Professor Dr. Lisa Mullen

Biography

Lisa Mullen is an Assistant Professor of Visual Culture and Literary Studies at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of English. Her academic focus encompasses modern contemporary literature, film, and visual culture with a particular emphasis on ecocriticism, and the intersection of cultures of health and sickness. She teaches a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including an MPhil seminar titled 'Green Ink: Landscape, Literature and Ecocriticism'. Mullen's research interests include examining the cultural response to issues like gentrification and machine intelligence in British literature and film, particularly during and after World War II. She has authored notable works including 'Mid-Century Gothic: Uncanny Objects of Modernity in British Literature and Culture', and the forthcoming 'Short Introduction to Ecocriticism'. Mullen regularly contributes to BBC radio programs and has written extensively on the literary context of key modernist figures. Her interdisciplinary approach to criticism draws on medical humanities to uncover new readings of influential literary works.

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