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Overview

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Professor Emeritus in the Department of English Studies |
Research interests
- Deconstruction
- Romanticism and Theories of Inspiration
- Ecocriticism
Esteem Indicators
- 2000: Book of the Week (THES 20/6/19): The Value of Ecocriticism(Cambridge UP, 2019) (200pp).Reviewed as “Book of the Week" in the Times Higher Educational Supplement , June 20th 2019.
- 2000: translations: Timothy Clark's work has been translated into 7 other languages.
Publications
Authored book
- The Value of Ecocriticism.Clark, T. (2019). The Value of Ecocriticism. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316155073
- Ecocriticism on the Edge: The Anthropocene as a Threshold Concept.Clark, T. (2015). Ecocriticism on the Edge: The Anthropocene as a Threshold Concept. Bloomsbury.
- Clark, T. (2011). The Cambridge Introduction to Literature and the Environment. Cambridge University Press
- The Poetics of Singularity: The Counter-Culturalist Turn in Heidegger, Derrida, Blanchot and the Later GadamerClark, T. (2005). The Poetics of Singularity: The Counter-Culturalist Turn in Heidegger, Derrida, Blanchot and the Later Gadamer. Edinburgh University Press.
- Martin HeideggerClark, T. (2002). Martin Heidegger. Routledge.
- Charles Tomlinson. Writers and their Work SeriesClark, T. (1999). Charles Tomlinson. Writers and their Work Series. Liverpool University Press.
- The Theory of Inspiration: Composition as a Crisis of Subjectivity in Romantic and Post-Romantic WritingClark, T. (1997). The Theory of Inspiration: Composition as a Crisis of Subjectivity in Romantic and Post-Romantic Writing. Manchester University Press.
- Derrida, Heidegger, Blanchot: Sources of Derrida's Notion and Practice of Literature.Clark, T. (1992). Derrida, Heidegger, Blanchot: Sources of Derrida’s Notion and Practice of Literature. Cambridge University Press.
- Embodying Revolution: The Figure of the Poet in ShelleyClark, T. (1989). Embodying Revolution: The Figure of the Poet in Shelley. Oxford University Press.
Chapter in book
- John Clare and Enclosure Again: Against SimplificationClark, T. (2024). John Clare and Enclosure Again: Against Simplification. In M. Demson & R. Hewitt (Eds.), Law, Equity and Romantic Writing: Seeking Justice in the Age of Revolutions (pp. 238-257). Edinburgh University Press.
- Overpopulation: the Human as InhumanClark, T. (2022). Overpopulation: the Human as Inhuman. In J. D. Edwards, R. Graulund, & J. Höglund (Eds.), Dark Scenes from Damaged Earth: The Gothic Anthropocene. University of Minnesota Press. https://doi.org/10.5749/9781452968315
- Clark, T. (2021). John Masefield’s “The Passing Strange”: Derangements of Scale. In H. Feder (Ed.), Close Reading in the Anthropocene (159-174). Routledge
- Scale as a force of deconstruction.Clark, T. (2018). Scale as a force of deconstruction. In M. Fritsch, P. Lynes, & D. Wood (Eds.), Eco-Deconstruction: Derrida and Environmental Philosophy.. Fordham University Press.
- “Phenomenology,”Clark, T. (2013). “Phenomenology,”. In G. Garrard (Ed.), Oxford Guide to Ecocriticism. Oxford University Press.
- ScaleClark, T. (2012). Scale. In T. Cohen (Ed.), Telemorphosis : theory in the era of climate change. (pp. 148-166). Open Humanities Press ; University of Michigan Library.
- “Climate and Catastrophe: A Lost Opening?Clark, T. (2011). “Climate and Catastrophe: A Lost Opening?. In S. Gaston & I. Maclachlan (Eds.), Reading Derrida’s Of Grammatology, (pp. 161-167). Continuum.
- Clark, T. (2006). Hermeneutics. In P. Waugh (Ed.), Modern Literary Theory and Criticism. An Oxford Guide. Oxford University Press
- Time after Time: Temporality TemporalizationClark, T. (2004). Time after Time: Temporality Temporalization. In I. Maclachlan (Ed.), Jacques Derrida : critical thought. (pp. 110-125). Ashgate Publishing.
- The Blind Short StoryClark, T. (2004). The Blind Short Story. In T. Clark & N. Royle (Eds.), Oxford Literary Review 26.
