Becky McLaughlin

Becky McLaughlin is a Professor at the University of South Alabama within the College of Arts and Sciences and Department of English. Her research emphasizes psychoanalysis and sexuality, with additional expertise in medieval literature, gender studies, and Lacanian theory.

• Books: Hysteria, Perversion, and Paranoia in The Canterbury Tales, American Fanatics, Heretics, and Rebels, and The Body in Theory.
• Interdisciplinary Work: Explores intersections of literature, ethics, and creativity in edited collections like Putting Theory Into Practice and Everyday Theory.
• Research Trends: Examines bodily trauma in Chaucerian texts, psychoanalytic pedagogy, and the role of horror and music in cultural critique.

Creative Output: Includes fiction (Muffin Theology), poetry, digital art, and essays on Southern identity in Children of the Changing South.