David Stewart

David Stewart is an Associate Professor of Romantic Literature at Northumbria University's Humanities Department. He joined in 2009 after teaching at the University of Glasgow. His research focuses on Romantic-period literature and culture, with expertise in periodicals, print culture, poetic form, and landscape studies. He has published three monographs and over 20 articles/chapters, including seminal works on literary magazines and 19th-century poetry. Stewart is co-editor of Nineteenth-Century Literature in Transition: The 1830s (2024), redefining the 1830s as a transformative decade. He holds fellowships from the English Association and the Higher Education Academy.

Education: BA in English & Philosophy (University of Stirling), MA and PhD in English Literature (University of Glasgow). Teaching spans broad English Literature modules. He has supervised five PhDs on topics like Scottish Literature and Romantic London. Current research explores landscape and literary form, with special attention to James Hogg and Walter Scott.

Research highlights include analyzing the role of literary magazines post-Napoleonic Wars and investigating the 'period of doubt' in 1820s/1830s poetry. His work bridges poetics, print culture, and cultural history, emphasizing how form reflects cultural uncertainty. Upcoming projects continue examining mobility and regional narratives in Romantic-era texts.