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Kirsty Bennett is an associate lecturer in the Department of History and a final-year PhD student in the Department of Languages & Cultures at Lancaster University, with her primary institutional affiliation in the School of Global Affairs. She completed her MPhil in Colonial and Postcolonial Cultures at the University of Sussex in 2014, following her BA in English Literature from the same institution in 2008.
Dr. Bennett's research focuses on Colonial/Postcolonial Literature, Middle Eastern/North African History, Sufism, Women's History, and Middle East Migrations. Her doctoral research explores the legacy of the nineteenth-century writer Isabelle Eberhardt in North Africa (Algeria and Morocco), examining how colonial and postcolonial narratives intersect with gender and cultural identity. Her work bridges literary studies, historical analysis, and cultural studies with particular emphasis on transnational connections across Mediterranean regions.
Her publications demonstrate strong interdisciplinary engagement with postcolonial theory, gender studies, and historical analysis of cultural movements, particularly examining connections between South America, North Africa, and the Middle East through cultural forms like tango music.
Dr. Bennett has received notable recognition including:
- Atlantic Studies Early Career Essay Prize (2020)
- Stanmer Prize for Poetry
- Shell Livewire Young Entrepreneur of the Year award
She has taught a range of interdisciplinary courses at Lancaster University and the University of Sussex, covering topics including 'Histories of Violence: How Imperialism Made the Modern World' and 'French in Context: Colonialism (Algeria)'. Her teaching spans history, literature, cultural studies, and language instruction from 2011-2023.
Dr. Bennett maintains active scholarly engagement through roles as Conference Coordinator for BRISMES (2019-2021) and Editorial Assistant for Contemporary Levant journal (2019-2021), along with membership in the Royal Historical Society and regular participation in academic workshops focused on Francophone Postcolonial Studies and Middle Eastern research.
