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Professor Mark Nixon

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  • Professor of Modern Literature and Beckett Studies

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: James Joyce, 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)

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

Publications

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