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Dr. Sarah A.M. Loos is a Research Fellow at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) at the University of Cambridge and a Research Fellow at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. She holds a PhD in Physics (summa cum laude) from TU Berlin (2020), with postdoctoral research at ICTP (Trieste) and Leipzig University. Her research focuses on stochastic thermodynamics, non-Markovian processes, and nonreciprocal systems. She has received major awards including the Royal Society of Chemistry Early Career Award (2024) and Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowship (2023). Education: PhD in Physics (2020, TU Berlin), Master's in Physics (2015, TU Berlin), Bachelor's in Physics (2012, TU Berlin). Research interests include entropy production in nonreciprocal systems, active matter, and control theory. She has organized workshops on adaptive dynamical systems and contributed to KITP programs on active solids. Publications span topics like optimal control at microscale, PT symmetry in non-Hermitian systems, and nonreciprocal heat transfer. Her work bridges statistical physics and nonlinear dynamics, with applications in biological and nanoscale systems. Awards: 8 major prizes including DPG and RSC recognitions Grants: MSCA Fellowship (€200k), DFG Walter-Benjamin Fellowship Labs/Teams: Active Matter Group at DAMTP, collaborations with Édgar Roldán and Klaus Kroy

• Stochastic Thermodynamics
• Non-Markovian Processes
• Nonreciprocal Systems
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Matthew Charles is a Senior Lecturer in Cultural and Critical Theory at the University of Westminster's School of Humanities, where he has taught since 2010. He serves as Senior Tutor for the School of Humanities and is a Senior Fellow of The Higher Education Academy. His academic journey includes previous positions at Kingston University's Centre for Modern European Philosophy and Middlesex University's Department of Philosophy. Charles earned his BA and MA in Philosophy and Literature from the University of Warwick and completed his PhD at Middlesex University's Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP). His scholarly trajectory reflects deep engagement with Critical Theory, particularly the work of Walter Benjamin and the Frankfurt School. His research bridges philosophical inquiry with educational practice, focusing on how Benjamin's thought informs contemporary pedagogical theory and resistance to neoliberal tendencies in higher education. Charles' extensive publication record reveals a consistent exploration of Walter Benjamin across multiple dimensions. His work demonstrates how Benjamin's early writings on youth and education connect to his later materialist historical concepts. A dominant theme across his scholarship is the application of Benjamin's critical theory to contemporary educational challenges, particularly in developing radical approaches to teaching and learning within the current academic landscape. His research shows particular concern with the impact of market-driven reforms on higher education, as evidenced by his influential 2018 article 'Teaching, In Spite of Excellence: Recovering a Practice of Teaching-led Research.' As an academic leader, Charles has served as Course Leader for the MA in Cultural and Critical Studies at Westminster and as External Examiner for various MA programs at the University of Brighton and University of Nottingham. He has supervised multiple PhD students to completion on topics related to modernist literature and philosophy, and has examined doctoral work at several institutions. He actively participates in the Institute for Modern and Contemporary Culture and Literary Studies research groups at Westminster, maintaining an influential presence in critical theory circles through his website benjaminpedagogy.wordpress.com and ongoing conference participation.

• Critical Theory
• Frankfurt School
• Walter Benjamin
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Dr. Sarah Loos is an independent postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), University of Cambridge, and a Research Fellow at Corpus Christi College. Her work focuses on theoretical descriptions of nonequilibrium systems, integrating statistical physics, thermodynamics, control theory, and nonlinear dynamics. PhD in Statistical Physics (TU Berlin, 2020) Marie-Curie and DFG Walter-Benjamin Fellow Key research areas: stochastic thermodynamics, non-Markovian processes, active matter, nonreciprocal systems Her research explores entropy production, time-reversal asymmetry, and collective dynamics in active matter. She has received multiple awards, including the Royal Society of Chemistry's Early Career Award (2024) and Springer Thesis Award (2020). Recent publications emphasize nonreciprocal interactions, optimal control protocols, and memory effects in complex systems. Scientific Awards: Early Career Award (2024) Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (2022) DFG Walter-Benjamin Fellowship (2022) SKM Dissertation Prize (2021) Carl Ramsauer Preis (2020) EPL Poster Prize (2019) Her work has been supported by the Joachim-Herz Stiftung (2022) and Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes (2013-2015). Collaborations span institutions like ICTP Trieste, Leipzig University, and Duke University.

