Dr Sophie Franklin
- School: School of English, Drama and Film
- Mentor: Dr Ailise Bulfin
Violence as Contagious: Historicising Anglophone Narratives of Violence, Health, and Disease, 1800s to the Present
Dr Sophie Franklin is a DOROTHY MSCA COFUND postdoctoral researcher in the School of English, Drama and Film. Her current project, 'Violence as Contagious: Historicising Anglophone Narratives of Violence, Health, and Disease, 1800s to the Present', traces the "violence as contagious" narrative to the long nineteenth century to establish a clearer historicisation of the phenomenon and to demonstrate how literary strategies can contribute to the ongoing implementation of public health approaches to violence. Building on Ivan Perry’s (2009) public health theory of violence, the project offers an original literary approach to historical and ongoing conceptualisations of violence and health, specifically by illuminating the expansive possibilities and potential limitations of the “violence as contagious” narrative. As part of the project, Sophie was based at the University of Reading until September 2025 and is now completing her fellowship at UCD from October 2025.
Contact Details:
Email: (opens in a new window)sophie.franklin@ucd.ie
RMS profile: (opens in a new window)Sophie Franklin