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Professor Patrick Hayes is an Associate Professor at the University of Oxford’s Faculty of English and a Tutorial Fellow at St John’s College. His work bridges literary studies with philosophy, education, and cultural analysis. He holds dual affiliations with the Faculty of English and St John’s College, emphasizing both academic research and undergraduate/graduate mentorship.
Research interests include the public value of literature, the history of the novel, life-writing, and aesthetic education. His books explore authors like J.M. Coetzee and Philip Roth, while recent projects address life-writing in the digital age and interdisciplinary dialogues between literature and philosophy. He organized a 2016 symposium at St John’s College that led to the edited volume Beyond the Ancient Quarrel.
His scholarship synthesizes literary analysis with philosophical inquiry, examining topics like multicultural identity, authenticity, and the role of social media in self-expression. He actively supervises graduate students in global English literatures and interdisciplinary studies. No awards are explicitly listed, though his academic output reflects significant scholarly impact.
Advising focuses on 19th-century to contemporary global literatures, with a commitment to mentoring across diverse subfields. Collaborative projects include co-editing volumes and organizing academic events. His current work reimagines the history of aesthetic education, tracing its evolution from 19th-century debates to contemporary contexts.
Labs/teams: Collaborates with interdisciplinary networks in literary studies, philosophy, and digital humanities, exemplified by the 2016 symposium and co-edited publications.
