معرفی
Millie Schurch is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of History of Science and Ideas, Uppsala University, specializing in the intersections between eighteenth- to early nineteenth-century literary form and knowledge production. Her current project, Early Citizen Science, investigates textual and material strategies in Linnaean colonial botany.
- PhD from University of York (2020), funded by AHRC
- MSt (Oxford) and BA (Cardiff) in English/Related Literature
Research focuses on epistolary culture, female botanists, and colonial collecting practices. Key publications include work on Elizabeth Montagu, Anna Barbauld, and Linnaean taxonomy. She has held editorial roles at Ambix journal and organized international conferences.
Scientific Awards & Fellowships
- Fleeman Fellowship (2020)
- Davida T. Deutsch Fellowship (2020)
- Huntington Library Fellowship (2017)
- Helene W. Koon Memorial Award (2017)
- AHRC Studentship (2015-2018)
She teaches courses on eighteenth-century literature, postcolonial studies, and museum decolonization, with Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2018). Her outreach includes writing tutoring and public courses on Jane Austen.
