year, English and Scottish Literature hosts a variety of exciting research events featuring a fantastic range of guest speakers and colleagues.Events are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is required.Are you interested in a PhD in English Literature?We offer two PhDs: one in English Literature; and one in Creative Writing. Our interdisciplinary environment brings together specialists in all periods and genres of literature and literary analysis. Working with colleagues elsewhere in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) and across the wider University of Edinburgh, we are also able to support research which crosses further boundaries between disciplines and/or languages. Find out more about PhD study in English Literature at Edinburgh Oct 18 2024 16.00 - 17.30 English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Megan Girdwood and Hannah Simpson Two in-person talks from University of Edinburgh academics - Dr Megan Girdwood, titled 'Virginia Woolf's Spirit of the Rose: Ballet, Music Halls, and Mrs Dalloway', and Dr Hannah Simpson, titled 'Homage, Hero Worship, and Homoerotics: Harold Pinter's Staging of James Joyce's Exiles'. Lecture Theatre G.03 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
Oct 18 2024 16.00 - 17.30 English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Megan Girdwood and Hannah Simpson Two in-person talks from University of Edinburgh academics - Dr Megan Girdwood, titled 'Virginia Woolf's Spirit of the Rose: Ballet, Music Halls, and Mrs Dalloway', and Dr Hannah Simpson, titled 'Homage, Hero Worship, and Homoerotics: Harold Pinter's Staging of James Joyce's Exiles'.
