Dr Catherine Pugh

Dr Catherine Pugh is a writer and independent scholar with a PhD from the University of Essex. Her work primarily focuses on theatre and screen media, including film, television, and video games. She specialises in representations of disability and mental illness, with an extensive publication history in horror and science fiction collections. Her other interests include the Gothic and metamorphic monsters, animals, and mindscapes. Her approach emphasises the potentiality of physical and psychological difference, including intertwining themes of identity, agency, monstrosity, and power.