• Stochastic Thermodynamics
• Non-Markovian Processes
• Active Matter
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Will Norman is a Reader in American Literature and Culture at the University of Kent’s School of English. He holds a BA from Nottingham and a DPhil from Oxford. His research focuses on mid-20th-century American literature and culture, particularly modernism, complicity in post-war intellectual history, and intersections between literature and Cold War geopolitics. Norman has held prestigious fellowships, including a Leverhulme Research Fellowship and a Fulbright Scholarship at Yale University. He co-edits the Journal of American Studies and has authored major works such as Transatlantic Aliens: Modernism, Exile and Culture in Midcentury America and Nabokov, History and the Texture of Time . His upcoming book Complicity in American Literature after 1945 (Oxford University Press, 2025) explores race, liberalism, and colonialism in postwar texts. His research spans modernist authors, Cold War cultural apparatuses, and crime fiction. Recent projects examine psychological warfare and national security narratives. Norman has supervised PhD students on topics like graphic novels, gender and medicalization in Cold War fiction, and Nabokov’s engagement with historical trauma. Norman’s publications include over 30 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, with work featured in Comparative Literature Studies , American Literature , and Journal of American Studies . He is a co-editor of special journal issues on complicity and cartographic imagination in postwar America.

• American Literature
• 20th-Century Literature
• Modernism
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Professor Andrew J. Webber is a distinguished academic at the University of Cambridge, specifically within the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics. He is affiliated with Churchill College and holds the position of Professor of Modern German and Comparative Culture. With a career spanning several decades, Professor Webber has made significant contributions to the fields of German literature, film studies, and cultural theory. His research interests include modern German and comparative literature, German and comparative film and visual culture, cultural theory (particularly psychoanalysis, gender and sexuality), urban cultural studies, and digital humanities. He has led major research projects such as the Leverhulme-funded Cultural Topography of Berlin and the AHRC-supported Digital Critical Edition of Middle-Period Works by Arthur Schnitzler. Professor Webber has authored several influential monographs including Screening Work: The Films of Christian Petzold and Berlin in the Twentieth Century: A Cultural Topography . He has also edited important volumes like the Cambridge Companion to the Literature of Berlin and has supervised numerous students in their academic pursuits. Fellow of the British Academy (2019) Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship (2004-2007) AHRC Standard Research Grant (2014-2019) Distinguished International Visitor at UNSW (Sydney, 2014) Erich Auerbach Visiting Chair at University of Tübingen (2015) A respected educator, Professor Webber has been involved in teaching Modern German Literature, Culture and Thought at all levels, as well as Comparative Culture courses focusing on European Film and The Body. He has held leadership roles including Acting Director of CRASSH in 2009-10.

• Modern German Literature
• Comparative Literature
• German Film Studies
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Dr. Sophia Buck is a Junior Research Fellow in Modern Languages at Lady Margaret Hall (LMH), University of Oxford . Her academic journey spans German Literature and Philosophy studies at Heidelberg, Prague, and Oxford, culminating in a DPhil at Merton College (2019–2023). She is affiliated with the research network ‘Kulturtransfer und kulturelle Identität’ and serves as an elected member of the International Walter Benjamin Society .

• German Literature
• European Cultural Studies
• Intercultural Transfer
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Sebastian Truskolaski is a Lecturer in German Cultural Studies at the University of Manchester since 2021, previously teaching at Trinity College Dublin and King's College London. He holds a PhD from Goldsmiths, University of London (2016) and a fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. His research focuses on intersections between modern art, literature, and philosophy, particularly Kant to Derrida, Frankfurt School aesthetics, and translation theory. Notable works include *Adorno and the Ban on Images* (2021), translations of Benjamin's *The Storyteller* (2023), and co-edited volumes on Walter Benjamin's philosophy. Currently developing a monograph on Hölderlin and communal theory. Teaches across German Studies and related disciplines, supervising PhDs in critical theory, philosophy, and literature. Editor for *New Benjamin Studies* (Brill-Fink) and guest editor of *Anthropology & Materialism* (2017). Media contributions include BBC interviews and podcasts discussing Adorno and Benjamin.

