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Dr Kirsty Blewitt

Lecturer

School: Humanities and Social Sciences

Kirsty Blewitt joined Northumbria University in 2023. She is a Lecturer in Criminology and Sociology, with a specialism in language use in legal settings.

Kirsty completed her PhD in Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University, focusing on a linguistic analysis of US courtroom interactions. Her current research and interests include: the (co)construction of narratives in legal interactions; domestic violence; identity and narrative(s) of victims/surviours; crime and identity in media; and ethics in research.

Kirsty Blewitt

(co)construction of narratives in legal interactions; domestic abuse/violence; identity and narrative(s) of victims/surviours; crime and identity in media; ethics in research

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • The role of narrative time in legal storytelling: A comparative analysis of opening statements in the Grant and Amanda Hayes trials, Blewitt, K., Duffy, S. 10 Oct 2025, In: Linguistics Vanguard
  • ‘I hurt her. I hurt her bad. She’s dead.’: An interdisciplinary exploration of interactions between the state and the individual in legal settings, Blewitt, K. Jun 2018

PhD July 19 2018


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