Dr Siân Harris

Twentieth- and twenty-first century literature; Canadian literature; women's writing; representations of authorship; gender and genre; detective fiction; historical fiction; adaptations.

I joined the Department of English in September 2017, after six years as an Education & Scholarship Lecturer at the University of Exeter. I received my PhD from Newcastle University, where I taught part-time from 2005-2011.

My research interests span a diverse range of twentieth and twenty-first century literatures, but are invariably catalysed and underpinned by the intersections of gender and genre (especially detective fiction), and driven by questions of culture, authorship, and identity. My doctoral thesis charted the significance of the 20th Century Canadian Künstlerroman in the fiction of L.M. Montgomery, Margaret Laurence and Alice Munro, highlighting ways in which Canada’s literary identity was constructed by women writers. I have also published on the work of J.K. Rowling, A.S. Byatt, Marina Warner, and Ian Rankin. More recent projects include a journal article about regional identity and masculinity in popular culture, and a chapter on my pedagogical approach to teaching detective fiction and film.

Teaching

In my role as Director of Teaching and Digital Learning, I oversee the day-to-day running and delivery of the English undergraduate curriculum, as well as planning future teaching and learning strategy. I am committed to promoting a sense of intellectual community, cultivating undergraduate research and writing skills, and creating opportunities to engage with technology enhanced learning.

I currently teach on the following units:

Readings in Gender and Sexuality (Y1)

Concise Crime (Y2)

Celebrity Cultures (Y3)

Dissertation Writing Clinics (Y3)

Contact

Tel: +44 (0)117 42 82317

Email: sian.harris@bristol.ac.uk

Office: G.09, 3-5 Woodland Road

Office Hours: 2019-20 TB1, Mon 1-3pm and Tues 3-4pm. Book online

Twitter: @SianLHarris