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Dr. Emily Wing Rohrbach serves as Associate Professor in English Literature 1660-1832 within the Department of English Studies at Durham University. She holds a PhD from Boston University and has previously held academic positions at Northwestern University, Hamilton College, and the University of Manchester. At Durham, she serves as Director of the MA Programme and has previously held administrative roles including Coordinator for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and Deputy Director of Research. PhD, Boston University Associate Professor in English Literature 1660-1832, Durham University (2020-present) Previous appointments at Northwestern University, Hamilton College, and University of Manchester Dr. Rohrbach specializes in British and transatlantic Romanticisms, with research focusing on narrative theory, literature and historiography, aesthetics and politics, the poetics of time, and the materiality of the codex book. Her scholarship explores how Romantic-era literature engages with questions of political possibility through textual form and material book production. She approaches Romantic literature through interdisciplinary lenses that connect literary studies with book history, political theory, and aesthetic philosophy. Her publication record demonstrates significant scholarly contribution to Romantic studies, particularly through two major monographs that examine temporal dimensions of Romantic writing and the political implications of book materiality. Her articles address diverse aspects of Romantic literature including Keats's poetry, Austen's novels, and broader questions of historical consciousness in the period. Dr. Rohrbach's work shows consistent engagement with theoretical frameworks while maintaining close attention to textual detail and historical context. Leverhulme Research Fellowship (2022-2023) John Rylands Research Institute Pilot Grant (2019) Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities Research Fellowship (2012-2013) Junior Visiting Research Fellowship, Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, Vienna (2005-2006) Advance HE Aurora Programme for Women in Leadership Certificate of Achievement (2023) Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy Dr. Rohrbach actively contributes to the field through editorial work as a member of the editorial board of The Keats-Shelley Journal and as section editor for The Literary Encyclopedia (Romantic Period). She has organized significant academic events including the International Conference on Romanticism (2019) and the North East Forum in Eighteenth-Century and Romantic Studies (2023-present). Her teaching includes undergraduate modules on Romantic literature, eighteenth-century literature, American poetry, and novel/poetry introductions, as well as specialized MA modules she developed on Romantic books and political possibilities.

• British Romanticism
• Transatlantic Romanticism
• Narrative Theory
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Richard Marggraf Turley holds a Personal Chair as Professor in the Department of English & Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University, where he has been an active faculty member since 1994. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate modules including Romantic Eroticism (EN38320), Literatures of Surveillance (EN35320), and Romanticism's Radical Cultures (ENM2540), while supervising PhD candidates in both Literary Studies and Creative Writing. Educated with a BA and PhD from the University of Leeds, his scholarly foundation in Romantic literature informs his dual career as critic and creative writer. His academic profile shows continuous research output since 1994 with 61 publications, including books on Keats, food studies, and creative writing pedagogy. Turley's research centers on Romantic-era poetry with pioneering work on literary topology, food representation, and surveillance theory. He has authored Keats's Boyish Imagination (2004), Bright Stars: John Keats, Barry Cornwall and Romantic Literary Culture (2009), and co-written Food and the Literary Imagination (2014). His forthcoming 2026 monograph Fantastic Shapes: Topology and Textuality in Romantic Poetry extends his spatial analysis of Romantic texts. As an award-winning poet, he published the Wales Book of the Year-winning collection Wan Hu's Flying Chair (2009) and the crime novel The Cunning House (2015), demonstrating his commitment to creative practice. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals persistent engagement with Keatsian studies while expanding into interdisciplinary terrain. His work increasingly intersects with sustainability (via food/watermill projects), biometrics (The Quantified Romantics), and digital surveillance, showing how Romantic poetry offers frameworks for contemporary crises. The recurring focus on spatial theory across 2018-2023 outputs demonstrates his unique topology approach. His scientific awards reflect both scholarly and creative excellence: Keats-Shelley Prize for Poetry (First Prize, 2008) Wales Book of the Year 'People's Choice' Award (2010) for Wan Hu's Flying Chair ASLE/Inspire UKI Prize Essay (First Prize, 2013) shared with Archer and Thomas Turley supervises PhD students in Literary Studies and Creative Writing with 10 supervised works recorded. His grant capture includes externally funded projects like 'The Quantified Romantics: Arts and Biometrics' (2015, Arts and Humanities Research Council) exploring biometric analysis of Romantic poetry, and 'Edible Wales: Sustenance and locality' (2014, Creative Exchange Wales Network) investigating food sustainability through literary lenses. These grants demonstrate his successful bridging of humanities with scientific and social contexts. As Co-Director of the Keats Foundation International Keats Conference, he leads a major scholarly initiative, organizing annual conferences through 2025. His collaborative Arts-Science projects include BBC appearances and cross-disciplinary work with biometric researchers, while his role in the 'Supervised Work (10)' metric confirms active mentorship. Public engagement via 12 press/media contributions (including Netflix adaptation commentary) shows his commitment to translating academic work for broader audiences.

