Nicholas Jenkins

Nicholas Jenkins is an Associate Professor of English at Stanford University, specializing in 20th-century literature, particularly poetry, and digital humanities. He directs the Creative Writing Program and the Princeton University Press translation series Facing Pages. His interdisciplinary work bridges literary scholarship with technological innovation through projects like Kindred Britain, a digital genealogical database tracing 30,000 British individuals.

• Education: D.Phil. and M.A. from Oxford University (1997), B.A. from Oxford (1984)
• Professional Roles:
  • Co-Chair of the W.H. Auden Society (since 1986)
  • Literary Executor for Lincoln Kirstein
  • Faculty Director, Program in Writing and Rhetoric (2010-2014)
  • Director of the CS+X Initiative (2013-2014)

His research explores modernist literature, cultural history, and digital humanities, with particular focus on W.H. Auden's genealogy and transnational influences. His editorial work includes the Lincoln Kirstein Reader and Auden Studies series.

Scientific Awards:

• Warren-Brooks Award (2024)
• Harkness Fellow (1986-1988)
• Two Stanford Humanities Center Fellowships
• ACLS Junior Fellow (2000-2001)
• Eleanor Loring Ritch Fellowship (2014-)

As a board member of Stanford's Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Research and CESTA, Jenkins advances digital humanities methodologies. His teaching includes courses on Paradise Lost and Poetry and Poetics, while mentoring doctoral advisee Armen Davoudian.