LLC Poetics Research Events: Timothy Heimlich In brief Date - 15 May 2026Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George SquareSpeaker - Professor Timothy Heimlich (Duke University)Title - Gothic Poetics About the speakerTimothy Heimlich is Assistant Professor of English. Before starting at Duke University, he earned his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley and subsequently taught at the University of Cambridge and in the Netherlands.His teaching and research focus on eighteenth-century literature, with special interests in the formation of British imperial culture, transnational studies, and the global contexts of British Romanticism. He has published essays on these topics in venues including Studies in Romanticism, European Romantic Review, MLQ, and ELH.His first book, 'Wales, Romanticism, and the Making of Imperial Culture' (2025), argues that Wales played a crucial role in literary inventions of an imperial Britishness both within Britain and abroad. His current book project explores the relationship of gothic writing and painting to the cultural legacies of imperial expansion and the European Enlightenment. Other research interests include Welsh writing in English, the fiction and especially the verse of Walter Scott, and eighteenth-century visual culture.How to attendThis event is open to all, and free to attend. No registration is required, simply turn up on the day.Are you interested in a PhD in English Literature?We offer two PhDs: one in English Literature; and one in Creative Writing. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support research which crosses boundaries between disciplines and/or languages. Find out more about PhD study in English Literature at Edinburgh Tags English and Scottish Literature May 15 2026 16.00 - 17.30 LLC Poetics Research Events: Timothy Heimlich An in-person seminar by Professor Timothy Heimlich (Duke University), titled 'Gothic Poetics'. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
LLC Poetics Research Events: Timothy Heimlich In brief Date - 15 May 2026Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George SquareSpeaker - Professor Timothy Heimlich (Duke University)Title - Gothic Poetics About the speakerTimothy Heimlich is Assistant Professor of English. Before starting at Duke University, he earned his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley and subsequently taught at the University of Cambridge and in the Netherlands.His teaching and research focus on eighteenth-century literature, with special interests in the formation of British imperial culture, transnational studies, and the global contexts of British Romanticism. He has published essays on these topics in venues including Studies in Romanticism, European Romantic Review, MLQ, and ELH.His first book, 'Wales, Romanticism, and the Making of Imperial Culture' (2025), argues that Wales played a crucial role in literary inventions of an imperial Britishness both within Britain and abroad. His current book project explores the relationship of gothic writing and painting to the cultural legacies of imperial expansion and the European Enlightenment. Other research interests include Welsh writing in English, the fiction and especially the verse of Walter Scott, and eighteenth-century visual culture.How to attendThis event is open to all, and free to attend. No registration is required, simply turn up on the day.Are you interested in a PhD in English Literature?We offer two PhDs: one in English Literature; and one in Creative Writing. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support research which crosses boundaries between disciplines and/or languages. Find out more about PhD study in English Literature at Edinburgh Tags English and Scottish Literature May 15 2026 16.00 - 17.30 LLC Poetics Research Events: Timothy Heimlich An in-person seminar by Professor Timothy Heimlich (Duke University), titled 'Gothic Poetics'. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
May 15 2026 16.00 - 17.30 LLC Poetics Research Events: Timothy Heimlich An in-person seminar by Professor Timothy Heimlich (Duke University), titled 'Gothic Poetics'.
