Richard Meek

Dr Richard Meek is a Lecturer and Programme Director for the MA in English at the University of Hull's School of Arts and Humanities. His academic work focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to literature and culture.

• Research Centres:
  • Larkin Centre for Poetry and Creative Writing
  • Richard Hoggart Centre for Comparative Cultural Studies

Research Interests: Shakespeare and early modern literature, ekphrasis (visual-verbal representation relationships), history of emotion, and proverbial language studies. His work integrates cultural analysis with literary theory.

Selected Publications: Recent monograph on sympathy representation (2023) and co-edited volumes on ekphrastic studies (2019). Research spans literary analysis, art history, and emotional communities.

Scientific Contributions:

• Awards:
  • 2017 International Visitor Fellowship (ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions)
  • The Ideas Fund grant recipient

Supervision: Currently supervising Izzy Trent Daltry on water, emotion, and geography in early modern literature. Offers PhD supervision in Shakespeare studies and emotion history.