Matthew Cheeseman

Matthew Cheeseman is a Professor of Writing and Folklore at the University of Derby's College of Arts, Humanities and Education. His research focuses on intersections between folklore, cultural nationalism, creative writing pedagogy, and qualitative healthcare studies. He serves as editor for journals like Route 57 and Journal of Imaginary Research, and has published extensively in Routledge series. Notable works include Folklore and Nation in Britain and Ireland (2022) and English Nationalism, Folklore and Indigeneity (2023).

His research explores topics such as far-right groupuscules' folkloresque practices, gendered biographies of cancer survivors, and experimental creative writing methodologies. He has collaborated with institutions like University College London and the ISCLR Perspectives conference, and his work appears in venues ranging from European Journal of Oncology Nursing to art catalogs for Doswell Gallery.

Cheeseman's interdisciplinary approach bridges folklore studies, literary analysis, and educational innovation. He co-edited The Dictionary of Neoliberal Terms (2019) and has authored over 50 publications since 2003. His creative works often experiment with narrative form, as seen in Dobber (2023) and Q.A.Q.? (2021).