Dr Ally Louks (pictured) divided opinion over her work, called Olfactory Ethics: The Politics of Smell in Modern and Contemporary Prose when she posted a photo of her clutching a hardback copy.
Dr. Ally Louks, a Cambridge University academic, faced online trolling after sharing her PhD thesis titled *Olfactory Ethics: The Politics of Smell in Modern and Contemporary Prose*. Her work explored how smell is used to enforce power structures related to gender, race, and class, sparking widespread criticism and abuse on social media. Despite the backlash, Dr. Louks secured literary representation with both British and American agents, marking a triumph over her critics. The trolling highlighted broader issues of misogyny and online harassment targeting female academics.
