dr. D. Kersten (Dennis)
Universitair docent - Afdeling Moderne Talen en Culturen
Universitair docent - Radboud Institute for Culture and History
Dr Dennis Kersten specializes in literature in English, particularly contemporary British fiction. His current research focuses on literary Metamodernism and the question how contemporary life writing, especially the biographical genre, is responding to the perceived demise of Postmodernism.
He gives public lectures about his Metamodernism research as well as topics like British history and (popular) culture, incl. The Beatles.
Kersten was a member of the steering committee of the international and interdisciplinary AHRC-funded "Metamodernism" network (2018-2019 and 2021-2023). He is currently the Chair of the Board of the European Journal of Life Writing.
He teaches in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at Radboud University. He is the programme coordinator of Arts and Culture Studies and Samenleving, Taal en Cultuur.
- Metamodernisme, life writing