Amy Louise Blaney

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My research explores the nationalisation of British cultural mythologies, with a particular interest in how mythic narratives are reshaped to construct and contest ideas of national identity. I also examine the intersections between gender and nationhood in literary retellings of myth and legend, focusing on how these narratives reflect and influence cultural debates around identity, power, and belonging.

I completed my AHRC-funded PhD on the literary afterlives of the Arthurian legend in the long eighteenth century in 2024. I currently work in Knowledge Exchange, working at the intersection of research and public engagement, with a focus on connecting academic insight to wider cultural and societal conversations.

My academic work has been published in Arthurian Literature and The Cambridge History of the Arthurian Legend, and I have contributed reviews to scholarly journals including The Byron Journal and the Journal of Eighteenth-Century Studies. I am actively seeking opportunities to bring academic perspectives to contemporary audiences, contributing expert commentary and insight on literature, myth, and cultural identity.

Experience

  • 2026–present
    Knowledge Exchange Coordinator, University of Wolverhampton
  • 2024–2025
    Lecturer, Keele University
  • 2021–2024
    Associate Lecturer, Keele University
  • 2020–2024
    Associate Lecturer, University of Staffordshire
  • 2019–2024
    Doctoral Researcher, Keele University

Education

  • 2024 
    Keele University, PhD English Literature
  • 2023 
    Advance HE, Associate Fellowship
  • 2019 
    Keele University, MA English Literatures
  • 2007 
    University of Wales Aberystwyth, BA (Hons) English Literature

Publications

  • 2026
    The Cambridge History of Arthurian Literature and Culture, Chapter: Arthur in English-Language Literature in England and Scotland, 1700–1830
  • 2023
    Arthurian Literature XXXVIII, ‘A great many strange puppets’: Queen Caroline, Merlin’s Cave, and Symbolic Arthurianism in the Age of Reason

Grants and Contracts

  • 2019
    Forming the Arthurian Idyll, 1688-1820
    Role:
    Project Lead
    Funding Source:
    Arts and Humanities Research Council

Professional Memberships

  • Royal Historical Society
  • Advance HE
  • International Arthurian Society (British Branch)
  • British Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies

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