Laura Martin

Dr. Laura Martin is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the School of Modern Languages & Cultures, University of Glasgow. Her academic work bridges Comparative Literature, German Romanticism, and Psychoanalytic Theory, with a focus on Fairy Tale Studies, Gender Theory, and Narrative Ethics.

• Education: Ph.D. from Emory University’s Institute of Liberal Arts (1996)
• Academic Affiliation: Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature (2005–present), previous Lecturer in German (1995–2005)

Key research themes include:

• Historical Context of 18th–19th century German, British, and American literature
• Fairy Tale Evolution (Grimms, Musäus, Naubert)
• Gender Representation in Romantic-era works
• Jungian Psychology applied to literary analysis
• Eco-Criticism and Anthropocene challenges

Her publications span peer-reviewed articles and edited volumes, with recent work exploring “magical narratives” that merge inner and outer realities. She has organized interdisciplinary conferences like Narrative Magic: Transformations Through Storytelling (2012) and supervises research on topics including:

• Gender Studies
• Narrative Theories
• Comparative Fairy Tale Interpretation
• Eco-Criticism

Laura also integrates artistic practice into her work, as an amateur singer with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus and Edinburgh Festival Chorus.