Sabina Stent is a UK based freelance writer who has written for Polygon, AnOther Magazine, FANDOM, The F Word, Real Crime Magazine, and others. She occasional lectures in public venues and at academic conferences. In 2012 she completed a Ph.D. on Women Surrealists (Univesity of Birmingham, 2012), which continues to be one of the primary focuses of her work. She is currently working on a variety of projects
- Women artists, Surrealism, and “unconventional” women.
- Femininity, sexuality, desire, and the female body.
- Masquerade and costume.
- Magic, Witchery and the esoteric
- Movies — everything from Old Hollywood to blockbusters.
- Women superheroes, comics, comic book cinematic adaptations, and TV shows.
She can be reached via email: sabinastent@gmail.com
Academia:
PhD (French Studies), University of Birmingham, 2012
Thesis title: “Women Surrealists: Sexuality, Fetish, Femininity and Female Surrealism”
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/3718/
M.A. (Modern European Cultures), University of Birmingham, 2007
Dissertation Title: “Surreal Women: Fetishism and Gender in the Work of Lee Miller, Meret Oppenheim and Elsa Schiaparelli”
Public Lectures:
Treadwells Bookshop (November 2017) – Valentine Penrose, Surreal Occultress
https://www.treadwells-london.com/event/valentine-penrose-surreal-occultress/
Treadwells Bookshop (May 2017) – Leonor Fini, Surrealist Sorceress
https://www.treadwells-london.com/event/leonor-fini-surrealist-sorceress/
Birmingham and Midlands Institute (March 2017) – Emmy Bridgwater and the Birmingham Surrealists
BCU School of Jewellery (March 2017) – Intimate Jewels: Intimate Jewels: Surrealism, Fetish and Fairy Tales
