James Miller

Dr James Miller is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing and English Literature at Kingston University within the School of Creative and Cultural Industries and Department of Humanities, serving as course leader for the MA and MFA in Creative Writing since 2018.

His educational qualifications include a BA in English Literature (First Class Honours) from Oxford University (1997), an MA in Anglo-American literary relations (Distinction) from UCL (1999), and a PhD in American literature from King's College London (2006) focusing on James Baldwin's connection to Civil Rights and post-colonial discourse.

Miller's research centers on contemporary literature and critical theory, examining experimental fiction, socio-political impacts on narrative, and 20th-century American literature with emphasis on African-American, Beat Generation, and postmodern works. He investigates literary form's relationship with technology and genre boundary complications.

His publication record (2008-2023) reveals consistent exploration of literary innovation intersecting with race, identity, and socio-political themes, particularly through James Baldwin scholarship and contemporary speculative fiction, while maintaining strong engagement with experimental narrative forms.

Miller actively supervises PhD candidates in creative writing (experimental/literary fiction) and literature (20th-century American studies). As a founding member of Writers Rebel, he publishes climate emergency literature and organizes Extinction Rebellion literary actions, additionally managing Extinction Rebellion UK's Twitter presence.