• Romantic Literature
• John Keats Studies
• Barry Cornwall Studies
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Professor Sir Jonathan Bate is a Senior Research Fellow at Worcester College, University of Oxford, affiliated with the Faculty of English Language & Literature. His research focuses on Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature, Romanticism, biography, ecocriticism, classical influences on English literature, and contemporary poetry and theatre history. He has contributed to major publications like The RSC Shakespeare: Complete Works and explores intersections between literature and medicine. His work bridges historical and contemporary contexts, as seen in analyses of John Keats and interdisciplinary projects linking theatre to healthcare. Though no specific grants or awards are listed, his academic output reflects a commitment to textual scholarship and cultural engagement. His affiliation with Worcester College and the Oxford English Faculty underscores his role in shaping literary studies at a global level.

• Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature
• Romanticism
• Biography and Life-Writing
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Dr Rosie Whitcombe is an MHRA Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Sheffield’s School of English, working on the Cambridge Edition of Ann Radcliffe’s collected works. She holds a PhD from Birmingham City University, where her research focused on John Keats’s letters within historical and literary frameworks. An Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), she specializes in 18th/19th-century epistolary literature, Romantic poetry, and Gothic fiction. Education: BA and MA (University of Sheffield), PhD (Birmingham City University). Research Interests: She examines Keats’s use of letters to merge verse and prose, particularly around themes of death and grief. Her current project explores Ann Radcliffe’s posthumous literary reputation and its manipulation by the press. She co-edited The Life and Adventures of Harvey Teasdale , a rare 19th-century working-class autobiography. Awards: Winner of the 2020 Keats-Shelley Essay Prize for her analysis of Keats’s epistolary style.

• Eighteenth/Nineteenth-Century Literature
• Romantic Literature
• Gothic Fiction
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Jeffrey Dennis is a Senior Lecturer in the Fine Art Programme at Chelsea College of Arts, part of the University of the Arts London. His academic role involves supervising research students and teaching contemporary fine art practices. He holds a position spanning over two decades, since 2000, within the Camberwell, Chelsea, and Wimbledon Colleges of Arts. Education: Graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art in 1980. Research interests focus on urban experiences, the interplay of space and human movement, and the intersection of painting with literature and history. His work frequently explores themes of proximity, contiguity, and adjacency in urban environments, as well as the legacy of Romantic poets like John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His paintings often blend narrative fragments with structured visual elements, reflecting fragmented mental maps of daily life. Notable exhibitions include Her Midnight Pillow (2022), Cloudy Trophies (2021), and the solo exhibition Ringbinder (2015), accompanied by a monograph. He was awarded the Abbey Fellowship in Painting (2021) to research in Rome, leading to works exhibited at the Keats-Shelley House. His works are held in prestigious collections, including the Tate and Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain. Awards and Fellowships: Abbey Fellowship in Painting (2021). Professional activities include curatorial projects, public art commissions (e.g., The Luton Host ), and journal reviewing for Journal of Contemporary Painting . Advising and Grants: Supervises UAL research students, participated in the DACS Art360 project to archive artists’ works, and engaged in residencies (e.g., Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts in Taipei). Collaborations include the informal UAL research group Paint Club (2009–16). Labs/Teams: Founded and led Paint Club, an informal research group fostering collaborative dialogue among artists and curators.

• Painting
• Contemporary Art
• Urban Studies
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Nicholas Roe is the Wardlaw Professor of English Literature at the University of St Andrews, School of English. His research focuses on Romantic literature, particularly John Keats, Leigh Hunt, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and William Wordsworth. He has authored influential biographies such as John Keats: A New Life and Fiery Heart: The First Life of Leigh Hunt . Roe holds prestigious fellowships, including Fellow of the British Academy and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Education: MA and DPhil from the University of Oxford. Notable roles include founding the StAnza Poetry Festival, co-founding the journal Romanticism , and serving as a trustee for the Keats-Shelley Memorial Association and The Wordsworth Trust. His recent publications explore Keats's medical interests and Romantic-era Scottish influences. Awards include the Keats-Shelley Association of America Distinguished Scholar Award (2014) and honorary professorships at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (2021). He has lectured globally and edited key works on Romantic literature.

