Laura Helen Marks

Laura Helen Marks is a Senior Professor of Practice in the Department of English at Tulane University, where she also serves as Associate Director of First-Year Writing. She is affiliated with the School of Liberal Arts, focusing on interdisciplinary education in New Orleans. Her research explores intersections between pornography, Victorian Gothic literature, and media studies.

Education: Ph.D. in English from Louisiana State University.

Research emphasizes pornographic genre evolution, feminist media analysis, and adaptations of Victorian horror narratives. Her monograph Alice in Pornoland: Hardcore Encounters With the Victorian Gothic (2018) analyzes cinematic adaptations of Gothic classics through a pornographic lens. She contributes to peer-reviewed journals like Sexualities and Feminist Media Histories, and appears as an expert commentator in media outlets including BBC, Mel Magazine, and Vice.

Teaching focuses on first-year writing programs and media literacy. No scientific awards explicitly mentioned in materials. No listed grants or advising relationships found.