Nicole King

Professor Nicole King is an Associate Professor of American Literature and Tutorial Fellow in English at Exeter College, University of Oxford. She specializes in modern African American and Caribbean literature, focusing on racialisation, modern life, and comparative literary approaches across diasporic contexts. Her research explores Black childhood representations, Black British literature, and transnational cultural connections.

Research Interests: King’s work centers on African American, Caribbean, and Black British literatures. She examines themes like racial identity, modernity, and intersectional narratives through comparative analysis. Her current book project, Black Childhood in Modern African American Fiction, investigates how children’s experiences reflect broader societal issues. Her earlier work C.L.R. James and Creolization (2001) established her focus on transnational literary influences.

Teaching & Supervision: She supervises Masters and DPhil students in African American literature, Caribbean diaspora studies, and modernist literature. Her teaching emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to understanding race, age, and cultural identity in literary works.

Labs/Teams: While no specific lab is mentioned, her research collaborates with Oxford’s Faculty of English and Exeter College academic networks. Her work engages with global literary studies communities through conferences and publications.