Jessica De Waal

Dr. Jessica Ann De Waal is a former deputy headteacher and graduate of English Literature at Northumbria University. Her PhD thesis was entitled ‘The environmental emergency and the ‘greening’ of Ted Hughes’s writing for children.’ Her MA dissertation was on the topic of Ted Hughes and ecocriticism. Currently, she is working on a freelance basis where her research interests include applying contemporary theoretical frameworks such as the Chthulucene and Symbiocene to environmental literature for children, the psychological effects of climate destruction upon children and how and why literature can be used as a tool for healing, as well as the complex uses of double address in modern and contemporary literature.