Matt Graham

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I completed my PhD at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2020. My thesis focused on the legacy of postmodernism in late 20th and early 21st century American literature, interrogating how the cyclical concerns of postmodernism remain relevant today.

My research interests include postmodern aesthetics/culture and theories 'after' postmodernism, accelerationism and accelerationist aesthetics, weird fiction, science fiction (particularly cyberpunk and Afrofuturism), continental theory (particularly post-structuralism), contemporary politics, and bibliotherapy.

I have published a selection of works on the contemporary legacy of postmodern aesthetics in twenty-first century American fiction and culture, and have also presented various papers on American fiction at both national and international conferences (including British Association of American Studies, The American Weird: Ecologies & Geographies, and 50 Shades of Popular Culture).

I have previously taught literary theory and American fiction and culture at Manchester Metropolitan University, and currently teach academic skills at Leeds Beckett University as part of my role as a Specialist Mental Health Mentor.

Experience

  • 2015–present
    Specialist Mentor, Leeds Beckett University
  • 2019–2020
    Adjunct associate, Manchester Metropolitan University

Education

  • 2020 
    Manchester Metropolitan University, PhD English Literature
  • 2012 
    Leeds Beckett University, MA Contemporary Literatures

Publications

  • 2021
    The Politics of Nostalgia: Postmodernism, Capitalism and Repetition in Tao Lin’s Taipei, Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction
  • 2021
    Twenty-First Century Postmodernism: The Legacy of American Psycho in the era of Donald Trump, Journal of American Culture

Professional Memberships

  • British Association of American Studies (BAAS)
  • University Mental Health Advisers Network (UMHAN)
  • Associate Fellow Higher Education Academic (AFHEA)

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  • Consulting / Advising
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