Dr. Ross Forman

Biography

Ross Forman is a Reader in the Department of English at the University of Warwick, focusing on the Anglophone long nineteenth century. His research interests encompass the relationship between Britain, China, and Southeast Asia, as well as themes in Latin America. He has published significantly in postcolonial literatures and cultures, diaspora literature, and queer studies. His book 'China Victorian Imagination', released by Cambridge University Press in 2013, examines the role of China in British literature and culture from the 1840s to 1911 and was awarded the Rudikoff Prize by the Victorian Studies Association in 2015. He is currently working on a project that looks at the reception of Asian material culture during the British Empire, covering topics such as food, imperial exhibitions, and early film. Forman's research in queer studies includes an analysis of the Oscar Wilde trials in Brazil, contributing to the understanding of sexuality and identity in the late nineteenth century. He is also an editor for transnational entries in the Global Encyclopedia of LGBTQ History, which won the prestigious Dartmouth Medal. As the Director of Graduate Studies in his department, he supervises graduate and postgraduate students, guiding their research in various literary fields and maintaining an open approach towards supporting early career fellows.

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