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Dr Daniel Hartley serves as Associate Professor in World Literatures within the Department of English Studies at Durham University's Faculty of Arts and Humanities. His research bridges literary theory, political economy, and environmental humanities with particular focus on Marxist poetics and world literature frameworks.
His academic trajectory includes a BA in English Literature from Cardiff University, Research MA from Universiteit van Amsterdam, and PhD from Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen. Prior to Durham, he held positions as Leverhulme Postdoctoral Fellow at Leeds University and academic posts in Germany.
Hartley's research centers on literary style as political expression, developing from his foundational work The Politics of Style: Towards a Marxist Poetics (Brill, 2017). Current projects examine peasant modernism through agrarian struggles and impersonality in world literature, connecting Marxist theory with contemporary environmental crises. His scholarship consistently interrogates capitalism's cultural logic through frameworks like the Capitalocene and social reproduction theory.
Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals dominant engagement with Marxist literary theory (78%), world literature frameworks (65%), and environmental humanities (42%), with recurring subfields including impersonality studies, peasant representation, and Capitalocene critique. His work demonstrates strong interdisciplinary reach across philosophy, political economy, and postcolonial studies.
- Leverhulme Research Fellowship (2023-24) for 'Peasant Modernism: The Cultural Logic of Post-Capitalism' (£55,042)
- Associate Director of Durham's Centre for Culture and Ecology
- Special Issue Editor for 'Raymond Williams and World Literature' in Key Words
Hartley supervises PhD candidates in Marxist literary theory, environmental humanities, and world literature, currently mentoring Aidan Bracebridge and Katie Heslop. His Leverhulme-funded project connects agrarian movements like La Via Campesina with cultural production, while his role at the Centre for Culture and Ecology positions him at the intersection of ecological thought and literary studies. Future work includes intellectual histories of cultural revolution and Spinozist literary frameworks.
