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R. M. Francis is a Lecturer in Creative and Professional Writing at the School of Humanities, University of Wolverhampton. A Black Country-based writer, he integrates regional identity with diverse genres like horror, geopoetics, and psychoanalytic theory.
- PhD from University of Wolverhampton (2019)
- MA with Distinction from Teesside University (2014)
His research spans regional writing, environmental psychology, and horror fiction. Key projects include Being Human Festival (2023-24) and Arts Council England's Big Bookshare Pilot (2023-24).
Francis's work explores intersections of Black Country dialect literature and psychogeographic mapping, combining Freudian analysis with post-industrial landscapes. His publications manifest as interdisciplinary outputs from poetry collections to academic articles on cultural stasis.
Current roles include Reviews Editor for the Journal of Class and Culture. His creative practice bridges horror fiction with ecological consciousness, maintaining a focus on site-specific narratives and deep topography.
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