Best PhD Thesis

2024 AILASA Prize for Best Doctoral Thesis is awarded to Dr Lynette Grivell (University of New England) for her thesis “Over our Dead Bodies: A Study of the Fantastic in Short Stories by Lesser-Known Women Authors from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.” Lynette's thesis examines a selection of twelve short stories of the Fantastic written by women authors from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, who are not included in the literary canon. Grivell argues these authors employ the compelling strategies afforded by the Fantastic to speak out against injustice, inequality, oppression, and other social and political challenges. Grivell's thesis exceeded the examiner's expectations which they considered a "thoroughly researched, well written [thesis], with sensitive and original readings of the texts" which makes "a very significant contribution to the studies of the fantastic, of women authors, and of Latin American literature in general." Congratulations, Lynette!