- Angles on DerridaClark, T. (2003). Angles on Derrida. In T. Clark, T. Dutoit, P. Romanski, & N. Royle (Eds.), Oxford Literary Review 25.
- Clark, T. (2002). Literary Force, Institutional Values. In E. B. Bissell (Ed.), The question of literature : the place of the literary in contemporary theory (91-104). Manchester University Press
- Literary Force: Institutional ValuesClark, T. (2002). Literary Force: Institutional Values. In E. Beaumont-Bissell (Ed.), The question of literature: The place of the literary in contemporary theory (pp. 91-104). Manchester University Press.
- Clark, T. (2002). Reading Cixous Writing. In T. Clark, M. McQuillan, & N. Royle (Eds.), Oxford Literary Review 24
- Monstrism (issue of experimental criticism)Clark, T. (2001). Monstrism (issue of experimental criticism). In T. Clark, N. Royle, G. Bennington, P. Kamuf, A. Bennett, & C. Rooney (Eds.), Oxford Literary Review 23.
- Disastrous BlanchotClark, T. (2001). Disastrous Blanchot. In T. Clark, L. Hill, & N. Royle (Eds.), Oxford Literary Review 22.
- Deconstruction and Technology.Clark, T. (2000). Deconstruction and Technology. In N. Royle (Ed.), Deconstructions: A User’s Guide ed. (pp. 238-257). Red Globe Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-06095-2
- Literature and the Crisis in the Concept of the UniversityClark, T. (1999). Literature and the Crisis in the Concept of the University. In D. Fuller & P. Waugh (Eds.), The Arts and Sciences of Criticism.
- Technologies of the SignClark, T. (1999). Technologies of the Sign. In T. Clark & N. Royle (Eds.), Oxford Literary Review 21.
- Beyond Redemption: The Work of Leo BersaniClark, T. (1998). Beyond Redemption: The Work of Leo Bersani. In T. Clark & N. Royle (Eds.), Oxford Literary Review 20.
- Knowledge, Learning and MigrationClark, T., Rooney, C., & Royle, N. (1997). Knowledge, Learning and Migration. In Oxford Literary Review 19.
- IntroductionClark, T., & Hogle, J. (1996). Introduction. In Evaluating Shelley (pp. 1-8).
- DerridasClark, T., & Royle, N. (1996). Derridas. In Oxford Literary Review 18.
- Dickens through Blanchot: The Nightmare Fascination of a World without InteriorityClark, T. (1996). Dickens through Blanchot: The Nightmare Fascination of a World without Interiority. In J. Schad (Ed.), Dickens Refigured: Bodies, Desires and Other Histories, ed.. Manchester University Press.
- Clark, T. (1996). Shelley after Deconstruction: The Poet of Anachronism. In Evaluating Shelley (91-107)
- The University in RuinsClark, T., & Royle, N. (1995). The University in Ruins. In Oxford Literary Review 17.
- George BatailleClark, T. (1995). George Bataille. In T. Mautner (Ed.), Dictionary of Philosophy. Blackwell.
- On IndiaClark, T., Loomba, A., Kaul, S., & Royle, N. (1994). On India. In Oxford Literary Review 16.
- Extract from Ch.4Clark, T. (1993). Extract from Ch.4. In M. O’Neill (Ed.), Embodying Revolution (pp. 27-42).
- Reading in BlanchotClark, T. (1993). Reading in Blanchot. In A. Bennett (Ed.), Reading Reading (pp. 183-199).
- Clark, T., & Royle, N. (1993). Experiencing the Impossible. In Oxford Literary Review 15
- Inventions of Intellectual History: Herman Rapaport's Heidegger and DerridaClark, T. (1992). Inventions of Intellectual History: Herman Rapaport’s Heidegger and Derrida. In Deconstruction in Finland and Afterwords (pp. 125-133).
- Claire Clairmont', 'Thomas Jefferson Hogg', 'The Doctrine of Necessity', and 'The Romantic SublimeClark, T. (1992). Claire Clairmont’, ’Thomas Jefferson Hogg’, ’The Doctrine of Necessity’, and ’The Romantic Sublime. In Encyclopaedia of Romanticism: Culture in Britain for the 1780’s to the 1830’s.. Garland Press.
Edited book
- Evaluating ShelleyClark, T., & Hogle, J. (Eds.). (1996). Evaluating Shelley. Edinburgh University Press.
