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- ↑ Julian Wolfreys (2006). Modern British and Irish Criticism and Theory: A Critical Guide: A Critical Guide. Edinburgh University Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-7486-2680-9.
- 1 2 'Consortium Core Faculty Biographies', The London Consortium Handbook 2009/10, p.4
- ↑ "Visiting Fellowships".
