Beth Kearney is an early career researcher of contemporary literature. She is currently preparing a monograph manuscript based on her PhD thesis, which studies the use of photography in experimental memoir by women authors of the French-speaking world. More broadly, her research focuses on the representation of women’s bodies and subjectivities in literature and art. She has published on this topic and others in Asymptote, The Conversation, L’Esprit créateur, Francosphères, The Australian Journal of French Studies, and Modern & Contemporary France. She teaches French Studies at the University of Queensland and Writing at the Queensland University of Technology.