Louise McDonald
مدرس ارشد · Twentieth Century Women's Literature
Birmingham Newman Universityمعرفی
Louise McDonald is a Senior Lecturer in English at Newman University's Faculty of Arts, Society and Professional Studies. She earned her BA and MA from the University of Birmingham, followed by a PGCE and PhD from Leicester University.
- Specializes in twentieth century women’s literature, particularly middlebrow fiction
- Pioneer in Victorian literature-to-film adaptations analysis
- Published a landmark monograph on Clemence Dane in 2020
- Teaches modules on Victorian Gothic, American cultural identity, and film reading
- Administrator for the Middlebrow Network
Her research focuses on gender politics in female middlebrow writing (1900-1950) and screen adaptations of Victorian literature. She supervises PhD/MRes students in Victorian literature and culture while contributing to foundation humanities education.
Key publications include Clemence Dane: Forgotten Feminist Writer of the Inter-war Years (Routledge, 2020) and multiple entries in The Literary Encyclopedia. She presented at major conferences at the University of London and University of Chester, exploring topics like domestic conservatism in Dane's work and submerged sexualities in Edwardian fiction.
