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Dr Leah Sidi is a Lecturer (Teaching) in Health Humanities at the School of European Languages, Cultures and Societies (SELCS), University College London. She co-directs the UCL Centre for Health Humanities and the UCL Gender and Health Humanities Research Network, with expertise in theatrical representations of mental illness and feminist discourse on health and care.
- PhD in English and Theatre Studies from Birkbeck, University of London
Her research intersects modern theatre with mental health, focusing on feminist approaches and psychoanalysis. Recent publications explore maternal health, trauma, and medical ethics in dramatic contexts.
Key themes in her work include:
- Mental illness in contemporary British theatre
- Feminist reinterpretations of medical narratives
- Patient and caregiver identity
- Temporal dynamics of care
- Media representation of psychiatry
- Interdisciplinary health humanities
Dr Sidi co-convenes the Theatre and Performance Research Association's Directing and Dramaturgy group and has held editorial roles at Studies in the Maternal and Theatre Research International.
