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Personal profile
Biography
I joined the University of Huddersfield in 2008, having taught previously at a number of universities, including The Open University. I was awarded a PhD on the novels of Michèle Roberts from the University of Aberdeen in 2002. I also completed a PGCE in Further and Higher Education at the University of Wolverhampton in 2002. I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
I am the Co-Director for the Dementia and Cultural Narrative Network. I am the Primary Research Collaborator on the project 'Ageing and Illness in British and Japanese Children's Picturebooks 1950-2000: Historical and Cross-Cultural perspectives', funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (9880000 yen).
I am the External Examiner for the Humanities Programme at the University of Hertfordshire.
Research Expertise and Interests
- Writing beyond the second wave: ageing into postfeminism and beyond
- The ageing female body in literature and culture
- Narrating dementia
- Writing the third and fourth ages
- Ageing across and between generations in literature
Research Degree Supervision
I am currently main supervisor for two PhD students. Their topics are affect, adaptation and filmic autobiography, and creative writing: fantasy and illness.
I am main supervisor for three MA by Research students. They are researching: gender and the gaze in action film; AI and contemporary film; and Margaret Atwood's speculative fiction.
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Research Output
Age and Anachronism in Contemporary Dystopian Fiction
Falcus, S., 2020, (Accepted/In press) Literature and Ageing. Vibe Skagen, M. & Barry, E. (eds.). Boydell & Brewer, (Essays and Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Depicting Dementia: Representations of Cognitive Health and Illness in Picturebooks for Children
Caldwell, E., Falcus, S. & Sako, K., 14 Mar 2020, In : Children's Literature in Education. 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Contemporary Narratives of Dementia: Ethics, Ageing, Politics
Falcus, S. & Sako, K., 2 Jan 2019, 1 ed. New York: Routledge. 228 p. (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature)Research output: Book/Report › Book
Decline and Progress Narrative
Falcus, S. & El Madawi, S., 18 Jul 2019, Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Gu, D. & Dupre, M. E. (eds.). 1 ed. Springer, Cham, 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
Double Review: Late Style and Its Discontents: Essays in Art, Literature and Music, edited by Gordon McMullan and Sam Smiles
Falcus, S., 1 Apr 2019, In : Age, Culture, Humanities. 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Dance Article review
Open Access
Activities
Dis/appearing Subjects: Graphic Narratives of Dementia
Sarah Falcus (Speaker)13 Nov 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Ageing, Illness, Care in Cultural and Literary Narrative
Sarah Falcus (Organiser), Katsura Sako (Organiser)5 Sep 2019 → 6 Sep 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Working Together
Sarah Falcus (Organiser)23 Nov 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
ESSE 2018
Sarah Falcus (Participant)29 Aug 2018 → 2 Sep 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
New Historical Perspectives on Ageing and the Life Course
Sarah Falcus (Keynote speaker)19 Mar 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk