Geoff Dyer

Geoff Dyer is a Writer in Residence at the University of Southern California (USC) and holds distinguished affiliations as an Honorary Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

His research traverses literature, creative non-fiction, and cultural criticism, characterized by innovative blends of biography, memoir, and analytical writing. Dyer explores themes in jazz history (e.g., But Beautiful), World War I memory (e.g., The Missing of the Somme), and photographic theory (e.g., The Ongoing Moment), often merging personal narrative with scholarly critique.

His major accolades include:

• ICP Infinity Award for Writing on Photography (for The Ongoing Moment)
• National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism (for Otherwise Known as the Human Condition)
• Windham Campbell Prize for non-fiction (2015)

Dyer's work has been translated into twenty-four languages, with recent publications like The Last Days of Roger Federer examining aging and cultural legacy. No information is available regarding student supervision or research grants.