Emma Curry

Dr. Emma Curry is an Honorary Junior Research Fellow at the University of Buckingham's School of Humanities and Social Sciences, within the Economics and International Studies department. She holds a PhD from Birkbeck, University of London, where her thesis focused on 'Language and the Fragmented Body in the Novels of Charles Dickens' (2016). Her work bridges literary analysis with digital humanities, particularly exploring Victorian literature, new media, and emotional histories.

Education: PhD in English Literature (2016), Birkbeck, University of London.

Research Interests: Dr. Curry specializes in Charles Dickens, 19th-century fiction, digital humanities, and the representation of the body in literature. She has pioneered projects like 'Our Mutual Friend Tweets,' blending classic texts with modern social media. Her current research explores the emotional history of embarrassment, reflected in a 2016 symposium titled 'Embarrassing Bodies: Feeling Self-Conscious in the Nineteenth Century.'

Publications focus on Victorian literature's intersection with digital culture and historical emotions, as seen in her contributions to Journal of Victorian Culture and 19: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century.

No grants or advising roles are listed in the provided text. Dr. Curry is affiliated with interdisciplinary research groups at Buckingham and Birkbeck.