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Laura-Jane studied for her first degree at the University of Northampton where she was awarded a BA (Hons) in English with Music. She then went on to gain an MA with distinction in Modern English Studies before completing her teacher training. Following this, she worked at a local secondary school in Northampton before moving to Bali, Indonesia, to teach at a private international school.
She returned to study in the UK through a fully-funded AHRC award and gained a PhD in English Literature at De Montfort University. Following the completion of her doctorate she commenced another international secondary teaching post in Thailand, before settling back in the UK.
Laura-Jane’s thesis was entitled ‘Speculative Fiction by Twenty-First Century Women Writers’. Her main research interest lies within contemporary feminisms and literary representations of the future female, with a particular focus on the body as a locus of choice.
Research Interests
English Literature, including women's writing, contemporary literature, futuristic fiction (science and speculative).
Contemporary feminisms and the female body.
Education, including initial teacher training, education in schools, English subject curriculum.
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‘You Never Thought about Me, Did You?’ Cloning and the Right to Reproductive Choice in Eva Hoffman’s The Secret (2001)
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Metalinguistic modelling: applying research to practice in the ITT classroom.
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‘Speculative Slipstreaming’: The Impact of Literary Interventions within Contemporary Science Fiction
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Jeanette Winterson and Religion
Devanny, L-J., 1 Nov 2021, In: Contemporary Women's Writing. 15, 3, p. 425-426 2 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Book Review › peer-review
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Making kin with a dingo named Sue: the trouble with the Chthulucene in McKay’s The Animals in That Country (2020).
Laura-Jane Devanny (Author)
29 Jun 2023Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation
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Humanities (Journal)
Laura-Jane Devanny (Reviewer)
29 Oct 2023Activity: Publication Peer-review and Editorial Work › Publication Peer-review › Research
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Education Sciences (Journal)
Laura-Jane Devanny (Reviewer)
1 Jun 2023 → 17 Aug 2023Activity: Publication Peer-review and Editorial Work › Publication Peer-review › Research
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(Re)Visioning Gendered Futures in Rivers Solomon’s An Unkindness of Ghosts (2017).
Laura-Jane Devanny (Author)
30 Jun 2022Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation
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Humanities (Journal)
Laura-Jane Devanny (Reviewer)
11 Nov 2022 → 17 Nov 2022Activity: Publication Peer-review and Editorial Work › Publication Peer-review › Research
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Radical and regressive: artificial intelligence according to Jeanette Winterson.
Laura-Jane Devanny (Author)
20 May 2022Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation
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Literature (Journal)
Laura-Jane Devanny (Reviewer)
20 Oct 2021 → 17 Nov 2021Activity: Publication Peer-review and Editorial Work › Editorial work › Research
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The Possibilities and Pitfalls of the Literal 'Post'human: Atwood's Paradice Project
Laura-Jane Devanny (Author)
18 Nov 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Symposium › Research
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