Curriculum Vitae
Here you can find a PDF copy of my CV which I update regularly. You can find more details about most of my publications, papers, teaching, and other activities on this website.
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Academic Job Interviews
Academic job interviews can take a variety of forms, and I’ve experienced a few different kinds of job interview – both from the perspective of a candidate, as well as from the perspective of a member of the interview panel. As with any public speaking engagement, preparation is essential and managing your nerves on the […]
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Academic Job Applications
It is notoriously difficult to advise people on how to get shortlisted for an academic job. In the end, someone can satisfy all of the relevant criteria but not get shortlisted simply because someone else satisfies them to a greater degree. The reality is that not all ‘minimally qualified’ candidates can be interviewed; this is […]
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Public Engagement
I realise that for many of you none of what I write here will be news. Especially in the social sciences and the creative arts, the practices that have in recent years become known as public or community engagement often have long been an integral part of research and other academic activities. However, I feel […]
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What Is Literature?
This is the introductory lecture for my Literary & Cultural Theory module. It introduces students to some of the questions theory can raise in relation to literature and its purpose as well as introducing some basic aspects of liberal humanism, and the module structure.
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Making Meaning: Author, Reader, Text
This is the second lecture in our second-year theory core module, and it introduces students to theories on the relationships between authors, readers, texts, and their meaning. Below you can find the the handout for this lecture. Prezi to follow!
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Literature & History: New Historicism
This lecture examines theories on the relationship between history and literature, and is intended as an introduction to New Historicism in particular.
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Viva Survivors Podcast – Episode 9
An interview with Dr Nathan Ryder about my research, my viva, and life after the Ph.D.
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An Academic Interview
This is an account of my first (and so far only) academic job interview, including how I prepared, and the questions I was asked.
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