Ms Petra Burianová BA, MA
Postgraduate Researcher in Scottish Literature
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Petra Burianová is a postgraudate research student within English at the University of Southampton.
I am a Wolfson Foundation-funded PhD Researcher in Scottish literature. My interests lie within the intersections of literature, architecture and the individual. My aim is to explore the means by which twentieth and twenty-first century Scottish authors use the built environment to address the question of building of the nation, both figuratively in terms of its political and social structure, and also literally, concerning the physical structures that house the powers of the state.
I completed my MA studies in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures, with honours, in 2016 at Charles University in Prague. Prior to that I obtained a BA in English Literature & Linguistics from the same department. Following my move to the UK in 2016, I spent 2 years working in digital marketing in Southampton. During my formal studies, I attended several courses focused on Scottish literature, film and culture, this sparking my original interest in the area. My Master’s thesis focused on historiography and gender in the works of Ali Smith and Jeanette Winterson, and after having finished it, I felt there was still much to be explored. I realised there was great potential in combining my favourite subjects – Scottish literature and architecture, and I decided to expand on my research into the works of Ali Smith alongside those of Alasdair Gray and Iain Banks.
Qualifications
BA in English Literature and Linguistics from Charles University in Prague
MA (First class honours) in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures from Charles University in Prague