Dr Adrian Hunter

Senior Lecturer

English Studies University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA

Dr Adrian Hunter

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Research (3)

My research centres on the history and development of the short story in British, Irish and North American literatures. My work ranges across key historical periods and national contexts in which the short story has flourished, from the early 19th century to the present day, with a focus on the literary periodical as the principal venue of publication for short fiction in its many forms. I have published extensively on the short story and modernism, but my interests extend from the Romantic period (James Hogg and the periodical press) to contemporary writers such as the Nobel Laureate Alice Munro. I am currently researching the role of short fiction in the Cold War Anglo-American cultural affairs magazine Encounter (1953-1990), as part of a wider project on the short story in British literary periodicals between 1940 and 1990.

Projects

James Hogg: Contributions to International Periodicals
PI:
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council

RLF Fellowship Programme
PI: Dr Adrian Hunter
Funded by: Royal Literary Fund

Brander Matthews and the rise of the short story
PI: Dr Adrian Hunter
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust