Simon Barker
Professor
Department of English and Creative Writing
Chichester University
United Kingdom
Biography
Simon Barker is Professor of English Literature. He has a BA (Hons) degree in English and History from the University of Stirling and a PhD and PGCE (FE) from the University of Wales (Cardiff University). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His teaching career began with the English and Education departments at Cardiff, the Workers’ Educational Association, and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Since then he has worked at several universities in Britain, including as Head of English at what is now the University of Winchester. Before coming to Chichester in 2013 he led the School of Humanities at the University of Lincoln. He has been a Visiting Professor at several universities in Italy and the USA.
Research Interest
English and Creative Writing
