Dr. Nicholas Carr

Biography

Nicholas Carr is an Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam's Faculty of Humanities, specializing in Literary Cultural History. He has a diverse teaching portfolio that includes a wide range of courses within the undergraduate curriculum, focusing particularly on the theory component of degrees. Carr had previously studied arts and law at the University of Queensland in Australia before moving to England where he completed his MPhil and PhD at the University of Cambridge. He began his tenure at the University of Amsterdam in September 2016 and is actively involved in teaching courses on medieval, early modern, and nineteenth-century literature. His primary research interests encompass literary theory and form, and he is particularly drawn to the textual interests overlapping realism and modernism. Carr also serves as a tutor, guiding students through their academic pathways, and is the English Department's delegate on the Exam Board. He frequently welcomes inquiries regarding thesis supervision in his areas of expertise and has contributed to discussions at conferences, most notably on the intersections between politics and popular music.

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