Name: Jayde Martin
PhD: Transatlantic Literature and Cultural Studies
Thesis Title: Manipulating Mutations: Representations of Genetic Science in Transatlantic Science Fiction, 1985-2015.
Thesis Description:
I am interested in the conversation between popular fiction, popular science, and science fiction. My research questions explore the ways that authors like Margaret Atwood, Iain Banks, Robert J Sawyer, and Greg Bear represent genetic science compared to the progress of real world scientific development and its application within medicinal therapies for disabled people.
Supervisors and Institution(s): Prof John Holmes, Prof Martin Halliwell, Dr Emil Toescu.
Publications (please include full details with page nos. or web links):
- Genetic Determinism in GATTACA, SATNAV, (student magazine for science communicators), 2018, Issue 15, pages 16-18. https://issuu.com/satnavmag/docs/issue15-2
- CRISPR Cas-9 and its Natural Inspirations, SATNAV, (student magazine for science communicators), 2017, Issue 14, page 10. https://issuu.com/satnavmag/docs/issue14
Scholarly / Public Engagement Activities:
year: 2017
- Presented a paper on biological determinism, intersex identities, medical wax models, and the gender binary at the ROLES Sexuality and Gender Conference, University of Birmingham https://groles.wordpress.com/2017/05/05/programme-for-roles-7th-annual-conference/
year: 2018
- Held a committee position on the ROLES Sexuality and Gender Conference 2018 Organising Committee https://groles.wordpress.com/
- Held position as Chair in the Disabled and Mental Health Student Association at the Guild of Students (University of Birmingham) https://www.guildofstudents.com/studentgroups/societies/damsa/
- Elected as the Part-Time Disabled Students Officer Job-Share at the Guild of Students https://www.guildofstudents.com/representation/officerteam/part-time-officerteam/
Other Research Interests:
- Victorian literature and mental health
- Suicidology
- Medical Humanities
- Victorian literature and popular science
- Disability studies
- Sexuality and Gender studies
