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Joseph Bitney is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of English, University of Cambridge, and a Fellow at Selwyn College. He completed his PhD in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago in 2020. His current research focuses on melodrama as a crucial modality in modern fiction, exploring how emotions function as commodities rather than merely personal experiences. He is working on a book titled 'Passionate Exchanges: Melodrama as Commodity Form'. His graduate supervision interests include projects related to Hollywood cinema, film criticism, and modern American literature and culture, with a particular emphasis on the 1850s to 1950s, melodrama, sentimentality, and theories of the novel. He has published works in prominent platforms and journals, contributing to the discourse on film, literature, and cultural studies.
Faculty of English, University of Cambridge • Cambridge, United Kingdom
Teaching and research in English literature, focusing on modern fiction and melodrama.
Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.