David Greenham
استاد · Nineteenth Century American Literature
University of the West of Englandمعرفی
David Greenham is Professor of English Literature and School Director of Research and Enterprise at the Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education (ACE) of the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), where he has held academic and research management roles since 2006.
His educational background includes:
- BA (Hons)
- MA
- PhD
Professor Greenham's research centers on Nineteenth and Twentieth Century American Literature and Intellectual History, with specialized expertise in Ralph Waldo Emerson, metaphor-cognition relationships, and pedagogical approaches to close reading. His 2023 monograph Emerson's Metaphors (Lexington Books) examines cognitive dimensions of Emerson's rhetorical strategies, while his 2018 student guide Close Reading: The Basics (Routledge) establishes foundational methodologies currently being updated in a second edition.
He actively supervises doctoral research through the South, West & Wales Doctoral Training Partnership (SWWDTP), focusing on Transcendentalism, literary metaphor, and close reading applications, though notes SWWDTP funding will conclude after the 2025 intake per AHRC restructuring.
