About me

I have eight years' experience researching and writing about twentieth-century and contemporary British and American literature—in particular, my research focuses on travel writing, architecture, and cities. I also have extensive experience building and managing relationships with artists/writers and organisations from the creative industries, including Liverpool Biennial and the Tate. I am now seeking opportunities to develop my career in a new direction, especially in copywriting, journalism, and publishing.

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Projects

• Summer SessionsIn 2016, I collaborated with Liverpool Biennial (one of the largest arts festivals in the UK) to design and deliver a programme of interrelated public events that addressed the relationship between the literary and visual arts. This involved: compèring events; liaisng with artists, poets, writers, critics, curators, and gallery direcrtors; writing engaging copy to promote events.

Work history

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ResearcherThe University of Liverpool
Nov 2016London, United KingdomFreelance
I am currently working on a project funded by the Royal Institute of British Architects, which investigates the representation of post-war reconstruction in children’s picture books. Research • Conducted an extensive literary review of children’s books published since 1950; • Conducted interviews with children’s illustrators and authors; • Wrote an article on the findings (currently under consideration by the Journal of Architecture); • Successfully co-pitched an idea to the RIBA North for an exhibition based on the project.
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LecturerThe University of Liverpool
Aug 2017 - May 2018Liverpool, United KingdomFull Time
Research My research focuses on the relationship between twenty-first-century British and American literature, the visual arts, and cities. • Published an article with the Literary London Journal on the writer Iain Sinclair; • Submitted a proposal to Palgrave for a book on late postmodernist approaches to writing about London and New York. Teaching • Taught on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules, including Modern and Contemporary Literature, Women Writers, Modernist Literature, Talking Pictures and Noir: Literature, Film, Art; • Supervised a work-placement dissertation in collaboration with Liverpool’s Foundation for Art and Creative Technology.

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Skills

• Academic Writing
• Academic Research
• Sub-editing
• Research
• Analysis and Research
• Copywriting
• Build Relationships
• Artist Relations
• Arts Events
• Project Management

Education

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PhDThe University of Liverpool
Sep 2011 - Dec 2015Liverpool, United Kingdom
This research was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. My thesis examined late postmodernist approaches to writing London and New York.