Lecturer in Early Modern Literature, Queen Mary University of London Clio Doyle is a Lecturer in Early Modern Literature at Queen Mary University of London. She holds a BA in English Language and Literature from Merton College, Oxford, and a PhD in English and Renaissance Studies and an MPhil in Medieval Studies from Yale University. Her podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, ran from 2021 to 2023. She works on stories about the invention of agriculture in late medieval and early modern literature and also on reading Taylor Swift as literature.
Professional Teaching Fellow in Sociology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau hris McMillan has a particular interest in the cultural logics of capitalism, especially in relation to cities, social policy and sport. He has published three books¸ Žižek and Communist Strategy (Edinburgh University Press, 2012), The London Dream (Zero Books, 2020) and Cricket, Capitalism and Class (Routledge, 2023) and The Cool City (Springer, 2024). Having completed a doctorate at Massey University in 2010, Chris moved to London where he worked at Brunel University, New York University’s London Centre, and finished as a Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Experiential Education at Arcadia University, where he taught courses on sociology, cities, sport, and work. He was the recipient of Arcadia University’s College of Global Studies’ 2018 Award for Teaching Excellence and the Albany Students' Association Lecture of the Year (College of Humanities and Social Sciences) Award
Lecturer, Linguistics and English Language, The University of Edinburgh I am a sociolinguist who is principally interested in exploring the social meaning of variable patterns of language. My research explores the intersection of digital culture and language variation and change. I am an interdisciplinary scholar utilizing methods and approaches from sociolinguistics, (linguistic) anthropology, and media studies. I am particularly interested in exploring variable patterns of language across offline (i.e., face-to-face) and online (i.e., social media) space. Most of my research has focussed on the digital and linguistic practices of young people. I am also interested in language, politics, and globalisation. My work has examined the sociolinguistic dynamics of gentrification, the effects of standard language ideology and youth language, and the impact of accent bias on perceptions of professional competence. Prior to this appointment, I held teaching and research positions at Queen Mary University of London, the University of York, Newcastle University, the University of Suffolk, and Regents University London.
Professor of Geography, University of New Mexico I am a geographer with a broad range of interests. In my research, I study how humans interact with plants, both intentionally and unintentionally. I have examined plant-people interactions from multiple perspectives, including ecology, cultural studies, history and ethnobotany. My spatial focus is on western Africa and the African Atlantic diaspora.
Enseignante-Chercheuse en Etudes cinématographiques et audiovisuelles, Université Gustave Eiffel Carole Aurouet est docteure en Littérature et civilisation françaises et latines de l’Université Sorbonne nouvelle (CNU 9e section) et maîtresse de conférences habilitée à diriger des recherches à l’Université Gustave Eiffel en Etudes cinématographiques (CNU 18e section). Elle est membre du Laboratoire LISAA (Littératures, SAvoirs et Arts) et de l'équipe CCAMAN (Confluences, Cinématographiques, Audiovisuelles, Musicales et Arts numériques). Elle fait partie du consortium du projet ANR Ciné08-19 (histoire du cinéma en France de 1908 à 1919) porté par Laurent Véray. Spécialiste de l’œuvre protéiforme de Jacques Prévert (théâtre, poésie, cinéma, collages), ses recherches sont aussi centrées sur les relations qu’entretiennent la littérature et le cinéma, et plus spécifiquement la poésie et le cinéma. D’autres poètes sont ainsi au centre de ses travaux : Guillaume Apollinaire, Pierre Albert-Birot, Antonin Artaud, Robert Desnos, Benjamin Péret, etc. Dans ce cadre, elle convoque la génétique scénaristique, pour mettre en exergue les sentiers de la création cinématographique, tant au niveau de l’attribution du travail des uns et des autres dans une entreprise collective qu’au niveau de la spatialisation de la pensée créatrice ou encore de la socialisation de l’écriture scénaristique. Elle dirige trois collections : "Le cinéma des poètes" chez Quidam éditeur, "Les films sélectionnés" aux éditions Gremese et "Le cinéma invisible" aux éditions Invenit.
Research Fellow in Animal Ethics, University of Oxford Clair gained an MA in Theological Studies at the University of St Andrews, followed by an MTS at Harvard Divinity School. She then returned to St Andrews to complete her PhD in theology. She is also the deputy director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, and the Frances Power Cobbe Professor of Animal Theology at the Graduate Theological Foundation. In addition, she is Director of the Annual Oxford Animal Ethics Summer School, an interdisciplinary event attended by academics and students from around the world held at Merton College, University of Oxford. She serves as co-editor of the Journal of Animal Ethics published by the University of Illinois Press, and is co-editor of the Palgrave Macmillan book series on Animal Ethics, which comprises more than 40 multidisciplinary books on animal related issues.
