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Biography
I studied English at Cambridge for my first degree, and after that I worked for six years at the head offices of Bible Society, in London and Swindon, as an administrator and manager. I then returned to academic study and completed my PhD at the University of Sheffield in 1994. I joined the staff of Leeds Trinity in 1995.
Since 1995 I have taught many different topics within the English programmes at Leeds Trinity, including: Literary Theory; Tragedy and Comedy; Introduction to Drama; Four American Novelists; Reading James Joyce; Nineteenth Century Literature; Classicism and Romanticism; Satire and Subjectivity; Language and Discourses; Roots of Stories; and Film Adaptation. My current teaching responsibilities are listed below.
I contribute to the activities of the Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies, and have designed and taught several modules for the MA in Victorian Studies, including modules on the Victorians and Shakespeare; and on Oscar Wilde.
I am currently Academic Group Leader for English and Creative Writing. Other administrative roles I have covered in the past include: Chair of Student-Staff Academic Committee; member of Academic Board; member of Faculty Quality and Standards Committee; member of Course Validation Committee; Director of English Programmes; and Acting Head of Humanities (English, History and Theology).
Research interests
I have three main areas of research interest: (1) F. R. Leavis - my original research specialism; (2) Hall Caine and T. E. Brown - a Victorian Studies interest I have been developing since 2010; (3) the novels of Walter Besant and James Rice, another Victorian Studies interest.
I am interested in some other now-obscure Victorian authors, such as C. M. Ingleby, the Shakespeare scholar, and Alfred Austin, the poet laureate. I also have a pedagogic research interest in 'Reading Out Poetry', finding ways to make reading aloud a more effective resource for teaching pre-1900 poetry.
Teaching and Administration
BA English (Single Honours) English & Writing (Single Honours) English (Joint Honours) English Language and Linguistics (Single Honours)
ENG 4602 Language: Research and Analysis
Module tutor and co-ordinator
ENG 4612 The History of English 1: The Origins of English
Module tutor and co-ordinator
ENG 5312 Linguistic Topics
Module tutor and co-ordinator
ENG 6532 Classicism and Romanticism
Module tutor and co-ordinator
ENG 4332 Professional Development and Placement
Module tutor and co-ordinator
HUM 6252 Profesional Learning through Work
Module co-ordinator
ENG 4412 English Research and Essay-Writing Workshop
Module tutor
MA Victorian Studies
Module Tutor for:
The Victorians and Shakespeare
Oscar Wilde
Academic Group Leader for English and Creative Writing
Programme Leader for English Language and Linguistics
Admissions Tutor for English
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sheffield
Award Date: 1 Jun 1994
Master of Arts, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jun 1989
Bachelor of Arts, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jun 1983
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Strange case of Montagu Jekyll: Besant and Rice as a source for Stevenson
Storer, R., Mar 2020, In: Notes and Queries. 67, 1, p. 122–125Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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'Another Like Me': The Literary Partnership of Walter Besant and James Rice
Storer, R., 7 Nov 2019, Walter Besant: the Business of Literature and the Pleasures of Reform. Morrison, K. (ed.). Liverpool: Liverpool University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Drink and Dracula - or the other way round?
Storer, R., 4 Aug 2019, In: ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Caine, Sir Thomas Henry Hall (1853-1951)
Storer, R., 30 Aug 2018, Companion to Victorian Popular Fiction. Morrison, K. (ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarlandResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review
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'Spook Business': Hall Caine and the Moment of Manx Gothic
Storer, R., May 2018, Gothic Britain: Dark Places in the Provinces and Margins of the British Isles. Heholt, R. & Hughes, W. (eds.). Cardiff: University of Wales Press, p. 63-80 18 p. (Gothic Literary Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Alfred Austin - the Leeds-born Poet Laureate
Richard Storer (Speaker)
29 Apr 2015Activity: Knowledge Exchange – Non-academic conference/seminar/workshop › Invited talk/public lecture/debate
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Reassessing Hall Caine conference
Richard Storer (Invited speaker)
2014Activity: Academic conference/seminar/workshop › Conference (academic)
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Lecture to A/AS level students, Oscar Wilde A Woman of No Importance
Richard Storer (Speaker)
2006Activity: Knowledge Exchange – Non-academic conference/seminar/workshop › Invited talk/public lecture/debate
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Lecture to A/AS level students, William Blake Songs of Innocence
Richard Storer (Speaker)
2006Activity: Knowledge Exchange – Non-academic conference/seminar/workshop › Invited talk/public lecture/debate