Amy Louise Blaney

(MENAFN- The Conversation)

• Associate Lecturer (School of Humanities) and Knowledge Exchange Coordinator, University of Wolverhampton

Profile Articles

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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