Dr Amina Alyal
Senior Lecturer
Phone: +44 (0)113 2837 148
Visiting address:
AF26
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of York
Master of Arts, University of Cambridge
Bachelor of Arts, University of Cambridge
Biography
Senior Lecturer in English with the Department of Humanities, specialising in Renaissance literature (with a focus on poetry and drama), Victorian literature, and creative writing (at both graduate and undergraduate levels).
Research interests
Myth; George Gascoigne; Petrarch; Victorian literature, especially gothic, horror, and fairy tale (co-edited a volume of essays); Elizabethan sonnet cycles (preparing a scholarly edition); creative writing (author of two poetry collections); interconnections between Rumi and English metaphysical poetry.
Teaching and Administration
Module co-ordinator and/or lecturer for:
Level 4: Writing, Performance and Persuasion; Research and Essay-Writing Focus on Plays; Writing Practices I.
Level 5: Writing Practives II; Renaissance.
Level 6: Renaissance II; Victorian Literature.
MA: Reading as a Writer (Creative Writing MA).
Willingness to take PhD students
Yes