Jonathan Ford

Dr Jon Ford is Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Literary and Translation Studies at XJTLU. Jon gained his PhD in English Literature at the University of Nottingham, on a comparative study of the early writings of Robert Southey and Percy Shelley. Jon has been at XJTLU since 2013 and was previously Deputy Director of the Language Centre. His areas of interest include the history of Shakespeare in China and the afterlives of Percy Shelley.

Global Shakespeare

Shakespeare and popular culture

Travel writing

Percy Shelley

Jane Austen

Children's Literature

Poetry of the First World War

Integrated Learning Manager, Language Centre, 2016-18

Deputy Director, Language Centre, 2018-20

Year 1 Coordinator, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020-22

Exams Officer, Department of Literature, 2020-22

Programme Director, BA English Studies, 2022-25

Teaching Innovation Lead, Department of Literary and Translation Studies, 2024-

ENG004 Thinking Shakespeare

HSS001 Explore Humanities and Social Sciences

HSS004 Creativity in Action

LNG002 Introduction to English Studies

LIT101 Introduction to Literary Studies

LIT102 Literature in Context

LIT204 Jane Austen

LIT205 Tragedy in the Age of Shakespeare

Bond-Byron PhD Scholarship, University of Nottingham