• Romantic Literature
• Literary Biography
• English Literature
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Elisa Cozzi is a Lecturer in English at Somerville College and a Post-Award Member of The Queen's College, University of Oxford. Her research focuses on Irish-Italian literary networks during the Romantic period, with a particular emphasis on the Shelley circle. She holds a PhD from Oxford, supervised by Fiona Stafford, analyzing manuscript exchanges between Ireland and Italy (1785–1835). Funded by Clarendon and Baillie Gifford scholarships, her work bridges literary history and digital humanities. Teaches FHS Paper 4 (1660–1760) and Prelims Paper 4 (1910–Present) at Somerville Organized public events like the 2024 Air Ballooning Symposium and Vesuvius22 Conference Contributor to digital projects on Shelley's illustrated editions and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Her research interests include manuscript culture, cosmopolitan poetics, and literary coteries. Current projects involve co-authoring studies on Lady Mount Cashell’s unpublished novel and John Taaffe’s translations of Dante.

• Byron-Shelley circle
• Irish Romanticism
• Anglo-Italian literature
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Dr. Elizabeth Spencer is a Lecturer in Eighteenth Century and Public History at the Department of History, University of York. She completed all her formal education at the University of York, earning her BA Hons, MA, and PhD there. Dr. Spencer has established herself as a specialist in gender history and material culture of eighteenth-century England, while also making significant contributions to the field of Public History. Dr. Spencer's research program spans two interconnected areas. Her first research strand focuses on gender, material culture, and consumption in eighteenth-century England (c.1650-1830), with particular emphasis on women's engagements with their material worlds. Her recently published book Describing Women's Clothing in Eighteenth-century England (Boydell & Brewer, 2024) examines how and where women's clothing was described across diverse historical sources including wills, advertisements, court records, and accounts. This work builds on her PhD research and explores the multiple meanings that women's clothing held during this period. She has also investigated clothing issued to poor men and women under the old poor law, contributing to broader understandings of consumption and fashion in the era. Dr. Spencer's second major research interest centers on Public History, broadly defined. She examines the fictionalization of the past, visual representations of history, and re-enactment and living history practices. Her analysis of the Netflix series Bridgerton explores how costume functions both on and off screen to shape audience understanding of romanticized visions of the past. She is currently developing a more comprehensive study of historical fiction in the twenty-first century through her forthcoming book Studying Historical Fiction . Dr. Spencer also has practical experience in Public History, having consulted on the historical drama Poldark and the 'Hidden Histories of Keats House' exhibition. Dr. Spencer's recent publications reveal a consistent scholarly trajectory connecting material culture studies with public historical interpretation. Her work demonstrates methodological innovation, particularly through approaches like remaking and reconstructing historical dress. She has co-taught the Comparative module 'Stitching' with Dr. Natasha Glaisyer and developed the MA module 'Performing, Playing, and Re-enacting the Long Eighteenth Century,' which explores innovative methodologies in historical research and presentation. Dr. Spencer has served as Director of the Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past (IPUP) during 2023-24 and has held short-term research fellowships at The John Rylands Research Institution, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and with the Georgian Papers Programme before joining the Department of History at York as a Lecturer in 2018. She is currently leading the York strand of the collaborative project 'Making History Months Count: Embedding Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month in the Public History Calendar,' which begins in September 2025 and involves partnership with the York Travellers Trust and York Museums Trust. Dr. Spencer teaches across multiple levels, including undergraduate modules on Historical Fictions and Frictions, Stitching, and Rags to riches: Clothing, culture, and society in eighteenth-century England. At the postgraduate level, she teaches Concepts & Approaches in Public History and Performing, Playing, & Re-enacting the Long Eighteenth Century. She welcomes postgraduate research proposals on gender, consumption, and material culture in the early modern period, as well as diverse Public History topics including historical fiction, visual representations of the past, country houses, museum objects, re-enactment practices, and music and performance.

