My research explores the relationships between literary criticism, cultural institutions and the historical imagination. Combining literary criticism, comparative literature and cultural history, I investigate how literary forms respond to transformations in media, technology and society.
My work develops along four interconnected lines of research:
- Roland Barthes and the history of literary criticism, with particular attention to intellectual biography, authorship and the history of critical thought;
- Literature, media and cultural forms, including the imagined interview, hybrid genres and the relationships between criticism and creative writing;
- The cultural imagination of modernity, especially the impact of aviation and technological innovation on literature and visual culture;
- Poetry and contemporary culture, focusing on the relationships between lyric forms, institutions and historical memory.
My research combines archival work, literary theory and cultural history, with a particular interest in the circulation of literary forms across media, institutions and cultural practices.
Further information about current projects and publications is available on my Personal Website.
