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Angus Nicholls is a Professor of Comparative Literature and German at Queen Mary University of London, serving as Director of Research for Comparative Literature and Modern Languages. His work bridges literary studies, philosophy, and the human sciences, focusing on German and Anglophone traditions from the late 18th century onward. He holds a BA (Hons) and PhD (Monash) and has held prestigious fellowships, including a Humboldt Foundation Senior Research Fellowship. His research explores intersections between literature, anthropology, psychoanalysis, and critical theory.
- Education: BA (Hons) and PhD (Monash)
- Affiliations: Editor of Publications of the English Goethe Society and History of the Human Sciences, and advisory board member of the Hans Blumenberg Gesellschaft.
Research interests include global German thought, myth theory, Goethe's influence, and cultural transfers between Germany and Anglophone nations. Notable publications include Myth and the Human Sciences (2015) and edited volumes on Friedrich Max Müller and Anglo-German mythologies. His current project traces the emergence of comparative literature through 19th-century German thinkers like Goethe and Max Müller.
His articles span interdisciplinary topics like Blumenberg’s political myth theory, Victorian philology, and the history of disciplinary formations. Nicholls also engages with public scholarship through media collaborations and writing for outlets like the TLS and The Monthly.
