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Raili Marling is a Professor of English and Cultural Studies at the University of Tartu’s Faculty of Philosophy and College of Foreign Languages and Cultures. She holds a Doctorate in Critical Discourse Analysis (2006) and has led numerous academic initiatives, including programme directorships and research projects. Her work focuses on gender studies, discourse analysis, and affective dynamics in post-socialist contexts.
- Education: BA/MA/PhD in English Literature (University of Tartu).
- Administrative roles: Programme Director for American Studies and European Languages programs, Head of Department, and Principal Investigator of major research projects.
Research interests include anti-feminist rhetoric, pandemic narratives, queer theory, and biopolitical crises. She leads projects like ‘Climate, Inequality, and Democratic Action’ (European Commission funded) and has published extensively in journals such as Angelaki, Sexualities, and Frontiers in Communication.
Key contributions include studies on Estonian gender discourse, affective responses to crises, and transnational modernist literature. Her collaborative works, such as Care, Control and COVID-19, bridge philosophy, literature, and public health. She is affiliated with organizations like the Estonian Women’s Studies Center and the International Comparative Literature Association.