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Personal Statement
I completed an undergraduate degree at Glasgow University and a PhD in Leeds. I then took worked for three years as a fund manager, followed by 18 months as a lecturer in Poland, including 6 months at the Jagiellonian University. I joined Strathclyde in 2001.
Research Interests
I ask abstract questions about literature: why do we enjoy it; why is it meaningful? I use literary, linguistic and historical analysis as well as cognitive approaches to address these questions. My first two books identified changes in the ways people read and interpreted texts between 1650 and 1750 and why those changes happened. I completed a masters in cognitive science with distinction in 2016 and my work since then has focussed on the cognition of fiction.
Teaching Interests
I teach on the undergraduate BA degree in English literature. As well as core class teaching in first and second year, I have designed and taught options on 'Oral narratives and fairy tales', 'Theories of literature and wellbeing', 'Literature, mind and brain' and 'Soviet Literature.
External positions
English Association: member of the Higher Education Committee
Sept 2023 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Different World: How the Brain Responds to Fiction
Jajdelska, E. (Principal Investigator)
1/07/25 → 31/05/27
Project: Research
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A study of Jane Austen and 'play' in narrative technique
Jajdelska, E. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/17 → 30/09/23
Project: Research - Studentship
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The flow of narrative in the mind unmoored: an account of narrative processing
Jajdelska, E., 19 May 2019, In: Philosophical Psychology. 32, 4, p. 560-583 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)58 Downloads (Pure) -
Picture this: a review of research relating to narrative processing by moving image versus language
Jajdelska, E., Anderson, M., Butler, C., Fabb, N., Finnigan, E., Garwood, I., Kelly, S., Kirk, W., Kukkonen, K., Mullally, S. & Schwan, S., 26 Jun 2019, In: Frontiers in Psychology . 10, 15 p., 1161.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile11 Citations (Scopus)65 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Scientific Reports (Journal)
Jajdelska, E. (Peer reviewer)
2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Journal peer review
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Anthem Press (Publisher)
Jajdelska, E. (Peer reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Journal peer review