Dr Eileen Pollard SFHEA
Senior Lecturer in Academic Development
My profile
Biography
I previously worked as a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Chester and then as a Learner Developer at Manchester Metropolitan University. I have over ten years experience teaching in HE and I joined UTA as a Lecturer in Academic Development in February 2022.
Research outputs
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Pollard, E. (2019) Origin and ellipsis in the writing of Hilary Mantel: An elliptical dialogue with the thinking of Jacques Derrida.
Pollard, E., Carpenter, G. (2018) Hilary Mantel: Contemporary Critical Perspectives.
Pollard, E., Schoene, B. (2018) British Literature in Transition, 1980–2000: Accelerated Times.
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Chapters in books
Pollard, E. (2020) '‘The revenant is going to come’: Sex and Rottenness in the Communities of Hilary Mantel and Nicola Barker.' The Evil Body. pp. 143-152.
Pollard, E., Schoene, B.J. (2018) 'No such thing as society: the novel under neoliberalism.' In Pollard, E., Schoene, B.J. (ed.) British Literature in Transition, 1980-2000: Accelerated Times. Cambridge University Press,
Pollard, E. (2018) '‘Between the Real and the Imagined’: Hilary Mantel’s Craft.' Hilary Mantel: Contemporary Critical Perspectives. pp. 147-155.
Pollard, E., Carpenter, G. (2018) '‘What Cannot Be Fixed, Measured, Confined’: The Mobile Texts of Hilary Mantel.' Hilary Mantel: Contemporary Critical Perspectives. pp. 1-12.
Pollard, E. (2018) 'Making History Otherwise: Learning to Talk and The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher.' Hilary Mantel: Contemporary Critical Perspectives. pp. 41-56.
Pollard, E., Schoene, B. (2018) 'Introduction.' pp. 1-22.
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Media
Pollard, E. Teaching English Using Compassion, TEDx UoChester.
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Internet publications
Aldred, S., Pollard, E. (2022) Imagined universities and blank spaces for dreams. https://wonkhe.com/blogs/imagined-universities/.
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Journal articles
Pollard, E. (2024) 'Back to the future: everything you wish you’d asked Derrida about ChatGPT when you had the chance!.' Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies,
Andrew, M.B., Dobbins, K., Pollard, E., Mueller, B., Middleton, R. (2023) 'Editorial: The role of compassion in higher education practices.' Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 20(3) pp. 1-12.
Pollard, E., McCabe, O. (2023) '‘To teach in varied communities not only our paradigms must shift but also the way we think, write, speak’ (hooks, 1994): creating resources to address the BAME awarding gap.' Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (26)
Pollard, E. (2021) '“He was struck out. Deleted”: we need to talk about Wesley in Nicola Barker’s Behindlings.' Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction, 64(1) pp. 1-12.
Pollard, E. (2018) 'Building Compassion Capacity: Chester Retold and Storyhouse, a Case Study.' Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 6(3) pp. 75-82.
Pollard, E.J. (2017) '‘When the Reservoir Comes’: Drowned Villages, Community and Nostalgia in Contemporary British Fiction.' C21 Literature: Journal of 21st-Century Writings, 5(3)
Pollard, E.J. (2015) 'Mind what gap?: An interview with Hilary Mantel.' Textual Practice, 29(6) pp. 1035-1044.
Pollard, E.J. (2015) '‘Mind what gap?’: an interview with Hilary Mantel.' Textual Practice,
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Conference papers
Powell, S., Pollard, E., McCabe, O. (2022) 'Hypocrisy or Authentic Agitation: Reflections on Addressing the HE Awarding Gap..' In Mobilities in Higher Education. Society for Research in Higher Education..