John Mullan
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John Mullan is a Professor
of English at University College London
. He specialises in 18th century fiction
. He is currently working on the 18th-century section of the new Oxford English Literary History.
He also writes a weekly column on contemporary fiction for The Guardian
and reviews books for the London Review of Books
and New Statesman
. He occasionally appears as an 18th century and contemporary literature expert for BBC Two
's Newsnight Review and BBC Radio 4
's In Our Time
.
Mullan was a judge for The Best of the Booker
in 2008 and for the Man Booker Prize
in 2009.
He was a Research Fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge
and a Lecturer at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
, before coming to UCL in 1994.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of English at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
. He specialises in 18th century fiction
18th century in literature
See also: 18th century in poetry, 17th century in literature, other events of the 18th century, 19th century in literature, list of years in literature.Literature of the 18th century refers to world literature produced during the 18th century....
. He is currently working on the 18th-century section of the new Oxford English Literary History.
He also writes a weekly column on contemporary fiction for The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and reviews books for the London Review of Books
London Review of Books
The London Review of Books is a fortnightly British magazine of literary and intellectual essays.-History:The LRB was founded in 1979, during the year-long lock-out at The Times, by publisher A...
and New Statesman
New Statesman
New Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
. He occasionally appears as an 18th century and contemporary literature expert for BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
's Newsnight Review and BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
's In Our Time
In Our Time (BBC Radio 4)
In Our Time is a live BBC radio discussion series exploring the history of ideas, presented by Melvyn Bragg since 15 October 1998.. It is one of BBC radio's most successful discussion programmes, acknowledged to have "transformed the landscape for serious ideas at peak listening time"...
.
Mullan was a judge for The Best of the Booker
The Best of the Booker
The Best of the Booker is a special prize awarded in commemoration of the Booker Prize's 40th anniversary. Eligible books included the 41 winners of the Booker Prize since its inception in 1969...
in 2008 and for the Man Booker Prize
Man Booker Prize
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe. The winner of the Man Booker Prize is generally assured of international renown and...
in 2009.
He was a Research Fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
and a Lecturer at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Fitzwilliam College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England.The college traces its origins back to 1869 and the foundation of the Non-Collegiate Students Board, a venture intended to offer students from less financially privileged backgrounds a chance to study...
, before coming to UCL in 1994.
Selected bibliography
- Robinson Crusoe (ed.) (Longman, 1992) ISBN 1857150163
- Eighteenth-century Popular Culture: A Selection (ed. with Christopher ReidChristopher ReidChristopher Reid is a Hong Kong-born British poet, essayist, cartoonist, and writer. He has been nominated twice for the Whitbread Awards in 1996 and in 1997. A contemporary of Martin Amis, he was educated at Exeter College, Oxford. He is one of the exponents of Martian poetry which employs...
) (Oxford University Press, 2000) ISBN 0198711352 - How Novels Work (Oxford University Press, 2006) ISBN 0199281777
- Lyrical Ballads (ed.) (Longman, 2007) ISBN 1405840609
- Anonymity: A Secret History of English Literature (Princeton University Press, 2008) ISBN 0691139415