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Amy Pugh

Part I Tutor, English Literature

Research Interests

Currently a second year PhD student in the department (full-time), my research stems from a wide interest in ecofeminist approaches to British women's writings of the Romantic era. I am investigating new and relevant ways of addressing women's (literary) treatments of nature and (gendered) environmental issues across the eighteenth and nineteenth century, as well as evaluating the nascent idea of ecological feminism as a literary theory. My PhD thesis takes the particular focus of the garden as a creative space through which to explore these issues, and the authors I address include diarists such as Dorothy Wordsworth and the Ladies of Llangollen, and the poetry of Anna Seward. The interdisciplinary nature of my project allows me to consider materials from literature, sociology and natural sciences, so my research is definitely keeping me on my toes.

Originally from West Yorkshire, I crossed the border to study my BA at Lancaster in 2004 and haven't looked back since! I have been particularly fascinated with Romantic writings (especially poetry) for around a decade now, and have found Lancaster University to be the perfect institution at which to pursue this interest. With the university's proximity to the Lake District, and the strength of the academic department in this field, I have had no qualms about remaining here to study first for my MA (in Romantic and Victorian Literature) and now my PhD, supervised by Simon Bainbridge and Lynne Pearce. The department offers an extremely friendly and encouraging environment, and the support from academic staff, administrative staff, and my postgraduate peers has been wonderful.

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