Visiting Lecturer in English Literature

I studied for my BA (Hons) in English Studies at the University of Bedfordshire and then continued at the University to study for a PhD in English Literature, with a focus on the Arthurian narrative in children’s literature.

I have been teaching at the University of Bedfordshire since 2011 and teach across all years of undergraduate study.

I supervise third year dissertations students, including a range of topics from aspects of English language to Victorian fairy-tales.

Qualifications

• PhD in English Literature, University of Bedfordshire
• Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice
• BA (Hons) in English Studies, University of Bedfordshire

Teaching expertise

• Language, Identity and Society (year 1)
• Language, Ideology and Power (year 2)
• Medieval Literature (year 2)

Research interests

• Medievalism(s) in children’s literature
• Toxic masculinities in Arthurian film
• Female representations in modern Arthuriana

External roles

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Bibliographer for the British Branch of the International Arthurian Society

Contact details

E: adele.cook@beds.ac.uk