Ian Blyth

Dr. Ian Blyth is a Lecturer in Literature & Philosophy and Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Literature at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), Inverness. He is affiliated with the Centre for Living Sustainability, where his research bridges literary analysis and environmental philosophy. His academic career includes editorial work on Virginia Woolf's Orlando and critical studies of modernist and contemporary literature.

Education:

• PhD: University of St Andrews (2001), focusing on Virginia Woolf’s alterbiographical writing
• MA: University of St Andrews (1998), specializing in the poetry of Kathleen Jamie

Research Interests:

• Medieval Arthurian literature (600-1400 CE)
• J.R.R. Tolkien’s works and their cultural impact
• James Macpherson’s Ossianic translations
• Environmental ethics and sentience in philosophy
• Nature representation in science fiction, fantasy, and classical mythology

Key Contributions:

• Edited scholarly edition of Woolf’s Orlando: A Biography (2018)
• Published critical essays on Michel Faber, Ali Smith, and Woolf’s narrative techniques
• Explored intersections between Scottish folklore and environmental philosophy

His work emphasizes interdisciplinary connections between literature, environment, and cultural history, with an h-index of 12 and 21 research outputs since 1998.