Hamish Mathison

Dr Hamish Mathison is a Lecturer at the School of English, University of Sheffield. His academic journey includes an undergraduate degree at Keble College, Oxford, and a PhD at the University of Aberdeen titled Communities in Print: Robert Burns and Late Eighteenth-Century Scottish Poetry.

Dr Mathison specializes in eighteenth-century Scottish literature and print culture, with broader interests in gothic literature, early newspaper history, and critical theory (particularly Jürgen Habermas and the Frankfurt School). His research explores intersections between poetry and gothic writing, patriotic sentiment, and British national identity formation, especially in relation to post-Brexit cultural reflection.

Recent publications include chapters on Haunted Britain (2017) and Robert Burns and the Scottish Bawdy Politic (2017), alongside journal articles like 'Gothic Poetry in Scotland' and 'Introduction' (2005) in History of European Ideas. His work often addresses Enlightenment, folkloric revival, and subcultural print networks in 18th-century Scotland.

Teaching activities center on core courses such as Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature, with optional modules on Satire and Print in the Eighteenth Century and Writing in Enlightenment Britain. He co-teaches MA-level modules on Romantic and Gothic British literature and contributes to outreach initiatives focusing on social mobility and education access.