Journal Article
- 'Babel, Babble and Beginning Place': Renga, as Experiment in Multi-Lingual Poetry.Clark, T. (n.d.). ’Babel, Babble and Beginning Place’: Renga, as Experiment in Multi-Lingual Poetry. English Studies in Africa, 41, 77-88.
- Computers as Universal Mimics: Derrida's Question of Mimesis and the Status of Artificial InteligenceClark, T. (n.d.). Computers as Universal Mimics: Derrida’s Question of Mimesis and the Status of Artificial Inteligence. Philosophy Today, 29, 302-318.
- Clark, T. (online). Heidegger and Derrida on the Greek Nature of Philosophy. Philosophy and Literature, 76-91
- Clark, T. (online). The Turing Test as a Novel Form of Hermeneutics
- 'Differends' of Romantic Criticism, Review article on Symposium of RomanticismClark, T. (n.d.). ’Differends’ of Romantic Criticism, Review article on Symposium of Romanticism. Southern Review, 24, 191-194.
- Heidegger and Derrida on the Ontology of Literary LanguageClark, T. (n.d.). Heidegger and Derrida on the Ontology of Literary Language. MLN: Modern Language Notes, 101, 1003-1021.
- French Heidegger and an English Poet: Charles Tomlinson's 'Poem' and the Status of Heideggerian Dichtung.Clark, T. (n.d.). French Heidegger and an English Poet: Charles Tomlinson’s ’Poem’ and the Status of Heideggerian Dichtung. Man and World: An International Philosophical Review, 20, 305-326.
- Clark, T. (online). Shelley's 'The Coliseum' and the Sublime
- Clark, T., Gautheron, S., & Lacoue-Labarthe, P. (online). Catastrophe; A reading of Celan's 'The Meridian'. Oxford Literary Review, 3-41
- By Heart: A Reading of Derrida's 'Che cos'è la poesia?' through Keats and Celan.Clark, T. (n.d.). By Heart: A Reading of Derrida’s ’Che cos’è la poesia?’ through Keats and Celan. Oxford Literary Review, 15, 43-78.
- Technology Inside?: Enlightenment and Romantic Assumptions of the Orality/Literacy Debate,' in 'Technologies of the Sign'.Clark, T. (n.d.). Technology Inside?: Enlightenment and Romantic Assumptions of the Orality/Literacy Debate,’ in ’Technologies of the Sign’. Oxford Literary Review, 21, 57-72.
- Contradictory Passion: 'Inspiration' in Blanchot's 'The Space of Literature' (1955).Clark, T. (n.d.). Contradictory Passion: ’Inspiration’ in Blanchot’s ’The Space of Literature’ (1955). Sub-Stance, 79, 46-61.
- Renga: Multi-lingual Poetry and Questions of Place [On Octavio Paz, Charles Tomlinson et al.]Clark, T. (n.d.). Renga: Multi-lingual Poetry and Questions of Place [On Octavio Paz, Charles Tomlinson et al.]. Sub-Stance, 68, 32-45.
- Clark, T. (online). The Impossible Lightness of Reading: Blanchot and the Communicational Model of Subjectivity
- 'Editorial Audit', The University in RuinsClark, T., & Royle, N. (n.d.). ’Editorial Audit’, The University in Ruins. Oxford Literary Review, 17, 3-13.
- Orientations towards a Theory of InspirationClark, T. (n.d.). Orientations towards a Theory of Inspiration. Critical Review, 34, 83-112.
- Not Motion but a Mime of it: 'Rhythm' in the Textuality of Heidegger's WorkClark, T. (n.d.). Not Motion but a Mime of it: ’Rhythm’ in the Textuality of Heidegger’s Work. Paragraph, 9, 69-82.
- Clark, T. (online). Non-Being and the Literary: An Introduction to Maurice Blanchot's Notion of 'Literary Space'
- Variants of the Dialogue Form in Heidegger, Blanchot and Derrida.Clark, T. (n.d.). Variants of the Dialogue Form in Heidegger, Blanchot and Derrida. Southern Review, 24, 278-295.
- Clark, T. (online). Roland Barthes: Dead and Alive. Oxford Literary Review, 97-107
- Between Flippancy and Terror:Shelley's 'Marianne's Dream'Clark, T. (n.d.). Between Flippancy and Terror:Shelley’s ’Marianne’s Dream’. Romanticism, 1, 90-105.
