Wendy Knepper – Brunel University

Name: Wendy Knepper

Organisation: Brunel University

Disciplinary Area: World Literature / English Literature / Postcolonial Studies

Research Area: Contemporary Global Fictions / Alter-Globalism / Development

Role: Research Provider

Email: wendy.knepper@brunel.ac.uk

Which call are you planning to apply for?

Transnational Organised Crime

What are your research interests?

I am interested in looking at crime literature as world literature, with a focus on how accounts of transnational organized crime in connection with uneven and combined development, competing interpretations of developmental freedoms and the wider quest for global justice.

What is your offer?

I bring expertise in world literature as well as some knowledge of development studies.

Who would you like to collaborate with?

Someone in the social sciences who works on development, international relations/politics or (alter-)globalization/global justice.