Willliam Puckett is a doctoral candidate in Comparative Literature within the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh. His research interests include the relationship between image and text, cultural overlap, diasporic and minor literatures, and creative critical writing. Prior to his studies he worked as a muralist, specializing in regional specific histories and storytelling. He holds a BA in Art History from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA; an MA in Contemporary Art Theory, and an MSc in Comparative Literature from the University of Edinburgh, UK.