- Modern Transformations of German Romanticism: Blanchot and Derrida on the Fragment, the Aphorism and the Architectural.Clark, T. (n.d.). Modern Transformations of German Romanticism: Blanchot and Derrida on the Fragment, the Aphorism and the Architectural. Paragraph, 15, 232-247.
- Time after Time: Temporality TemporalizationClark, T. (n.d.). Time after Time: Temporality Temporalization. Oxford Literary Review, 9, 119-326.
- Hegel in Suspense: Derrida, Hegel and the Question of PrefacesClark, T. (n.d.). Hegel in Suspense: Derrida, Hegel and the Question of Prefaces. Philosophy Today, 29, 122-134.
- An 'Inhumanist' SchoolClark, T. (2023). An ’Inhumanist’ School. Oxford Literary Review, 45(1), 142-156. https://doi.org/10.3366/olr.2023.0408
- Reading against the Forces of Boredom:Environmental Literary Culture in 'the Age of Amazon'Clark, T. (2022). Reading against the Forces of Boredom:Environmental Literary Culture in ’the Age of Amazon’. Oxford Literary Review, 44(2), 211-233. https://doi.org/10.3366/olr.2022.0392
- Clark, T. (2020). Ecological Grief and Anthropocene Horror. American Imago, 77(1), 61-80. https://doi.org/10.1353/aim.2020.0003
- ‘But the real problem is….’: The Chameleonic Insidiousness of ‘Overpopulation’ in the Environmental HumanitiesClark, T. (2016). ‘But the real problem is….’: The Chameleonic Insidiousness of ‘Overpopulation’ in the Environmental Humanities. Oxford Literary Review, 38(1), 7-26. https://doi.org/10.3366/olr.2016.0177
- Clarke, M. T., Halpern, F., & Clark, T. (2015). Climate Change, Scale, and Literary Criticism: A Conversation. ariel: A Review of International English Literature, 46(3), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1353/ari.2015.0025
- The Deconstructive Turn in Environmental CriticismClark, T. (2013). The Deconstructive Turn in Environmental Criticism. Symploke, 21(1-2), 11-26. https://doi.org/10.1353/sym.2013.a532807
- What on World is the Earth? The Anthropocene and Fictions of the WorldClark, T. (2013). What on World is the Earth? The Anthropocene and Fictions of the World. Oxford Literary Review, 35(1), 5-24. https://doi.org/10.3366/olr.2013.0054
- Some Climate Change Ironies: Deconstruction, Environmental Politics and the Closure of EcocriticismClark, T. (2010). Some Climate Change Ironies: Deconstruction, Environmental Politics and the Closure of Ecocriticism. Oxford Literary Review, 32(1), 131-149. https://doi.org/10.3366/olr.2010.0009
- Blanchot and the End of NatureClark, T. (2010). Blanchot and the End of Nature. Parallax, 16(2), 20-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/13534641003634606
- Towards a Deconstructive Environmental CriticismClark, T. (2008). Towards a Deconstructive Environmental Criticism. Oxford Literary Review, 30(1), 44-68. https://doi.org/10.3366/e0305149808000163
- "'Can a Place Think?" On Adam Sharr's Heidegger's HutClark, T. (2008). "’Can a Place Think?" On Adam Sharr’s Heidegger’s Hut. Cultural Politics, 4(1), 100-121. https://doi.org/10.2752/175174308x266415
- A Green Blanchot? ImpossibleClark, T. (2007). A Green Blanchot? Impossible. Paragraph, 30(3), 121-140. https://doi.org/10.3366/para.2007.30.3.121
- The Challenge of the Meta-Contextual: Henry Lawson’s “Telling Mrs. Baker “ (1901) and some Animal Questions for AustraliaClark, T. (2007). The Challenge of the Meta-Contextual: Henry Lawson’s “Telling Mrs. Baker “ (1901) and some Animal Questions for Australia. Oxford Literary Review., 29(1), 17-36. https://doi.org/10.3366/e0305149807000065
- Not Seeing the Short Story: A Blind Phenomenology of ReadingClark, T. (2004). Not Seeing the Short Story: A Blind Phenomenology of Reading. Oxford Literary Review, 26(1), 5-30. https://doi.org/10.3366/olr.2004.002