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Professor Andrew Smith holds the position of Professor of Nineteenth-Century English Literature at the School of English, University of Sheffield. He specializes in Gothic literature, literature and science, and critical theory, with a focus on the long nineteenth century. His research explores the intersections of Gothic traditions with philosophy, medicine, and cultural history. He co-directs the Centre for the History of the Gothic and oversees the PhD programme in English Literature.
Smith earned his MA and PhD at the University of Southampton, with his doctoral work focused on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Gothic literature. He has published extensively, including monographs like Gothic Death 1740–1914 and Gothic Fiction and the Writing of Trauma, and edited volumes such as The Cambridge Companion to Frankenstein. He serves as a series editor for multiple academic presses, including the Gothic Literary Studies series with UWP and the Edinburgh Companions to the Gothic.
He has been recognized with prestigious fellowships: Royal Society of Arts (2007), English Association (2008), and Royal Historical Society (2015). His professional roles include past presidency of the International Gothic Association and editorial board memberships for journals like Gothic Studies and Journal of Literature and Science.
Teaching focuses on Romantic and Victorian literature, including modules on fin-de-siècle Gothic and interdisciplinary themes. He has supervised numerous PhD theses and acted as an external examiner at multiple institutions.
Smith collaborates on interdisciplinary projects, such as the Rethinking the Nineteenth Century series, and leads initiatives like the Edinburgh Companions to the Gothic. His work bridges literary analysis with historical, scientific, and cultural contexts, shaping contemporary Gothic scholarship.
