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Dr. Laura Jayne Wright is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, Newcastle University. Her research focuses on female expressions of trauma, pain, and religious fervor through sound in early modern literature, with particular attention to voice-hearing and audiations (sonic visions). Her work bridges early modern and contemporary women’s writing, exploring how nonverbalized sound conveys inexpressible experiences.
She has conducted archival research in Oxford, London, Cambridge, and Stratford-upon-Avon, and presented at conferences in Minneapolis, Gothenburg, and internationally. Key publications include her monograph Sound Effects: Hearing the Early Modern Stage (2023) and a chapter on seventeenth-century whistling superstitions. A visiting fellowship at the Australian National University allowed her to investigate visionary experiences post-civil wars.
Her current projects examine voice-hearers like Anna Trapnel and Sarah Wight, alongside representations of audiations in early modern drama. Upcoming engagements include conferences in Helsinki, Cambridge (UK), and Boston.
- Awards: Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (2022–2025)
- Grants: Supported by the Leverhulme Trust (£100M+ annual funder of UK research)
Her research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, blending literature, sound studies, and gender theory to illuminate marginalized female voices across eras.
