TEACHING

Note: I am on research leave 2020/21; I will still receive PhD applications.

Current Teaching

  • MA Contemporary Core 1 ‘Reading the Contemporary’

  • Lost in the Funhouse

  • MACCS Core 2: block ‘Techology and Cultural Theory’

  • Being Human

  • Science Fiction

  • MA Contemporary

  • Guest lectures and workshops for PhD students (Graduate Lecture Series)

  • Lectures/workshops for Teaching in Higher Education

  • Dissertation supervisor (BA/MA/PHD)

 

I do talks on using technology for learning enhancement; my most recent talk was on using Panopto for assessment.

Birkbeck Excellence in Teaching Award winner 2017
Best Dissertation/Project 
Supervisor winner 2021
Foundation and BA

  • FOUNDATION: 2018-2019 I was the Academic Lead and Admissions tutor for the BA Arts and Humanities Foundation Year (Level 3-6). Foundation year study enables students to progress from level 3 to level 4 successfully. Apply here for Arts and Humanities Foundation Year.

  • BA. I teach modern and contemporary literature and also guest lecture across departments including English, Creative Writing and Humanities

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Taught modules

  • - Lost in the Funhouse: American Fiction After 1960

  • - Fiction 1945-79

  • - Transnational literature

  • - 21st Century Fiction

  • - Philosophical Themes in Science Fiction

  • - Romance

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PHD

  • I lecture on the PhD Critical Theory module, and I also teach a workshop for the departmental Teaching in Higher Education programme for PhD students.

  • I am a PhD supervisor and am currently interviewing new students.

 

  • Click HERE for PHD application information

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MA

I mainly teach modern and contemporary literature, theory and cultural history

 

Taught modules

  • 2018- ‘Being Human’

  • 2015- ‘Reading the Contemporary’

  • 2015- 2017- ‘Narrating Nation After 9/11’

  • 2015-2017- ‘Key Concepts 2

  • 2015-2017 ‘Post War to the Contemporary’

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Director

  • Since 2015, I have been the Programme Director for the MA Contemporary Literature and Culture.

  • Co-designer of MA Creative and Critical Writing (2018)

Other Teaching

As a qualified teacher of over ten years, I have a background in teaching English pre further education. I currently do (very limited) outreach work in local schools. I also do workshops for staff - mainly on technology for teaching and learning.

 

Contact me for full teaching history.

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Qualifications: Certificate of Governance (2010), QTS (GTP) 2008, PGCHE (2017), Fellow HEA (2017).