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Dr Jessica Widner

Lecturer

English & Creative Writing

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Personal statement

I joined Strathclyde in 2024 as a Lecturer in English & Creative Writing, having previously held an Early Career Fellowship in Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh. I have a PhD in Literature and an MSc in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh. My thesis, "Dream, Fantasy, and Illness: Exploring the Carnal Imaginary" considered carnal phenomenology and the sense of touch in modern and contemporary women's writing. I am currently researching embodied resistance in contemporary South Korean women's writing, alongside Korean feminist movements. More broadly, I am interested in depictions of the body and the carnal senses (touch, taste, smell) in modern and contemporary fiction, particularly the ways in which the body engenders and responds to socio-economic and political pressures.

My creative practice complements my critical research; my first novel, Interiors, published by the87press in 2022, picked up on many of the theoretical concerns of my research, particularly around embodied perception and the sense of touch.听

While I am predominantly a fiction writer I am interested in working across and bridging different disciplines and forms, including fiction, poetry, creative criticism, creative non-fiction, and collage.听

My second novel, a literary thrilled titled In Residence is forthcoming from Verve Books in 2027 and my critical book听Hellfeminism: Resistance and Surrealism in South Korean Women's Writing is forthcoming from Cambridge University Press's Elements in Feminism and Contemporary Critical Theory series in 2027.

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Publications

(2025)
From Troubled Dreams Under a Glare of Sky (2023) (2023)
The Cultural Sociology of Reading The Meanings of Reading and Books Across the World (2022) (2022)
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(2021)
Gutter : the magazine of new Scottish writing (2021)

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Teaching

I lecture, teach, and supervise across UG and PG modules in English & Creative Writing. I convene the MLitt in Creative Writing and co-convene the MFA in Creative Writing, along with Dr Maria Sledmere. I welcome any enquiries related to these programmes.

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Research Interests

My research interests include:
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Creative Writing (Fiction)
20-21C Literature & Culture
Gender & Sexuality
20-21C Korean Literature
Marxist Theory
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I welcome applications from MRes, MPhil, or PhD students related to any of the above areas.听
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Professional Activities

Chair
19/4/2026
Host
10/4/2026
Host
24/2/2026
Lecturer
13/11/2025
Speaker
29/10/2025
Speaker
27/10/2025

Projects

Sledmere, Maria (Principal Investigator) Widner, Jessica (Co-investigator) Bernstein, Sarah (Co-investigator) Jones, Sophie (Co-investigator)
A one-day on campus student training event and follow-up supervisor webinar led by researchers based in Creative Writing, dedicated to supporting practice-based doctoral scholars with the critical component of their thesis.
01-Jan-2025 - 28-Jan-2026

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Contact

Dr Jessica Widner
Lecturer
English & Creative Writing

Email: jessica.widner@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted