The team behind the screen:

Aakarsh AsokaPicture of a toy on a table.

Aakarsh is a student of MSc Creative Writing and Poetry at the University of Edinburgh. He wrote the analysis titled An Economic Retrospective of Claude McKay’s Romance in Marseille and contributed to the At A Glance page, alongside Megan and Zsófia. Aakarsh has lived and studied in Mumbai, India for most of his life.

 

Gabriella MaioPhotograph of Gabriella with a backdrop of a building.

Gabriella is a student of MA English Language and Literature at the University of Edinburgh. She explored The Vocabulary of Queer Space in Romance in Marseille, edited the website alongside Nuzhat, and supervised the About Us page with Megan. Gabriella was born and raised in Cardiff to Canadian parents.

 

Kai U Cheang

Photograph of Kai with a backdrop of a restaurant.

Kai is a student of MA English Literature and History at the University of Edinburgh. She wrote the analysis on Spaces in Places: ‘Money’, ‘Love’ and ‘Africa’ and undertook the role of project manager with Zsófia. Kai is from Macao, China.

 

Megan PyperAn image of Megan in her room.

Megan is a student of MA English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. She analysed the representation of Freedom and Hope in Romance in Marseille. She also helped organise the About Us page with Gabriella and wrote the At A Glance page with Aakarsh and Zsófia. She was born and raised in Scotland. 

 

Molly Herbert

Picture of Molly standing in front of a building.

Molly is a student of MA English Language and Literature at the University of Edinburgh. She wrote Mapping God: Characterising Religious Space in Everyday Place, managed the Further Information page with Nuzhat, and beta-tested the website. She was born and raised in Oxford to Scottish parents.  

Nuzhat BiswasThe Letter by Mary Cassatt, 1890/91 - Colour print of woman in striking blue dress sealing an envelope while seated at a desk, with patterned wallpaper in the background.

Nuzhat is a student of MA English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. She explored Diasporic Dis/entanglements in Romance in Marseille, edited the website alongside Gabriella, and managed the Further Information page with Molly. She was born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 

 

Steffi Susan Benjamin

Picture of Steffi sitting on a chair with a backdrop of streamers.

Steffi is a student of MSc English Literature and Society at the University of Edinburgh. Alongside her analysis titled Journey Through Turmoil: Mapping the Interplay of Social and Economic Struggles in Marseille’s Varied Locales, she authored the Welcome page and designed and edited the website. Steffi was born in Dubai to Indian parents and was raised in the United Arab Emirates

 

Zsófia Hauk AI-generated avatar of Zsofia.

Zsófia is a student of MA English Language and Literature at the University of Edinburgh. In McKay’s novel, she dissected Immobility in Time and Space. She acted as project manager, wrote the At A Glance page, and edited the website. She was born to Hungarian parents in California, but was raised in Texas.