• German Cultural Studies
• Modern European Thought (Kant to Derrida)
• Aesthetic Theory
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Dr. Julia Ng is a Research Professor in Critical Theory and Co-Director of the Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought at Goldsmiths, University of London. She specializes in the intersections of modern mathematics, political thought, and philosophy of history and language, particularly through the works of Walter Benjamin and Gershom Scholem. Her research also explores Daoism and capitalism, influenced by early German-Jewish critical theory. Education: PhD in Comparative Literary Studies (Northwestern University), BA/MA in Comparative Literature (UCLA) Research Interests: Walter Benjamin, Jewish political thought, Daoist philosophy, legal philosophy, and interdisciplinary critical theory Her notable publications include critical editions of Walter Benjamin’s 'Toward the Critique of Violence' (2021) and Werner Hamacher’s Hölderlin studies (2020). She has held fellowships at Harvard, Northwestern, and Berlin, and currently leads a British Academy-funded project on Daoism and capitalism. Recent articles engage with Kafka, Sappho, and reversibility theory, reflecting her focus on language, singularity, and historical critique. Her work bridges continental philosophy, literary theory, and East-West comparative studies. Awards: British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship (2023), Charles Bernheimer Prize (2013)

• Critical Theory
• Political Thought
• Philosophy of History
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Dr. Janet McCabe is a Reader in Television and Film Studies within the School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication, specializing in contemporary television, gender politics, and cultural memory. Her work critically examines US and Scandinavian television drama, public service broadcasting cultures, and the transnational circulation of television fiction across global markets. McCabe's research centers on feminist film and television theory, with deep analysis of gender representation, aging, and historical imagination in series like Sex and the City , Wallander , and Chernobyl . She investigates how television constructs cultural memory, negotiates political trauma, and reimagines national identities through transnational storytelling, with particular focus on Scandinavian drama and HBO's quality television frameworks. Her publication trajectory reveals consistent engagement with television's role in mediating historical consciousness, from early analyses of Northern Exposure to contemporary studies of transcultural memory work in disaster narratives. Key recurring themes include the gendered body in television, legitimacy of television culture, and public service broadcasting's evolving role in the global media landscape. As managing editor of Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of TV Studies , McCabe shapes scholarly discourse while actively supervising research students in television history, feminist media studies, and transnational television trade practices.

• Television Studies
• Film Studies
• Gender and Feminism
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Kieran Brown is a Lecturer in English at Somerville College, University of Oxford, commencing September 2025. Previously, he served as a Post-Award Member at Hertford College and held visiting research positions at Humboldt University of Berlin (2023) and University of Cape Town (2024). His academic credentials include a DPhil in English from Hertford College, Oxford (awarded November 2024) and an MSt in English (1900-present) from the University of Oxford, with dissertations examining Walter Benjamin's economic writings and Beckett's Trilogy respectively. Dr. Brown's research pioneers the Economic Humanities field, investigating intersections between literary production and economic systems. His work spans modernist literature, philosophical linguistics, and postcolonial economies, with particular focus on South African fiction and theoretical frameworks from Benjamin to Defoe. Current projects include book development from his doctoral thesis and the edited volume Inflationary Modernities . Publication trends reveal consistent exploration of economic metaphors across historical periods—from 18th-century capitalism in Defoe to contemporary consumption narratives in Coetzee—with recurring emphasis on language-economy dialectics in modernist theory. His scholarly recognition includes: Rhodes Scholarship (South Africa at-Large & Hertford, 2019) Skye Foundation Scholarship Scatcherd European Scholarship Dr. Brown maintains extensive teaching experience across Oxford colleges, delivering undergraduate instruction in Victorian/20th-century literature and literary theory while supervising numerous dissertations. His research was funded through the aforementioned scholarships during doctoral studies, with ongoing support for his monograph project. No laboratory or team affiliations are documented in available sources.

