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Serkie Marchant BA (Aberystwyth), MA (Chester)

Serkie Marchant

BA (Aberystwyth), MA (Chester)

Teams and roles for Serkie Marchant

Research

My research primarily concerns nineteenth-century works of Gothic and science fiction. My MA focused on nineteenth-century short stories where authors used science to resist or defy death. My PhD is examining how nineteenth-century authors incorporated science and medicine into their short stories in order to communicate their stance on the debate between vitalism and materialism.

More broadly, I am interested in scientific progress during the nineteenth century, the development of the Gothic genre, and how authors reflect on mortality in their fiction.

I am a part-time student as well as a Graduate Tutor.

Teaching

I am currently a Graduate Tutor on the module "Sacred and Supernatural in the Renaissance".

Biography

Honours and awards

  • MA in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, University of Chester, 2022
    • Distinction
  • BA in Creative Writing with Drama and Theatre Studies, Aberystwyth University, 2021 
    • First Class Honours
    • Gwyn Jones Prize for Best Academic Performance

Speaking engagements

  • ENCAPsulate (June 2025, Cardiff University)
    • "Stagnant Blood and Living Corpses in Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ (1839)"
  • A Supernatural Event (June 2025, Cardiff University)
    • "Stagnant Blood and Living Corpses in Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ (1839)"
  • Haunting(s): Multidisciplinary Approaches (June 2025, Cardiff University)
    • "Soundwaves and Ghosts in Florence McLandburgh’s ‘The Automaton Ear’ (1873)"
  • The Incredible Nineteenth Century (May 2025, Middle Tennessee State University)
    • "Soundwaves and Ghosts in Florence McLandburgh’s ‘The Automaton Ear’ (1873)"

Committees and reviewing

  • ENCAPsulate Organisation Committee (2025, Cardiff University)
  • English and Creative Writing Society Committee (2018-2021, Aberystwyth University)

Contact Details

Email MarchantAL@cardiff.ac.uk

Campuses John Percival Building, Room 0.44, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF10 3EU

Research themes

Specialisms

  • 19th century
  • Gothic
  • Science fiction
  • Mortality
  • Vitalism

External profiles