Areas of research supervision

I am currently main/co-supervisor of five doctoral projects on: ‘Sexology, literature and homosexuality in fin de siècle German and English fiction’, ‘The British Contagious Diseases Acts and the Regulation of Prostitution in India, 1850s-1900’, ‘Homophobia in Discourse and Fiction since the 19^th Century’, ‘Figurations of Time in 20^th and 21^st Century Feminism’ and ‘Autobiography, Trauma and Contemporary Lesbian Writing’.

I am happy to consider enquiries from potential doctoral students, especially on topics relating to:

• Aspects of nineteenth and early twentieth century literature and culture
• Gender, writing and the cultural history of sexuality, 1800-1950
• Histories of identity
• Translation and cross-cultural exchange
• Discourses of modernity, civilisation and 'race' in science and culture
• Contemporary fiction especially lesbian, gay and queer writing, and world literature by women.

Please contact me (h.bauer@bbk.ac.uk) if you would like an informal discussion about your ideas for an MPhil/PhD.

The Department of English and Humanities’ Guide for Applicants can be found here.