Stephanie Russo

Stephanie Russo is an Associate Professor of Literature at Macquarie University's School of Humanities, affiliated with the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language, and Literature. She specializes in historical fiction across film, television, theatre, and literature, with a focus on anachronisms, temporal representation, and early modern women's writing. Her research bridges eighteenth-century studies with contemporary media, analyzing how historical narratives engage with politics, gender, and power.

Education: Holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education from Macquarie University (2015). Teaching includes courses on historical fiction, literary analysis, and research methodologies.

Research interests span historical fiction's anachronistic turn, biofiction, and counterfactual narratives. Notable works include *The Afterlife of Anne Boleyn* (2020) and *The Anachronistic Turn* (2023). Upcoming projects explore counterfactual historical novels and global historical fictions. She guest edits journals like *Clio* and *Parergon*, and edits the *Journal of Historical Fictions*.

Awards: 2020 Faculty of Arts Research Excellence Award.

Grants/Projects: Leads research on eighteenth-century women's novels and queenship representation. Active in editorial roles for Brill's Global Historical Fictions series.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates internationally on historical fiction networks and contributes to interdisciplinary research on temporal storytelling.