DrLouise Fenton

Senior Lecturer in Contextual Studies - Art and Media

Faculty of Arts, Business, and Social Sciences

  • Senior Lecturer in Contextual Studies - Art and Media
    Faculty of Arts, Business, and Social Sciences
  • +44 1902 321000 Ext.8423 (Work)
  • University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton School of Art, Molineux Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SB, United Kingdom

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Research interests are in;
Representations of Haitian Vodou
New Orleans Voodoo, history and literary and visual representations of the city
The social history of Witchcraft (with a focus on curses and cursing)
Zombies in horror films from 1930-1969
Visual and material culture of Voodoo, Witchcraft, magic and rituals
Icelandic Witchcraft, particularly seventeenth century
Representations of Gypsy, Traveller and Romani culture

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Kingdom of Savalou
    1 Jul 2026 - 30 Sep 2027
  • GRANT
    Headstart
    Big Lottery Fund1 Apr 2018 - 31 Jul 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Royle K,
    • Jopling M
  • GRANT
    Museum of Witchcraft Collaboration
    Association of Art Historians (AAH)31 Jan 2015 - 30 Apr 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Fenton L