Dr Sarah Heaton
Head of Division
Biography
Dr Sarah Heaton, Associate Professor, is Head of Art, Design and Innovation in the School for the Creative Industries at the University of Chester.
Teaching and Supervision
Dr Heaton has taught extensively on the English Literature course most recently her specialist module Fashioning Fictions. She also has particular expertise in American Literature and Culture. She has supervised to PhD level.
Research and Knowledge Exchange
Dr Heaton researches fashion in literature and visual culture from the 19th Century to the present. Her publications focus on everything from the little black dress to dystopian clothing, whilst her edited a book is on The Cultural History of Hair in the 19th Century.