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Dr. Cato Marks is a Lecturer in the Department of English Literature at the University of Reading, part of the School of Humanities. His research bridges Romanticism, Anglophone-Caribbean studies, and African American literature. He holds an MPhil in British Romanticism from the University of Oxford and a PhD from Queen Mary, University of London, focusing on William Blake and John Milton's influence.
Education:
- MPhil in British Romanticism, University of Oxford
- PhD: 'Forging a Political Aesthetic: The influence of John Milton’s Political Prose on the Later Prophetic Poems of William Blake' (2008), Queen Mary, University of London
Research Interests: Explores radical dissent in 18th/19th century literature, Blake's engagement with Milton, Hannah More's loyalist responses to radical thought, and Caribbean Gothic tropes in works like Marlon James'. Current projects include studies on Colson Whitehead and Black British fiction.
Teaching: Convenes modules such as 'British Black and Asian Voices' and teaches across Romanticism, contemporary fiction, and critical theory.
Professional Background: Previously taught at Oxford Brookes University, UWE Bristol, Middlesex University, the Open University, and Kingston University.
