Our Members
The Centre for Contemporary Literature is currently directed by Caroline Edwards, and from 2012-2020 was directed by Joseph Brooker. Major contributors to our work and events also include Mark Blacklock, Martin Eve, Grace Halden, Anna Hartnell, Toby Litt, Agnes Woolley and Roger Luckhurst.
Numerous members of staff are also involved in related projects, notably including Julia Bell, Richard Hamblyn, Mpalive Msiska, Louise Owen, Jacqueline Rose, Colin Teevan, Katherine Angel, Jodie Kim, Joanne Winning and Sean O'Brien.
Within Birkbeck, the following people are also associated with the Centre's activities and act in an advisory capacity:
- Heike Bauer (English)
- Matt Cook (History)
- Costas Douzinas (Law/Director of Birkbeck Institute of Humanities)
- Jason Edwards (Politics)
- Adam Gearey (Law)
- Patrick Hanafin (Law)
- John Kraniauskas (Iberian Studies)
- Esther Leslie (English)
- Elena Loizidou (Law)
- Colin MacCabe (Derek Jarman Lab)
- Laura Mulvey (Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image)
- Lynne Segal (Psychosocial Studies)
- Rob Swain (English/Theatre)
- Becky Taylor (History)
- Matthew Weait (Law)
- Ben Worthy (Politics)