Karin Lesnik-Oberstein
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Professor
- Director of Postgraduate Studies for the Department of English Literature
Areas of interest
I am the Director of the (CIRCL) and Director of the CIRCL M(Res) in Children's Literature and Convenor of its module on 'Theory of Children's Literature' and Co-convenor of its module on 'Myth, Folktale and Popular Culture'; I undertake the supervision of seven MA students from the CIRCL MA every year.
My primary research interest is inter- and multi-disciplinary Critical and Literary Theory. I also have a research interest in those areas in which I teach, particularly anything relating to constructions of identity (gender; national, cultural, ethnic identity etc). I continue to have a strong interest in the construction of childhood in culture, including in non-literary disciplines such as anthropology, psychology, sociology, and philosophy.
Postgraduate supervision
Present PhDs:
- Katy Corderoy (part-time; from 2020)
- Natalie England (full-time; from 2021)
- Lex Nicholls (part-time; from 2021; 澳门六合彩开奖记录 Regional Bursary funded)
- Kasturi Roy Bardhan (part-time, from 2023)
- Claire Buckley (part-time, from 2024)
- James Gillick (part-time, from 2024)
Completed PhDs:
- Dr Neil Cocks (1997-2000; full-time)
- Dr Susan Walsh (1998-2001; full-time; part UoR bursary funded)
- Dr Yuko Ashitagawa (2002-5; fully ORS funded for second and third year)
- Dr Hannah Smith (2002-5; full Reading Studentship funded)
- Dr Louise Tondeur (2002-6; full Reading Studentship funded)
- Dr Helen Ainslie (2006-9, full Graduate School of Arts and Humanities funded)
- Dr Catrin Edwards (2007-10, full AHRC funded)
- Dr Kirsty Pennicard-Wood (2004-2010, part-time)
- Dr Yu-Kuan Chen (full-time, 2007-12)
- Dr Evdokia (Kia) Michalopoulou (2006-13, part-time)
- Dr Christopher Milson (2011-2016; part-time)
- Dr Kristina West (2012-2016; part-time).
- Dr Bonnie McGill (2015-18; full 澳门六合彩开奖记录 Studentship funded)
- Dr Anindita Roy (2014-18; full Felix Scholarship funding)
- Dr Yuna Nam (2017-20; full-time)
- Dr Rebecca Lindsay (2016-20; part-time)
- Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Harris (2015-21; part-time)
- Dr Ian Mulholland (part-time, 2013-2023, 澳门六合彩开奖记录 Regional Bursary funded)
- Dr Natthavimol (Sai) Wangsittikul (full-time, 2019-2023)
- Dr Soma Das (part-time, 2018-2023, 澳门六合彩开奖记录 Regional Bursary funded)
- Dr Kristina Hunt (full-time, 2019-2023)
- Dr Alexander Hellens (part-time, 2016-2024; 澳门六合彩开奖记录 Wilkie Calvert Bursary fee-funded).
Research centres and groups
I am the Director of the (CIRCL)
I am a member of IRSCL (International Research Society Children's Literature) and PLACIM (The Platform for a Cultural History of Children's Media).
Research projects
I have recently published articles on theoretical approaches to children’s literature and on ecocriticism and eco-pedagogy and children’s literature.
I am consulting editor for the Korean Research Institute for Asian Women's (RIAW) journal of women's studies, Asian Women and an article and book manuscript reader for a wide range of academic peer-review journals and University presses. I am currently working on the critical theory of Artificial Intelligence.
Awards and honours
- 2003: Nominated as one of twelve 'lecturers of excellence' at the 澳门六合彩开奖记录.
- 2004: Nominated as one of ten 'lecturers of excellence' at the 澳门六合彩开奖记录.
- 2006: Nominated for the Student Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching.
- 2010: Awarded the student-nominated Faculty Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching and Learning.
- 2012: Nominated for a Reading Student Union 'Gold Star' award.
- 2015: Awarded 澳门六合彩开奖记录 Student Union 'Outstanding Academic Tutor Excellence Award'.
- 2016: Nominated for a 澳门六合彩开奖记录 Student Union 'Teaching Excellence Award'
- 2018: School ‘Celebrating Success’ Award
- 2019: School ‘Working Together’ Award
- 2020: Nominated for the Reading Student Union ‘Teaching Excellence Award for Arts, Humanities and Social Science’
- 2022: School ‘Rewarding Excellence’ Award
- 2022: Nominated for the Reading Student Union ‘Teaching Excellence Award for Arts, Humanities and Social Science’
- Full member of the Institute for Teaching and Learning (ITL)