• Modernism
• Economics
• Literary Theory
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Jacob Miller is an Assistant Professor in the Geography and Environmental Sciences Department at Northumbria University. His academic work centers on the complex relationships between consumer culture, urban space, and political geographies, with a particular focus on retail environments and their socio-spatial implications. Miller's research interests span Cultural and Urban Geographies, Consumption and consumerism, Retail spaces (especially shopping malls and UK high streets), Tourism and leisure, Ruins and ruination, Military Geographies and everyday militarism, and Critical social theories. His work draws heavily on post-structuralist theories including those of Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari, Walter Benjamin, and Guy Debord, combined with qualitative methodologies to explore the intersections of space, society, and identity in contexts of urban change. His publication record reveals a consistent trajectory of research on the politics of consumption and spatial transformation. Early work focused on shopping malls in South America, particularly the transformation of the Abasto market in Buenos Aires and the Mall Paseo Chiloé in Chile. More recently, his research has expanded to examine military museums in southern Arizona, urban retail decline in the UK, and the geopolitics of ruins. His 2023 book Retail Ruins: The Ghosts of Post-Industrial Spectacle represents a significant contribution to understanding contemporary issues of retail decline through the lens of Derridean hauntology and psychogeography. Miller has established a robust research profile with 23 research outputs and 214 citations. His work demonstrates strong international collaboration, particularly with scholars in the United States and South America. His fingerprint analysis reveals dominant research areas including Shopping Mall (100%), Space (90%), Consumption (81%), Politics (78%), Buildings (62%), Theory (57%), Subjectivity (55%), and International Politics (54%). As an educator, Miller has supervised at least one student (as indicated by the 'Supervised Work (1)' notation). His PhD in Geography was awarded on May 15, 2016, establishing the foundation for his subsequent research on the political and cultural geographies of consumption and space.

• Cultural Geography
• Urban Geography
• Consumer Culture
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Dr. Gary Farnell is a Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Winchester, affiliated with the School of Humanities. His work bridges Romantic studies, critical theory, and contemporary cultural analysis, focusing on ‘fantasmatics of the present crisis’ across historical periods. He teaches and researches British Romanticism, Gothic literature, and commodity cultures, with a particular interest in how cultural forms reflect ideological shifts from the 18th century onward. His research expertise includes: Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century discourse and literature Celebrity/commodity/consumer cultures Gothic theory and modern adaptations Psychoanalytic approaches to narrative Ecocritical perspectives on plant horror Dr. Farnell’s publications span peer-reviewed journals (e.g., English , Romanticism ) and edited volumes, addressing topics from Mary Shelley’s legacy to zombie apocalypses in contemporary media. He actively supervises research students and contributes to interdisciplinary dialogues on cultural theory.

• British Romanticism
• Gothic Literature
• Critical Theory
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Michael Newman is Professor of Art Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London , where he has worked since 2008. He has also held visiting roles, including at Lesley University's MFA programme and as a tenured associate professor at the School of Art Institute of Chicago. Previously, he served as head of Art History and Theoretical Studies at the Slade School of Art (1994-1998) and taught at Central St. Martins, UCL, University of Warwick, and Canterbury School of Architecture. PhD in Philosophy (1996, University of Leuven) DEA in History of Philosophy (1992, University of Paris I) MA in Continental Philosophy (1988, University of Essex) MA in History of Art (1979, Courtauld Institute) BA in English (1976, University of Oxford) His research focuses on art criticism , philosophy of art , and contemporary visual culture . He explores themes like memory , political method in art , and postmodernism , often bridging continental philosophy (Heidegger, Derrida, Benjamin) with art theory . His recent articles examine temporal art , avant-garde drawing , and identity in portraiture . Michael has supervised numerous practice-based PhDs in Fine Art, including works on theatricality , video art , and digital media . He has co-edited books like The State of Art Criticism (2008) and curated exhibitions at institutions such as Tate Modern, ICA London, and Drawing Room, UK.

