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Stewart Mottram is a Professor of Literature and Environment at the University of Hull, affiliated with the School of Humanities in the Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education. He leads major interdisciplinary projects such as the AHRC-funded 'From Noah to Now: A Cultural History of Flooding' and the XR Stories-supported 'Rising Tide of Humber,' using virtual reality to explore historical flooding and climate change awareness. His research bridges literature, environmental studies, and history, with a focus on flood-risk regions and Andrew Marvell's legacy.
Education: No specific educational details provided, but his expertise spans early modern literature, environmental humanities, and history.
Research interests include literature and environment, eco-criticism, digital heritage, and seventeenth-century studies. He collaborates across disciplines to examine how historical flood management informs modern climate resilience. Recent work explores flood narratives in Andrew Marvell’s poetry and the intersections of health, water, and inequality in early modern Hull.
Key publications include Ruin and Reformation in Spenser, Shakespeare, and Marvell (2019) and articles on Marvell’s links to non-Trinitarians, flood governance, and plague history. He has received fellowships from the Leverhulme Trust and AHRC, and is a Fellow of the RSA and SFHEA.
Grants and Projects: Over £1.8M in funding, including leadership of the Leverhulme Centre for Water Cultures and co-investigator roles in projects on climate resilience and eco-anxiety. Current supervision of six PhD students focuses on water, health, and environmental humanities.
Labs/Teams: Co-Director of the University of Hull’s Centre for Water Cultures, involved in projects like HIKE and Rising Tide of Humber, emphasizing community engagement and digital storytelling.
