Elizabeth Howard

Elizabeth Howard is a Lecturer in the Department of German & Scandinavian at the University of Oregon, within the School of Global Studies and Languages. She specializes in folklore, queer theory, and comparative literature, with a strong focus on Scandinavian and Francophone literary traditions.

Her research explores the intersections of queerness and the supernatural in fairy tales and fantastic literature. Key areas include queer ecocriticism, gender and sexuality in folklore, and poetic transformations in Romantic and contemporary texts. She has published on Angela Carter, Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy, and is currently working on a study of Hans Christian Andersen and Selma Lagerlöf.

The recent publications reflect a consistent engagement with queer reinterpretations of classic fairy tales, blending literary analysis with gender theory and ecocritical perspectives. Her work appears in journals such as Marvels & Tales and Gramarye, with additional creative contributions in Phantom Drift.

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Elizabeth Howard advises no named students and holds no listed grants. She does not appear to lead a formal research lab or team, but her interdisciplinary scholarship contributes to ongoing conversations in queer literary studies and folklore.