Introducing...Josh Weeks

Josh is conducting research into blurred representations of time in contemporary Latin American fiction. As part of the role, he co-convenes a research cluster around the theme of Languages of the Future. His research interests are broad, ranging from world literature – especially contemporary Latin American narrative – to the poetics and practicalities of knowledge exchange. This interdisciplinary approach, which has more recently led to a growing interest in the Medical Humanities, is influenced by his background in Cultural Analysis. 

Prior to his current role, he held another postdoc position at UCL East's School for the Creative and Cultural Industries (SCCI), where he worked under the mentorship of the School's inaugural Director, Haidy Geismar. His project was about narrativising the work of the National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange (NCACE): a Bloomsbury-based initiative that fosters knowledge exchange between Higher Education and the arts and culture sectors. The project formed part of the AHRC-funded StoryArcs programme run by the Story Society at Bath Spa University.

Previously, he was a 2022 Finishing Fellow at the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA), University of Amsterdam, where he also completed his PhD (May 2023). He wrote his thesis on the relationship between aesthetics and neoliberalism in the work of Chilean author Roberto Bolaño.