• Public History
• Gender History
• Social History
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Dr. Ranjan Sen is a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Sheffield's School of English, specializing in historical phonology and its intersections with phonetics, syntax, and heritage projects. His research reconstructs past language states, evaluates theories of sound change (e.g., the Life Cycle Model), and collaborates with museums and media to bring historical voices to life. Notably, he reconstructed John Keats' pronunciation for a 2021 CGI project, featured in major media outlets. Education: DPhil (2009), MPhil, and BA/MA in Classics from the University of Oxford. Prior roles include Teaching Fellow at UCL and Research Associate at Oxford. He co-created the Eighteenth-Century English Phonology database (ECEP) and edited special journal issues on historical phonology. Professional roles include Honorary Treasurer of the Philological Society and convenor of Sheffield's 'LingLunch' forum. Research highlights include published work on Latin phonology (Oxford University Press monograph), Greco-Roman linguistic traditions, and sociolinguistic analyses of historical dialects. He actively supervises PhD students in historical phonology and collaborates with heritage institutions globally. Teaching spans phonology, historical linguistics, and psycholinguistics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

• Historical Phonology
• Phonetics
• Psycholinguistics
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Dr. Octavia Cox is a Departmental Lecturer in Lifelong Learning (English Literature) at the University of Oxford's Department for Continuing Education, where she specializes in the literature of the long eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Her role involves teaching a diverse range of students in open access, undergraduate, and postgraduate courses, drawing on over a decade of experience across institutions such as Oxford colleges, Middlebury College, and the University of Nottingham. She completed her education with an Undergraduate MA in English and Philosophy from the University of St Andrews, an MA with Distinction in Romantic and Victorian Literary Studies from Durham University, and a DPhil from the University of Oxford, focusing on "Pope’s Poetic Legacy, 1744-1830." Her research interests center on literary self-consciousness, encompassing intertextuality, metatextuality, and paratextuality, as well as the exploration of literary inheritances, legacies, canonicity, counter-canonicity, and women's writing. This work reflects a deep engagement with how texts interact with each other and their cultural contexts, particularly in relation to gender and historical periods. In her publications, Dr. Cox consistently explores themes such as Romantic and Victorian literature, women's contributions to literary spaces, and the intersections of literature with medical and transatlantic discourses. Her articles demonstrate a focus on historical contextualization, theoretical frameworks, and the reinterpretation of canonical and non-canonical works, with a strong emphasis on poetry and prose from the 18th and 19th centuries. She has not received any scientific awards or fellowships mentioned in the provided text. Similarly, there is no information on student advising, grants, labs, or team collaborations, indicating a primary focus on individual research and teaching.

• Literary self-consciousness
• Intertextuality
• Metatextuality
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Stacey McDowell is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick . Her work bridges eighteenth- and nineteenth-century literature with interdisciplinary inquiries into poetry, philosophy, and sensory studies. Prior to Warwick, she held academic positions at the University of Cambridge and the University of Bristol. Research Focus: Romantic literature, gender and sexuality studies, pedagogy, and literary education. Current Projects: A monograph Reading Sympathy in Romantic Literature (forthcoming, CUP) and a scholarly edition of The Complete Poems of John Keats for the Longman Annotated English Poets series. Publications highlight her expertise in Romantic/Victorian poetry, with recent contributions on Keats, Wordsworth, and intersections of habit and emotion in literary contexts. Her teaching encompasses Romantic & Victorian Poetry and Eighteenth-Century Literature modules. She also engages in outreach initiatives, delivering literature programs in schools and prisons.

• Romantic Literature
• 18th-19th Century Poetry
• Literature and Philosophy
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Dr. Justin Tackett is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick. He specializes in transatlantic literatures from the eighteenth century to the present with a focus on technology, media, science, and culture. His research interests include: Transatlantic literatures from the eighteenth century to the present Technology, media, science, and culture Poetry and poetics Sound studies Early film Digital humanities Gender and sexuality studies Race studies Medical humanities and disability studies Archive, book, and periodical studies Dr. Tackett is currently working on a book project titled "The Sound Era: Poetry's Machinery in the Long Nineteenth Century" under contract with Princeton University Press. This project addresses the relationships between sound technology (stethoscopes, telegraphs, phonographs, telephones, microphones, wireless, etc.) and poetry of various nineteenth-century authors including Anna Laetitia Barbauld, the Brontës, the Brownings, John Clare, William Cowper, Sarah Josepha Hale, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., John Keats, Edgar Allan Poe, John Rollin Ridge, Alfred Tennyson, and Walt Whitman. His publications demonstrate a strong interdisciplinary approach examining how sound technologies influenced poetic expression across the nineteenth century. His work spans literary analysis, media theory, and historical studies of technology, revealing how technological innovations shaped literary forms and expressions. The recurring theme throughout his scholarship is the examination of sensory experience as mediated through technological interfaces and how these interfaces transformed creative expression. Dr. Tackett has received several prestigious awards for his scholarship: Nineteenth-Century Studies Association Emerging Scholars Award Media Ecology Association Walter Benjamin Award Thomas Hardy Society Patrick Tolfree Prize Dr. Tackett teaches courses including the MA module EN9A1 Victorian Materialities, covering interdisciplinary and transnational studies; poetry and poetics; sound studies; early film; digital humanities; gender and sexuality; race studies; medical humanities and disability studies; and archive, book, and periodical studies. His educational background includes a PhD in English Literature from Stanford University, an MSt in English Literature from the University of Oxford, and a BA in English and Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania.

