Personal profile
Research overview
Professor Hutton has published on a wide range of contemporary French fiction and on WWII narratives (both testimonial texts and works of crime fiction). Her current research interests include: Contemporary—especially post-2000, but there are many definition of 'contemporary'—literatures; Theories and practices of '(the) contemporary'; (Contemporary) comparative projects; Practices and theories of interdisciplinarity; Metaphors used in academic disciplines.
She is a member of the Academia Europaea.
Founder and director of the Modern Languages Writers in Residence programme:
https://modlangswritersinresidence.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/
P.I. of the Leverhulme International Network for Contemporary Studies (2015-19):
Teaching activity
Having taught extensively and diversely in the field of French literature(s), Prof Hutton now teaches on a broad range of Comparative Literature modules. These include: 20th/21st Century Political Drama; Good and Evil; Literature and the Bible; The Short Story; core modules on theories and practices of Comparative Literature. The most recent additions to her teaching include China Miéville and fanfiction (both as part of the Short Story module), translations of the Odyssey, and new Masters level modules emphasising practice and new readings in Comparative Literature.
Profile Keywords
Contemporary literatures; Comparative Literature; Interdisciplinarity; Metaphors
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Reflections on the 'trans' in Jhumpa Lahiri's In Other Words (In altre parole)
Hutton, M.-A., 2 Nov 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Italian Studies. Latest Articles, 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Putting metaphor centre stage: a case study of Alison Landsberg's 'Prosthetic Memory'
Hutton, M.-A., 5 Aug 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Memory Studies. OnlineFirst, 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Figuring the guide in Jhumpa Lahiri’s ‘Interpreter of maladies’, R.K. Narayan’s The guide and E. M. Forster’s A passage to India
Hutton, M.-A., 5 Mar 2020, In: Modern Languages Open. 2020, 1, p. 1-14 14 p., 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Introduction: a literary studies/games studies conversation
Hutton, M.-A. & Barr, M., 3 Nov 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Games and Culture. Online First, 1555412019884461.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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On writing a literary history of the Contemporary, or, what is, or was, 'the Contemporary' and should we keep calling it that?
Hutton, M. A., 1 Aug 2018, Berlin: Sternberg Press. 44 p. (Contemporary condition; vol. 8)Research output: Book/Report › Book
Projects
- 5 Finished
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Network for Contemporary studies: Network for Contemporary Studies
Hutton, M.-A. (PI)
1/09/15 → 31/08/18
Project: Standard
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Virtual Archive of the Contemporary: Virtual Archive of the Contemporary
Hutton, M.-A. (PI)
6/04/15 → 30/09/16
Project: Standard
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Visiting Prof Lionel Ruffel: Visiting Professor - Prof. Lionel Ruffel
Hutton, M.-A. (PI)
19/01/15 → 30/05/15
Project: Standard
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UGC-UKIERI Thematic Partnerships Award: UGC-UKIERI Thematic Partnerships Award
Hutton, M.-A. (PI), Bond, E. (CoI), Cobham, C. (CoI), Finer, E. (CoI), Lawson, C. (CoI) & Partzsch, H. (CoI)
1/03/14 → 28/02/16
Project: Standard
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Activities
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Political Animal. Art Writing Constructing the Contemporary City
Hutton, M.-A. (Member of organising committee)
2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a conference
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Literature and Video Games: Beyond Stereotypes
Hutton, M.-A. (Organiser)
2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a conference
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A L Kennedy Short Story Masterclass
Hutton, M.-A. (Organiser)
2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a conference
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Meeting of the Coordinating Committee for the Comparative History of Literatures in European Languages (ICLA)
Hutton, M. A. (Organiser)
3 Jun 2017Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Comparative Histories of European Language Literatures
Hutton, M. A. (Participant) & Hutton, M. A. (Organiser)
2 Jun 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a conference
Prizes
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Election to Academia Europaea
Hutton, M. A. (Recipient), 1 Jun 2016
Prize: Election to learned society