Catherine Belsey
Catherine Belsey is a British literary critic and academic. She chaired the Centre for Critical and Cultural Theory at Cardiff University before moving to Swansea University. Her book Critical Practice was an influential post-structuralist text in suggesting new directions for literary studies. She is currently Visiting Professor of English at the University of Derby and Fellow of the English Association and Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. She has consistently aligned herself with international innovations in the theory and practice of criticism.
Belsey has written about the effect of romance novels on modern society.Works
