Home University: Wilfrid Laurier University
Email: tick0650@mylaurier.ca
Education: BA (Hons) History, Royal Military College of Canada; MA History, Nipissing
Research Fields: Modern European
Supervisor: Amy Milne-Smith
Carolyne Ticky is a PhD Candidate whose current research examines the intersections between Victorian psychological theories and literary forms deployed in novels. In both realist and sensation fiction, the theme of the unconscious springs up time and time again to explain and account for behaviour. Carolyne is interested in the historical development of the novel as a medium, the relationship between art and science through borrowed language, and the concept of self-control and self-mastery in a 19th century context. In her spare time, Carolyne can be found curled up in a chair reading Anthony Trollope novels.