University of St Andrews

Self-Given Law: Individualism as an Ethics of Interpretation in Ben Jonson

Academic History:

2014 – 2017   PhD in English
2010 - 2012    LLM in Human Rights Law with Distinction
2009 – 2010   Postgraduate Diploma in Law
2005 – 2009   MA in English with First Class Honours

Supervisors:

Professor Lorna Hutson
Professor Neil Rhodes

Research Interests:

Zoë’s interests are in literary-legal approaches to dramatic representations of imagination, authority & individualism in early modern England. Zoë is currently working on a PhD thesis about questions of justice & judgemental responsibility in Ben Jonson, & in particular how legal philosophy & Kantian conceptions of dignity might be utilised to address moral & ethical dilemmas raised by Jonson.

Previous Research Projects:

Zoë has previously worked on research projects in Literature, Law, & Political Science, contributing to research outputs including books, working papers, literature reviews, training programmes, & policy & capacity-building proposals in civil society. Zoë has worked on projects for (among others) the International Commission of Jurists, the Advice on Individual Rights in Europe Centre, the Bonn International Center for Conversion & the OECD, Fair Trials International, the Centre for Democracy & Human Rights in Montenegro, the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, Maplecroft Human Rights Risk Index, & Professor Jill Marshall (Human Rights Law & Personal Identity. Abingdon. New York. Routledge, 2014.)

Scholarships/ Awards/ Publications:

2014-2017 UK Arts & Humanities Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership
2009-2010 Queen Mother’s Scholarship, The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
2009 Single Honours Prize in English, University of St Andrews
2007-08 & 2008-9 Dean’s List, University of St Andrews

Contact Details:

Address: School of English, Castle House, University of St Andrews, KY16 9AL

Email: zgs@st-andrews.ac.uk

First published: 30 September 2014