Rachel O’Nunain

Rachel is a DPhil student in the English Literature – funded by the AHRC, the Clarendon Fund, and Mansfield College’s John Hodgson Theatre Research Fellowship. Prior to this, she completed a BA in English Language and Literature and an MSt in English Literature (1830-1914) also at the University of Oxford. Her doctoral research focuses on the emergence of avant-garde theatre movements in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century. She has a broad interest in Anglophone/ European Drama between the nineteenth century and the present day. Topics of particular interest include queer/feminist theatre-making, social problem dramas, verbatim drama, as well as sensation fiction/drama.

Outside her role supporting the teaching of English, she also works as the College’s Tutor for Academic Support. This role involves working with students on a 1:1 basis to help develop their general academic and study skills.