Roger Luckhurst
| Distinguished Professor Roger Luckhurst | |
|---|---|
| Education | Hull University, University of Sussex |
| Occupation | Professor in Modern and Contemporary Literature and Distinguished Visiting Professor |
| Employer | Birkbeck, University of London, Columbia University |
| Known for | Editorship of Oxford World’s Classics series, trauma studies, science fiction |
| Notable work |
The Trauma Question The Mummy’s Curse: The True Story of a Dark Fantasy Zombies: A Cultural History |
Roger Luckhurst is a British academic and writer. He is Professor in Modern and Contemporary Literature in the Department of English and Humanities at Birkbeck, University of London and Distinguished Visiting Professor at Columbia University.[1] He works on Victorian literature, contemporary literature, trauma studies, and speculative/science fiction. Luckhurst is notable for his role as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Columbia, for his introductions and editorships to the Oxford World’s Classics series volumes -- Late Victorian Gothic Tales, Dracula, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Portrait of a Lady, H.P. Lovecraft's Classic Horror Tales, King Solomon’s Mines, and The Time Machine -- and for his books, The Trauma Question (Routledge, 2008), The Mummy’s Curse: The True Story of a Dark Fantasy (Oxford University Press, 2012), and Zombies: A Cultural History (Reaktion Press, 2015).
Luckhurst is also notable for his extensive media presence. He has written pieces for The Guardian, and has been interviewed on national radio (the BBC) about his work.[2][3][4][5]
Publications
- The Angle Between Two Walls: The Fiction of J. G. Ballard (1997)
- The Invention of Telepathy, 1870-1901 (2002)
- Science Fiction (2005)
- The Trauma Question (2008)
- The Mummy's Curse: The True History of a Dark Fantasy (2012)
- Zombies: A Cultural History (2015)
References
- ↑ "Professor Roger Luckhurst". Birkbeck, University of London. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑ Luckhurst, Roger (2013-10-22). "The gothic horror revival preys on your worst fears". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑ "Thinking Allowed". BBC Radio 4. The British Broadcasting Corporation. 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑ "True Tales from the Crypt". BBC Radio 4. The British Broadcasting Corporation. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑ Luckhurst, Roger (2012-04-19). "The Essay: Bram Stoker". BBC Radio 3. The British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2016-01-01.