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Department of English
Discover the experts who work in the department
Head of Department
Department of English
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Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes
Reader
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Dr Aidan Arrowsmith
Principal Lecturer; Deputy Head of Department
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Susan Barker
Lecturer
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Laura Barnett
Senior Lecturer
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Eleanor Beal
Lecturer
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Professor Andrew Biswell
Professor of Modern Literature
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Malika Booker
Lecturer
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Dr Emily Brick
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Kirsty Bunting
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Lucy Burke
Principal Lecturer
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Dr Sarah Butler
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Eleanor Byrne
Senior Lecturer Co-Lead of MAPS Centre for Migration and Postcolonial Studies
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Dr Ginette Carpenter
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Matthew Carter
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Amy Chambers
Senior Lecturer in Film & Media Studies
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Sarah Cleave
Lecturer in Publishing and Creative Writing
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Dr Samantha Colling
Senior Lecturer
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Dr David Cooper
Senior Lecturer & Co-Director of the Centre for Place Writing
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Dr Rachel Dickinson
Reader in Interdisciplinary Studies/English
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James Draper
Senior Lecturer, Departmental International Lead and MFA/MA Creative Writing Programme Leader
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Dr Nikolai Duffy
Senior Lecturer and Co-Lead of the Poetry Research Group
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Professor Carol Ann Duffy DBE
Professor of Contemporary Poetry & Creative Director of the Manchester Writing School
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Dr Teresa Fitzpatrick FHEA, CMBE
Lecturer
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Dr Matthew Foley
Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for BA English
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Dr Rachel Genn
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Chloe Germaine
Reader
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Dr Blanka Grzegorczyk
Lecturer in English
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Oliver Harris
Senior Lecturer
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Andrew Michael Hurley
Lecturer
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Dr Sarah Ilott
Co-Lead of the Centre for Migration and Postcolonial Studies, Senior Lecturer in English and Film
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Dr Huw Jones
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Sonja Lawrenson
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Rachel Lichtenstein
Reader in English
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Dr Emma Liggins
Reader
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Dr Helen List
Senior Lecturer and Departmental Disability Coordinator
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Dr Sarah MacLachlan
Senior Lecturer & MA English Studies Programme Leader
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Anjum Malik
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Jodie Matthews BA (Hons) MA PhD FHEA
Lecturer in English
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Professor Andrew McMillan
Professor of Contemporary Writing
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Dr Angelica Michelis
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Andrew Moor
Reader
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Dr Kim Moore
Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing
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Professor Helen Mort
Professor
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Joe Munrow
Lecturer in Scriptwriting
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Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn
Reader in Film Studies and Co-Director of the Popular Screen Studies Network
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Dr Helen Nicholson
Senior Lecturer, International Lead
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Dr Rachel Nolan
Lecturer in American Literature
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Gregory Norminton
Senior Lecturer
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Zodwa Nyoni
Lecturer in Scriptwriting
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Adam O'Riordan
Reader
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Professor Kate Pahl
Professor of Arts and Literacy
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Dr Muzna Rahman
Senior Lecturer
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Professor Michael Symmons Roberts
Professor of Poetry
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Dr Monique Roffey FRSL
Professor
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Professor Antony Rowland
Professor of Modern and Contemporary Poetry
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Professor Minoli Salgado
Professor of International Writing
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Professor Berthold Schoene
Professor of English
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Dr Anita Sethi Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Masters (Hons), Bachelor of Arts (Hons), FRGS
Author
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Dr Martin Smith
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Brian Sneeden
Senior Lecturer
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Professor Jean Sprackland
Professor of Creative Writing
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Professor Simon Stephens
Professor of Scriptwriting
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Joe Stretch
Senior Lecturer
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Becky Swain
Director of the Manchester Poetry Library
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Kaye Tew
Director of the Manchester Children's Book Festival
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Professor Dale Townshend FSA
Professor of Gothic Literature
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Dr Paul Wake
Professor of Game Studies
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Dr Jack Warren
Lecturer in Film and Media Studies
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Alex Wheatle MBE
Lecturer
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Dr Catherine Wilcox
Senior Lecturer
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Dr David Wilkinson
Senior Lecturer
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Debbie Williams
Senior Lecturer and MA Publishing Programme Leader
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Lara Williams
Lecturer
Visiting Fellows
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Dr Julie Blake
Visiting Research Fellow
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Ed Caesar
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Mandy Coe
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Professor Tim Cresswell
Visiting Professor
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Amanda Dalton
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Steve Dearden
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Professor Guy Garvey
Visiting Professor
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Professor Colin Harvey
Visiting Professor
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Dr Rachel Mann
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Cheryl Martin
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Shirley May
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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André Naffis-Sahely
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Ra Page
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Stephen Raw
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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David Shook
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Hugh Stoddart
Visiting Teaching Fellow
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Barry Wood
Visiting Teaching Fellow