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Joseph Brooker serves as Professor of Modern Literature in Birkbeck, University of London's School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication. His academic leadership includes directing the Centre for Contemporary Literature (2012-2018) and serving as Assistant Dean for Postgraduate Research Students (2018-2021).
His educational background comprises a BA in English (University of East Anglia, 1994), MA in Culture & Communication (UEA, 1995), and PhD (University of London, 1999), complemented by Professional Accreditation for Teaching in Higher Education (Institute of Education, 2001).
Brooker's research spans Modernism, Irish Literature, 20th Century British Writing, and US Fiction, with signature expertise in James Joyce, Flann O'Brien, and post-1980s literary culture. His work combines textual analysis with cultural history, examining intersections between literature, politics, and social change.
His publications reveal a trajectory from modernist studies (Joyce's Critics, 2004; Flann O'Brien, 2005) through 1980s British culture (Literature of the 1980s, 2010) to contemporary American fiction (Jonathan Lethem and the Galaxy of Writing, 2020). Recent scholarship shows growing engagement with Flann O'Brien's legacy and transatlantic literary connections.
Brooker supervises doctoral research in modernist and contemporary literature, having guided 12 PhDs to completion by 2021. His academic service includes directing degree programs and serving as external examiner for institutions including Goldsmiths, Sussex, Royal Holloway, and Cambridge.
He organizes major scholarly events including the Joycean Literature conference (2011), 100 Dubliners conference (2014), and International James Joyce Symposium (2016), demonstrating institutional leadership in modernist studies.
