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David Pascoe is a Professor at Utrecht University's Faculty of Humanities, where he serves in the Department of Languages, Literature and Communication. He is affiliated with the Institute for Cultural Inquiry, specializing in Modern and Contemporary Literature research. His academic focus includes literary modernism, intertextual analysis, and cultural theory.
Research interests span:
- Modernist authors like James Joyce and Samuel Beckett
- 18th-century literature (Laurence Sterne)
- Genre studies including spy fiction
- Poetic theory and media materiality
- Cross-period literary connections
His recent publications explore recurring themes of paradox, intertextuality, and cultural transitions, with methodological emphasis on close reading and historical contextualization across literary periods from Renaissance to contemporary works.
Professor Pascoe teaches in both the Bachelor's program (English Language and Culture) and Research Master's program (Comparative Literary Studies), covering courses such as:
- Brave New Worlds: Literature in English 1850-1950
- The English Lyric, in Theory and Practice
- Literary research methodologies
He leads the Modern and Contemporary Literature research group and has organized major academic events including the XXIV International James Joyce Symposium.
