Hilary Weeks

Dr. Hilary Weeks is a Lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire, specializing in nineteenth-century British literature, visual culture, and travel writing. With a background in medieval studies and experience in education outreach, she has taught diverse age groups and remains committed to university access initiatives.

• BA (Hons) English and Related Literature (German), University of York (1983)
• MA English, University of California Los Angeles (1990)
• PhD English Literature, University of Gloucestershire (2005)

Her research spans Romantic and Victorian literature, European affinities, aesthetics, Gothic architecture, Pre-Raphaelite studies, and psycho-geography. She has supervised postgraduate research on Edward Thomas, Mary Webb, and architectural geography, while currently working on early nineteenth-century travel novels for Cambridge University Press.

• Member, British Association of Victorian Studies
• Member, Tennyson Society
• Member, William Morris Society

As an Academic Link Tutor for Yeovil College University Centre, she bridges higher education and further education institutions, focusing on Level 4 student experiences and public engagement with literature.