Emma Nagouse

Emma Nagouse is a Researcher at the School of English, University of Sheffield. Her work bridges Gender Studies, Religious Studies, and Media Studies, focusing on sexual violence, gender identity, and intertextual analysis of biblical texts with contemporary media like the Outlander series.

Research Themes

• Intersection of religious texts (e.g., Lamentations 3) and modern narratives on rape culture
• Analysis of biblical influence on contemporary attitudes toward sexual assault
• Exploration of male rape and gendered violence through literary and theological frameworks

Publications

• 2018: To Ransom a Man's Soul (forthcoming) with Palgrave MacMillan
• 2017: How the Bible shapes attitudes to rape, Handmaids and Jezebels: Anaesthetising Sexual Violence, and The Lamentation of Jamie Fraser