Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
Robert Eaglestone joined the Department in 1997 having taught in literature and in philosophy departments at several UK universities. His PhD is from the University of Wales, his MA from Southampton University and his BA from Manchester University.
Research interests
My research interests are in contemporary fiction, literarty theory and European philosophy, and in Holocaust and Genocide studies.
I am strongly committed to interdisciplinary and collaborative research work and have an interest in pedagogy.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Emmanuel Levinas and the Ethics of Criticism, PhD
Award Date: 31 Jan 1996
Culture and Social Change, MA
Award Date: 30 Sept 1991
English Literature and Language, BA
Award Date: 30 Jun 1990
Keywords
- Holocaust
- Holocaust Literature
- Holocaust Philosophy
- Contemporary Literature
- Jacques Derrida
- Emmanuel Levinas
- Martin Heidegger
- Contemporary philosophy
- twentieth century literature
- twentieth-first cenruty literature
- Ethics
- aesthetics
- memory
- cultural memory
- Hannah Arendt
- Aristotle and Literature
- Plato and Literature
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Ethics and agency in Ishiguro’s Novels
Eaglestone, R., 2023, Cambridge Companion to Kazuo Ishiguro . Bennett, A. (ed.). Cambridge University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Pity, Fear and Catharsis from a Heideggerian perspective
Eaglestone, R., 2023, Heidegger and the Classics. A. T. (ed.). SUNY PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The Trace of the Story: narrative and memory in The Human Condition
Eaglestone, R., 2023, Writing the Political: The Languages of Hannah Arendt and Jacques Derrida . Sahraoui , N. & Schmidt, J. (eds.). SUNY PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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‘Klara and the Humans: Agency, Hannah Arendt and Forgiveness’
Eaglestone, R., 2023, Kazuo Ishiguro: Twenty-First Century Perspectives. Manchester University Press, p. 1-12Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Klara and the Humans: Agency, Hannah Arendt and Forgiveness
Eaglestone, R., 2022, Kazuo Ishiguro: Twenty-First Century Perspectives . Shaw, K. & Sloane, P. (eds.). Manchester University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Global Jewish Studies in/as Holocaust Studies: A Plan for Enhancement and Sustainability
Stone, D. (PI), Gigliotti, S. (CoI), Chronakis, P. (CoI), Eaglestone, R. (CoI), Langford, B. (CoI) & Jinks, R. (CoI)
1/09/22 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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The Resurgent Past: modes of historical representation in contemporary fiction
Eaglestone, R. (PI)
1/05/16 → 30/06/17
Project: Research
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'Un passe qui ne passé pas.' The Ethics and Aesthetics of Contemporary French Holocaust Literature
Eaglestone, R. (PI)
29/02/16 → 28/02/18
Project: Research
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Whither Trauma Theory? Debating the Future of Literary Research on the Memory of Catastrophe
Eaglestone, R. (PI)
Flemish Academy Centre for Sciences and the Arts
1/02/09 → 31/03/09
Project: Research
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The Holocaust in Culture: Views from the margins
Eaglestone, R. (PI)
Arts & Humanities Res Coun AHRC
1/01/07 → 31/03/07
Project: Research
Activities
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English: Shared Futures 2022
Eaglestone, R. (Organiser)
Jul 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Tetbuty Literary Fesival
Eaglestone, R. (Participant)
2022 → …Activity: Other › Public engagement, outreach and knowledge exchange - Festival/exhibition
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Celebrating the Work of Colin Davis: A Symposium
Cruickshank, R. (Organiser), Eaglestone, R. (Organiser), Wright, S. (Organiser), Sands, D. (Organiser) & Hughes, J. (Organiser)
6 Jul 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Chair, Quality Assurance Agency, Subject Benchmark Statement for English
Eaglestone, R. (Consultant)
2021 → 2023Activity: Consultancy
Prizes
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National Teaching Fellowship Award
Eaglestone, R. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Royal Holloway College Teaching Prize for excellence
Eaglestone, R. (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Royal Holloway Humanities and Arts Research Centre, Research Fellow
Eaglestone, Robert (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Appointment