Notes on Contributors
Notes on Contributors
NICHOLAS SELDEN is a fourth-year F / T PhD in Philosophy researching the metaphysical idealism of Mary Baker Eddy . He is the holder of five degrees so far , spanning eight subjects : computer science , electronics , pure mathematics , psychology , sociology , religious studies and philosophy , and worked as a scientist , mathematician and social scientist until before he realised that only philosophy could tackle the really interesting questions . This is Nicholas ’ third Under Construction article .
Having completed both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Philosophy at Manchester Metropolitan University , BILLY SURR is now a postgraduate researcher completing a PhD in Philosophy at Keele University . His interests lie in political philosophy with a specific focus on the work of Hannah Arendt , on how power operates in the public realm and on the issue of normativity within political philosophy . The working title for his thesis is “ Beyond Hannah Arendt ’ s Reconceptualisation of Power : Towards a Solution of the Normative-Descriptive Problem in Political Philosophy ”.
CHARLOTTE MORRIS is an MA English Literatures student at Keele University specialising in Modernism . Her past research explored the works of Ernest Hemingway and Sherwood Anderson and analysed how the First World War impacted the expression of male identity . Morris ’ s current research focuses on the works of Virginia Woolf and the translation of techniques between Modernist works and Postmodern adaptations , exploring how punctuation translates into film editing . Her current project analyses collective consciousness in the works of Virginia Woolf , Michael Cunningham and Stephen Daldry . Although specialising in Modernism , Morris also takes interest in postmodern films and the presentation of reality .
SHAINA PAGGETT is an MA English Literatures student at Keele University . Shaina ’ s research interests are focused on portrayals of disability in literature and culture , and she is particularly interested in portrayals of ‘ madness ’ in the nineteenth century , and physical , neurological , and mental disability as a whole in contemporary youth culture . Following her MA year , she hopes to go on to complete a PhD on the presentation of disability in the bildungsroman , primarily focusing on literature and television . In her spare time , she can be found reading YA novels and watching cringey teen dramas ; trying to find a way to turn them into research .