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Dr. Matt Kerr is an Associate Professor of British Literature from 1837 to 1939 at the University of Southampton. He specializes in Victorian literature, with a focus on oceanic humanities, waste studies, and post-colonial contexts. Before joining Southampton in 2015, he taught and completed his doctorate at the University of Oxford. His current research includes editing Frederick Marryat’s Mr. Midshipman Easy (funded by the British Academy) and a project on marine refuse in 19th-century literature. He contributes to the Journal of Victorian Culture editorial board.
Education: PhD from University of Oxford. Teaching includes Victorian literature modules, American Gothic, and core humanities courses. Supervises PhD students in English literature. Active in interdisciplinary research groups such as the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute and the Southampton Centre for Nineteenth-Century Research.
Research themes emphasize environmental humanities, colonialism, and oceanic cultural studies. Recent publications include a book on Victorian marine language and critical reviews in art and literature journals.
