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Alanna Skuse is an Associate Professor in the Department of English Literature at the University of Reading, part of the School of Humanities. Her research examines medicine, identity, and embodiment in early modern England, with a focus on surgical practices, self-wounding, and the intersections of literature and medical history. She holds a Wellcome Trust Award for her project on self-inflicted wounds in early modern texts and actively engages in public humanities initiatives through writing and radio appearances.
Skuse's work bridges literary studies and medical humanities, exploring how bodily alterations (e.g., amputations, mastectomies) influenced cultural identity debates. Her books include Surgery and Selfhood in Early Modern England (Cambridge, 2021) and Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England (Palgrave, 2015). She co-directs the interdisciplinary Centre for Health Humanities and leads research groups on identities and diversity/inclusion within her department.
Her publications analyze topics like castration narratives, prosthetic limbs in theater, and early modern medical ethics. Skuse advocates for open-access research and collaborates with artist-practitioners to foster public engagement. She supervises postgraduate students in early modern studies and health humanities.
