2023 – Present PhD in Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures - Diversity and Inclusion (EDGES Curriculum) , Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
Thesis: 'Boundless Imaginations: A Comparative Study of 21st-Century Transnational Feminist Writings in Minor Imaginative Genres', supervised by Prof. Gilberta Golinelli (UniBo) and co-supervised by Dr. Boriana Alexandrova (University of York)
This research is funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie EUTERPE project (101073012 EUTERPE HORIZON-MSCA-2021-DN-01) an awarded scholarship for the study of European Literatures and Gender from a transnational perspective: https://www.euterpeproject.eu /copy-of-home.
2021 - 2022 MSc in Comparative Literature, University of Edinburgh
Awarded Grade: Distinction
Thesis: 'Folklore in Fantasy: Challenging the Western Conventions of the Genre through a Critical Comparison of Marlon James's Black Leopard Red Wolf and Tolkien's Lord of the Rings', supervised by Dr. Sourit Bhattacharya
Other Papers:
- 'Redressing Imbalances of Representation in Imaginative Genres through an Analysis of Heroism and Villainy in Of One Blood, Or, The Hidden Self by Pauline Hopkins and 'Red Dirt Witch' by NK Jemisin'
- 'Distressed Damsels: The Portrayal of Illness and Heartache in the Novels of Tolstoy and Austen'
- 'Examining the Role of Public Intellectuals in a Postcolonial Context through the Image and Writings of Che Guevara'
2018 - 2021 BA with Honors in Comparative Literature, King's College London
Awarded Grade: 2.1 (Hons)
Thesis: 'Problematizing Genre: A Discussion on the Merits of the Classifications of 'Magical Realism' vs 'Fantasy' as they apply to Satanic Verses and American Gods', supervised by Dr. Justine McConnell