• Transatlantic literatures
• Technology and literature
• Media studies
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Professor Gregory Dart is a faculty member at University College London's Department of English Language and Literature. A scholar of British Romanticism and urban culture, he has published extensively on Charles and Mary Lamb, William Hazlitt, and Thomas De Quincey. His work bridges literary studies, historical analysis, and cultural theory, with a focus on metropolitan themes and essayistic forms. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge (1996) Bachelor of Arts, University of Cambridge (1989) His research examines the intersection of Romanticism and urban experience, including the influence of the French Revolution on literary discourse, the role of cityscapes in shaping imagination, and the legacy of essayists like Hazlitt and Lamb. He has co-edited collections on urban dreaming and debtors' prisons, and currently leads a multi-volume edition of Lamb's works for Oxford University Press. Recent publications analyze Romantic literary lectures, urban daydreaming, and Cockney School aesthetics. He chairs the Hazlitt Society and is an active member of the Lamb Society, maintaining editorial and critical connections to Romantic-era writers.

• Literary Studies
• Historical Studies
• Cultural Studies
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Adrian J. Wallbank is a Senior Lecturer (Principal Lecturer for Education and Student Experience) at Oxford Brookes University, where he leads the General Teaching Assistants (GTA) program, contributes to the EXPLORE initiative, and serves as Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) lead for inclusion and assessment within the Brookes IDEAS Inclusive Curriculum Development Model. His academic foundation includes a PhD in English Literature from the University of Warwick, an MA from the University of York, a BA from Staffordshire University, and a PGCAPP from Warwick. Wallbank's research critically examines assessment frameworks, inclusive pedagogies, neurodiversity in academic settings, writing-based learning approaches, and the philosophical implications of neoliberalism and artificial intelligence in higher education. His work emphasizes creating accessible learning environments through evidence-based strategies. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals a strong interdisciplinary focus bridging educational theory, disability studies, and literary scholarship. Early research centered on Romantic literature and literary critique, while contemporary work prioritizes neurodiversity, AI's impact on pedagogy, inclusive assessment design, and academic writing support. This evolution reflects a shift from literary analysis to transformative educational practice. Awards and Recognition: Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA) He currently investigates neurodiverse academics' experiences and support needs across teaching, research, and leadership domains, advocating for systemic inclusivity in higher education institutions.

• Assessment
• Inclusive Pedagogies
• Neurodiversity
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Julian Broughton is an Associate Professor in Music at the University of Sussex, affiliated with the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities. He convenes the BA in Creativity and the Arts and leads interdisciplinary projects such as the annual 'Sounding the Site' series, integrating literature, performance, and site-specific art. His work bridges classical traditions with experimental practices, emphasizing collaboration between music and text. Education: Studied composition with Robin Holloway, Robert Saxton, and David Matthews, alongside piano studies with Philip Mead and John York. His compositional style reflects influences from both academic rigor and avant-garde experimentation. Research interests focus on text-music fusion, orchestration, and community-based arts initiatives. Key projects include the Sounding the Site festivals (2009-2011), the ensemble Pedlar's Dream , and commissions such as the Symphony in E (2010) and the song cycle Rain at Midnight (2011). Recent works explore intermediality and environmental themes. Performance highlights include collaborations with Horsham Symphony Orchestra, University of Sussex Symphony Orchestra, and Holy Trinity Church, London. His works often blend canonical and contemporary texts, as seen in settings of poetry by Keats, Shelley, and modern writers like Paul Matthews. Grants and funding: Multiple commissions from cultural institutions, including East Sussex County Council and the Music Society of University College London. Active in curating events like 'Green Week' and 'Ark!', promoting interdisciplinary arts education. Labs/Teams: Founder of Pedlar's Dream ensemble; core member of the Centre for Creativity and Experiment (CCE) at Sussex, driving innovative arts collaborations.

• Music Composition
• Orchestral Music
• Choral Music
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