• Art Criticism
• Philosophy of Art
• Conceptual Art
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Fabio A. Camilletti is Professor of Italian Studies and Literature at the University of Warwick , affiliated with the School of Modern Languages and Cultures . He has held visiting positions at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, IULM Milan, and the Università del Piemonte Orientale, and is set to join the Institute of Languages, Cultures, and Societies, University of London, as a Visiting Research Fellow in 2024–25. His research focuses on 19th- and 20th-century Italian literature through a comparative and theoretical lens, with core interests in Italian Romanticism (especially Leopardi and Manzoni), the literary afterlife of Dante , and the Gothic and Occulture in Italian and European contexts. He has led major funded projects, including BA and AHRC grants on transnational Gothic and Romanticism. His recent publications include the monographs Spettri familiari (2024), Manzoni gotico (2023), and The Portrait of Beatrice (2019). His work often explores spectrality, the unconscious, and the intersection of literature with psychoanalysis and visual culture. He has edited critical editions of Fantasmagoriana and early Frankenstein drafts, and translated John Polidori’s writings. He supervises PhD students on topics ranging from spiritualism to Gothic literature and teaches undergraduate modules on Dante, European Gothic, and Italian storytelling. He is active in academic networks and serves on editorial boards for journals such as Leopardiana and Italian Culture . Edinburgh Gadda Prize-Crolla Amato Prize (2018), 5th place ex aequo for Italia lunare He has supervised numerous PhD students and led research events such as the international conference Metamorphosing Dante (2009) and Phantasmata (2009). He is currently developing a long-term project on Purgatory in Italian literature and the Dante and Ouija Board initiative, linking spirit writings with the prehistory of artificial intelligence.

• Italian Literature
• Comparative Literature
• Romanticism
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Alexis Alvarez-Nakagawa is a Senior Lecturer in Law and Fellow at the Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at Queen Mary University of London. He holds affiliations with the School of Law and has held visiting positions at the University of Barcelona and the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory in Frankfurt. Previously, he was a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow (2021), a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute (EUI), and a Postdoctoral Fellow with CONICET at the University of Buenos Aires. He has taught at NYU Florence, Birkbeck College, and the University of Buenos Aires, specializing in jurisprudence, human rights, and critical legal pedagogies. His research integrates critical legal theory, political ontology, postcolonial studies, legal history, and legal anthropology to explore themes like the colonial origins of international law, non-human rights (animal, nature, machine), and socio-economic justice. Current projects include *Cannibal Laws*, examining juridical forms of conquest and globalization, and *The Non-Human Turn in the Law*, analyzing legal frameworks for non-human entities. His work emphasizes ontological critiques of law, advocating for a cosmopolitical reimagining of human and non-human relationships. Dr Alvarez-Nakagawa’s publications reflect a focus on transitional justice, environmental jurisprudence, and the intersection of law with philosophy and magic. Recent trends highlight interdisciplinary engagement with posthumanism and climate change, alongside historical analysis of legal colonialism. His articles often bridge legal theory and material practices, challenging anthropocentric assumptions in law. Scientific Awards: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship (2021) Walter Benjamin Award for Young Researchers (2020) Max Weber Fellowship (EUI) Chevening Scholarship (UK FCO) Max Planck Dialogue Scholarship He advises postgraduate students on topics like jurisprudence, critical legal theory, and transformative lawyering. Grants include the British Academy-funded project on non-human rights. As a qualified Argentine lawyer, he has litigated human rights and criminal cases internationally. His leadership roles include co-directing the Forum on Decentering the Human, Queen Mary Centre for International Law (CeILa), and the PoDeS research group, fostering collaborative interdisciplinary scholarship. Public engagements include keynote lectures in Germany, organizing international colloquia on non-human rights, and contributing to debates on law, inequality, and environmental sustainability. He actively bridges academic research with activism, particularly in penal abolitionism and socio-legal movements.

• International Law
• Human Rights
• Environmental Law
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