My research addresses whether the development and trajectory of England as a modern nation-state displays any philosophically (or theologically) salient structure, meaning, or purpose: although I usually consider the ways in which modern English literature struggles to believe that it does, I am also concerned by what a convincing answer to this question might look like.
I teach the following papers at Wadham: Prelims Paper 1B, Introduction to Literature; FHS Paper 5, English Literature 1760-1830; Prelims Paper 3, English Literature 1830-1910; and Prelims Paper 4, English Literature 1910-Present.
I studied for my BA, MPhil, and PhD degrees (in English) at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, as well as spending a year at Harvard University on a Herchel Smith Scholarship. Before joining Wadham, I was a Bye-Fellow, College Lecturer (in English and Philosophy), and Director of Studies (in Philosophy) at Downing College, Cambridge.
