Faculty News: Dr. Henrieta Krupa Publishes New Research and Presents at International Conference

The Department of English Language and Literature at Girne American University is pleased to highlight the recent scholarly activities of Dr. Henrieta Krupa, whose research continues to contribute to international discussions in literary studies, feminist theory, and socio-economic criticism.

Dr. Krupa’s research article, “Abject Mimesis: Grotesque Femininity and the Crisis of Representation in Lady Oracle and The Gaze,” has been published in Nesir: Journal of Literary Studies, a TR Dizin–indexed, peer-reviewed journal.
The study introduces the concept of abject mimesis and offers a comparative feminist analysis, engaging with theories of abjection, grotesque aesthetics, and the politics of representation. The publication appears in Nesir, Issue 9 (2025).

Dr. Krupa also presented her new research, “The Political Economy of Cannibalism: A Socioeconomic Reading of Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal,” at the Innovative Economic Symposium 2025: Economic, Ecological and Social Uncertainties of the Current World. The international conference was held on 6–7 November 2025 in Prešov, Slovakia, hosted jointly by Institute of Technology and Business in Prešov, Slovakia, and Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. Her paper examines Swift’s satirical proposal as an early critique of economic rationality, revealing how the metaphor of cannibalism exposes the moral costs of reducing human life to market logic. The analysis draws on Marx, Polanyi, Foucault, and Amartya Sen to situate Swift’s satire within broader debates on political economy.

Through her ongoing publication and presentations, Dr. Krupa contributes to Girne American University’s commitment to research excellence, advancing interdisciplinary scholarship in feminist literary theory, aesthetics and representation, political economy, and postmodern and literary studies.The Department congratulates Dr. Krupa on her scholarly contributions and international engagement.