Steven Connor

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Steven Connor

FBA
Born
Steven Kevin Connor

(1955-02-11) 11 February 1955 (age 69)
Sussex, England
NationalityBritish
Academic background
Education Christ's Hospital
Bognor Regis School
Alma mater Wadham College, Oxford
Thesis Prose fantasy and myth-criticism 1880–1900 (1980)
Academic advisors Terry Eagleton
Institutions

Steven Kevin Connor, FBA (born 11 February 1955) is a British literary scholar. Since 2012, he has been the Grace 2 Professor of English in the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. He was formerly the academic director of the London Consortium and professor of modern literature and theory at Birkbeck, University of London.

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Early life and education

Connor was born on 11 February 1955 in Chichester, in Sussex, England. [1] From 1966 to 1972, he was educated at Christ's Hospital, Following his expulsion, [2] he attended Bognor Regis School, a comprehensive school in Bognor Regis. [1] In 1973, he matriculated into Wadham College, Oxford to study English; his tutor was Terry Eagleton. [2] [3] He graduated with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1976. [1] He remained at Oxford to study for a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in English. [3] He completed his doctorate in 1980 with a thesis titled "Prose fantasy and myth-criticism 1880–1900". [4] Though he never published his thesis in book form, all of the work that has followed it may be seen as concerned with the mechanics of fantasy.

Academic career

In 1979 or 1980, Connor joined Birkbeck College, University of London, as a lecturer in English. [1] [3] [5] He was promoted to senior lecturer in 1990, made Reader in Modern English Literature in 1991, and appointed Professor of Modern Literature and Theory in 1994. [5] He held two senior positions at the college: he was Pro-Vice-Master for International and Research Students between 1998 and 2001; and College Orator between 2001 and 2012. [6] From 2002 to 2012, he additionally served as Academic Director of the London Consortium, a graduate school of the University of London that specialised multidisciplinary programs. [2]

In October 2012, Connor was appointed as Grace 2 Professor of English in the Faculty of English, University of Cambridge. [3] [5] He was also elected a Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. [1] [7]

In 2023 he became Director of Research in the Digital Futures Institute, King's College, London.

Personal life

In 1984, Connor married Lindsey Richardson. Together they had one daughter. They divorced in 1988. In 2005, Connor married Lynda Nead. Together they have two sons. [1] Nead is an art historian and academic. [8]

Honours

In 2012, Connor was elected an Honorary Fellow of Birkbeck, University of London. [9] In July 2016, he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. [10]

Selected works

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Edited Books

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  3. 1 2 3 4 "People: Prof Steve Connor, Peterhouse". Faculty of English. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Connor, Steven (1980). Prose fantasy and myth-criticism 1880–1900. E-Thesis Online Service (Ph.D). The British Library Board. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Professor Steve Connor". Birkbeck, University of London. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "College oration for Professor Steven Connor" (PDF). Birkbeck, University of London. 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Professor Steven Connor". Peterhouse. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Professor Lynda Nead". Department of History of Art. Birkbeck, University of London. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Fellows of the College". Birkbeck, University of London. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "British Academy announces new President and elects 66 new Fellows". British Academy. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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