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Craig Jordan-Baker is interested in the literary representation of landscape, place and nature and is currently co-editing (with Dr Philippa Holloway) Writing Landscape and Setting in the Anthropocene - Britain and Beyond (Palgrave). He writes about these subjects in both his academic and literary work. His first novel, The Nacullians (Epoque press) was published in 2020 and has been described by the Irish Times as 'a multi-layered treatise on memory and the stories we tell ourselves'. His second book, If the River is Hidden (Epoque press) is a collaborative hybrid-text written with poet and academic Dr Cherry Smyth and concerns their walk along Northern Ireland’s longest river, the Bann. His second novel Brick Dust is due to be published in 2025. He also also working on a second non-fiction book, Patchwork, about urban flora.
Among his diverse teaching, Craig leads the 3rd year module ‘Landscape, Evironment and Nature Writing’. As a walker and forager with knowledge of natural history and ecology, he is keen to work his interests into his pedagogic practices. He has won and been nominated for teaching awards several times.
Craig is also interested in Creative Writing theory, Irish literature and history, Art History and Medieval English literature. In 2013 he adapted the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf for the stage, which won ACE funding and an IdeasTap Brighton Fringe Award, which helped the show to tour over several years. Here’s a link to him speaking about his project and the poem itself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea1yuH5lJ64
He has published peer-reviewed research in publications such as New Writing: The International Journal of Creative Writing Theory and Practice, Journal of Creative Writing Studies, Archives and Records and Journal of Writing in Creative Practice. He is also a peer-reviewer for the journals New Writing: The International Journal of Creative Writing Theory and Practice, Journal of Creative Writing Studies and Writing in Practice.
Craig’s fiction has been published widely in places such as New Writing, Text and époque press ezine. His plays have had both amateur and professional productions and he has had work commissioned from institutions such as The National Archives, The Booth Museum of Natural History, The Royal Pavilion and the Theatre Royal Brighton.
He currently supervises a number of PhD students on a variey of subjects ranging from folklore, psychogrography, and the literary representation of landscape and environment. He is interested in supervising subjects relating the representation of landscape and place, theoretical and disciplinary issues in Creative Writing and is happy to supervise traditional, ficto-critical or creative projects.
He is represented by Laura Macdoughall of United Agents
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Supervisory Interests
I am interested in supervising critical, ficto-critical and creative projects that explore the representation of landscape, creation of place and how writing affects perception and valuation of our environments. I am also interested in projects that explore the history, theory and status of Creative Writing as a subject.
Research interests
Craig Jordan-Baker is interested in the literary representation of landscape, place and nature and is currently co-editing (with Dr Philippa Holloway) Writing Landscape and Setting in the Anthropocene - Britain and Beyond (Palgrave). He writes about these subjects in both his academic and literary work. His first novel, The Nacullians (Epoque press) was published in 2020 and has been described by the Irish Times as 'a multi-layered treatise on memory and the stories we tell ourselves'. His second book, If the River is Hidden (Epoque press) is a collaborative hybrid-text written with poet and academic Dr Cherry Smyth and concerns their walk along Northern Ireland’s longest river, the Bann.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Philosophy, University of Sussex
1 Sept 2007 → 1 Nov 2012
Award Date: 12 Nov 2013
Master, Creative and Critical Writing, University of Sussex
1 Sept 2005 → 1 Jun 2006
Award Date: 20 Jun 2006
Bachelor, Creative Writing, University of Bedfordshire
1 Sept 2001 → 1 Jun 2004
Award Date: 1 Jul 2004
External positions
External Examiner , University of Bedfordshire
1 Sept 2019 → 1 Oct 2023
External Examiner, University of Bolton
1 Sept 2018 → 1 Jun 2022
Keywords
- PR English literature
- Creative Writing
- Creative Writing Theory
- Psychogeography
- Aesthetics
- landscape
- Nature Writing
- B Philosophy (General)
- History of Ideas
- Philosophy of language
- P Philology. Linguistics
- History of Linguistics
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CAPONEU: The Cartography of the Political Novel (CAPONEU)
Devenney, M. (PI), Kellond, J. (CoI), Primera Villamizar, G. (CoI), Connell, L. (CoI), Velickovic, V. (CoI), Jordan-Baker, C. (CoI), Vuković, M. (CoI), Bergman, E. (PI), Božić, Z. (CoI), Cha, K.-H. (CoI), Dakić, M. (CoI), Držaić, K. (CoI), Gawarecka, A. (CoI), Glavaš, Z. (CoI), Ivić, N. (CoI), Mackay, P. (CoI), Mizerkiewicz, T. (CoI), Perica, I. (PI), Peyroles, A. (CoI), Potok, M. (CoI), Prakash, S. (CoI), Štimec, M. P. (CoI), Schaub, C. (CoI), Stewart, P. (CoI), Talwar Windsor, T. (CoI) & Terzieva-Artemis, R. (CoI)
1/02/23 → 31/01/27
Project: EU / International
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BYOD: Bring your own device digital storytelling in museums
Jordan-Baker, C. (PI)
1/04/22 → 31/03/23
Project: Charities
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Writing Landscape and Setting in the Anthropocene: Britain and Beyond
Jordan-Baker, C. & Holloway, P. (Editor), 1 May 2024, Palgrave Macmillan.Research output: Book/Report › Book - edited › peer-review
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If the River is Hidden
Cherry Smyth, 24 Nov 2023, époque press. 128 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book - authored
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The Nacullians
Jordan-Baker, C., 20 Sept 2020, époque press. 240 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book - authored
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Language, landscape and setting
Jordan-Baker, C., 22 Feb 2019, In: New Writing. 17, 1, p. 3-12Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Managing hysteria: Exploring the writer’s voice through verbatim work
Jordan-Baker, C., 1 Apr 2019, In: Journal of Writing in Creative Practice. 12, 1-2, p. 237-248 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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External Examiner
Jordan-Baker, C. (Examiner)
1 Nov 2024Activity: External examination and supervision › Research degree
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External Examiner
Jordan-Baker, C. (Examiner)
1 Aug 2024 → 1 Jul 2027Activity: External examination and supervision › Taught course
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NAWE Conference 2023
Moriarty, J. (Presenter), Jordan-Baker, C. (Presenter) & Tondeur, L. (Presenter)
11 Mar 2023Activity: External talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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From Source To Mouth: Walking the River Bann
Jordan-Baker, C. (Member of expert group) & Smyth, C. (Member of expert group)
1 May 2021 → 30 Aug 2021Activity: External funding peer-review