Dr. Karen Seymour

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Biography

Karen Seymour is a Lecturer at the University of Southampton specializing in the study of late nineteenth-century British and American New Woman writing. Her research interests encompass a variety of topics including historical issues related to the New Woman, medical discourse on female pathology, and the cultural narratives surrounding women's literature of the period. Karen teaches courses on Images of Women, 1880-1939, and focuses on Children's Literature, especially texts from the nineteenth century, as well as Fantasy Film Fiction and American Gothic in MA programmes. She has contributed to the academic community through her involvement in teaching and active participation in research projects. Karen was awarded the Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Award in 2011 and recognized in the SUSU Academic Awards of 2022 for her contributions to education at the university.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer

2011-09-01 — Present

University of Southampton • Southampton, England

Lecturer in English Literature, focusing on late nineteenth-century literature and feminist literary studies.

Awards

#2011

Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Award

#2022

SUSU Academic Awards