Emily T. Troscianko

Emily is a coach, researcher, and writer. As a researcher, she works at the intersection of cognitive literary studies and the health humanities, drawing theoretical links between the cognitive and health sciences and literary analysis, as well as empirically testing hypotheses about text/mind interactions. Her doctorate and her first monograph, Kafka’s Cognitive Realism (2014), asked how “cognitively realistic” Kafka’s narratives are, with a focus on readers’ mental imagery and emotional responses; this line of inquiry led to broader applications of the concept of cognitive realism as a way to put scientific findings into direct dialogue with textual analysis. She currently explores how narrative reading can affect cognition, behaviour, and the body in ways that are either health-enhancing or the opposite. Her wider thinking and writing on consciousness, eating disorders, and trauma-informed pedagogy also continue to connect back to Kafka in satisfying ways.

Visit Emily’s personal/academic site: https://troscianko.com