Elizabeth Ludlow

Dr. Elizabeth Ludlow is an Associate Professor of Literature and Religion at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), Cambridge, where she has served since 2014. She holds a PhD in English Literature from the University of Warwick, alongside MA and BA degrees in English Literature from the University of Reading. Her research specializes in religion and literature, particularly 19th-century poetry, fiction, and life-writing, with a focus on intersections between faith, gender, and Victorian culture. Ludlow directs the Nineteenth-Century Studies Research Unit, organizing international conferences and events focused on figures like John Ruskin. She has authored monographs such as *Prayer and Embodiment in Nineteenth-Century Women’s Writing* (2025) and edited volumes including *The Figure of Christ in the Long Nineteenth Century* (2020). Her work explores topics like Christina Rossetti’s biblical engagement, Elizabeth Gaskell’s religious themes, and feminist reinterpretations of Christian figures. Ludlow actively supervises PhD students in literature and religion and collaborates on projects examining Victorian narratives of forgiveness and faith-based activism.