Lois W. McFarland
Lecturer in Religion and Literature · College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences · University of Edinburgh
Quick answer: Lois W. McFarland is Lecturer in Religion and Literature at University of Edinburgh. Lois W. McFarland shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ Open to PhD supervision enquiries? Yes
Research interests
biblical re-vision in contemporary speculative fiction, feminist and womanist re-vision and theory, queer theory, postcolonial theory, ecocriticism, affect theory
Selected publications (since 2023)
Monographs and Co-authored Books:
- Creation and Apocalypse in Feminist Speculative Fiction. Bloomsbury Academic, available August 2026. https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/creation-and-apocalypse-in-feminist-speculative-fiction-9781350568945/
- The Routledge Introduction to Religion and Literature. Lois McFarland, Linden Bicket and Alison Jack. Routledge, forthcoming.
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles:
- '“Lesbians at the End of the World” in Naomi Alderman’s The Future (2023) and Gabrielle Korn’s Yours for the Taking (2023)’, forthcoming Foundation special issue.
- “Suspicion Is More Likely To Keep You Alive Than Trust:” Affective Relationships with the Bible in Octavia Butler’s Parables.” Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 2021, pp. 95–121, https://doi.org/10.17
Frequently asked questions
Is Lois W. McFarland hiring PhD students at University of Edinburgh?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Lois W. McFarland's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: Open to PhD supervision enquiries? Yes.
What does Lois W. McFarland research?
biblical re-vision in contemporary speculative fiction, feminist and womanist re-vision and theory, queer theory, postcolonial theory, ecocriticism, affect theory
Data last updated: 2026-09-11 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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