Dr. Nicholas White

Biography

Nicholas White specializes in nineteenth-century French literature with particular interests in issues of war, friendship, love, marriage, and family, as well as cultural literary history. He completed his undergraduate degree and PhD at the University of Cambridge. In 1993, he took a faculty position in London, and returned to Cambridge in 2002 to work on 19th century French literature, becoming a Fellow of Emmanuel College. From 2008 to 2011, he held the Chair at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, overseeing teaching and research policies. He has chaired various committees and served on the Syndic of the University Library. White is a founding member of the steering committee of the University’s Centre for Teaching and Learning. His research includes fifty journal articles and book chapters, along with significant presentations. He has engaged in major book projects and has worked on various research initiatives, such as the EU's Horizon2020 research project on family and war in French culture. White has supervised numerous PhDs, lectured extensively on major authors, and contributed to significant journals in the field of nineteenth-century literature. He is a member of editorial boards and has contributed to various cultural outputs related to the topic of literature and the arts.

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