Mark Nixon
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Professor
Co-director of the Beckett International Foundation at the ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
School Director of Postgraduate Studies
Areas of interest
My main research focus is on the work of Samuel Beckett. Other research interests: Paul Celan; modern European literature; contemporary fiction; genetic manuscript studies; scholarly editing; digital humanities; animal rights.Postgraduate supervision
I welcome applications from research students planning to work on Samuel Beckett, modern European Literature, contemporary fiction, modern manuscripts, or in the fields of genetic criticism and textual scholarship.Teaching
I am convenor of undergraduate modules:
- Contemporary Fiction (EN2CF)
- James Joyce (EN3JJ)
- The Writer's Workshop: Studying Manuscripts (EN3SM)
I am convenor of MA modules:
- Materiality and Textuality
- Samuel Beckett
Professional bodies/affiliations
- Co-Director, Beckett International Foundation
- Co-Director, Beckett Digital Manuscript Project
- Editor-in-chief, Journal of Beckett Studies
- Series Editor, 'Elements in Beckett Studies' (Cambridge University Press)
- President, Samuel Beckett Society (2013-2015)
- Honorary Member of the Samuel Beckett Gesellschaft