Caroline Gardner
Doctoral Student in Literature - Caroline’s thesis is entitled ‘Anger in the work of Elizabeth Gaskell'.
Research project title
Anger in the work of Elizabeth Gaskell
Supervisors
Dr Ella Dzelzainis + Dr Jacob Jewusiak
Contact details
Email: c.gardner1@newcastle.ac.uk
Research interests
- Nineteenth century feminism and women’s writing
- Nineteenth century intellectual history
- History of emotions
A brief outline of my research project
Despite the revival of critical interest in Elizabeth Gaskell’s work in the late twentieth century, the persistence and complexity of anger in her work has been neglected. My thesis will contend that her work is, in fact, imbued with anger and that the meaning and expression of this emotion evolved across her career, reflecting her active engagement with contemporary discourse about the political and social functions of anger.