Duncan Marks
Thesis Title: 'Unrepentant Victorians'; Generational identities and tensions in Britain, c.1901-39.
Start Year: 2006
Email: duncan.marks@sheffield.ac.uk
| Supervisors |
Primary: Dr Clare Griffiths | Secondary: Dr Julie Gottlieb
| Research Topic |
My current research explores generational identities and tensions in Britain in the earlier decades of the twentieth century. Particular focus is given to those who continued to identify themselves as a ‘Victorian’ long after the death of Queen Victoria in 1901.
Conference Papers
2011. 'Drawn between the Ottoman and the Whatnot: the composition of Victoriana in Charles Spencelayh’s genre paintings, c.1918-45’, the British Association for Victorian Studies' Annual Conference, at the University of Birmingham, 1-3rd September 2011.
2007. 'The Emergence of the Genealogical Novel', the Institute of Historical Research's annual 'History Lab' Postgraduate Conference, at the I.H.R., London, 25-26th June 2007.
| Teaching |
I have previously been an associate tutor for the following courses at Sheffield University: HST112: Paths from Antiquity to Modernity and HST119: The Transformation of Britain, 1800 – Present.
Professional Affiliations
Member of the British Association of Victorian Studies, a multi-disciplinary organisation dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge about the Victorian period.
Other Information
In 2011 I acted as a sub-editor on the 'Dickens Journal Online' project (convened by the University of Buckingham). This role has involved the proofreading and re-formatting of 'Household Words', Charles Dickens' weekly periodical, in preparation for its forthcoming online access in 2012.