Professor Clair Wills FBA

20th-century British and Irish cultural history; contemporary writing; the literature and social history of migration
Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
2020
Subjects
History, Literature

Current post

University of Cambridge King Edward VII Professor of English Literature

Other Fellows of the British Academy

Professor Nigel Leask FBA

Literature & culture of the 'long Romantic period', with a focus on empire, nation & travel writing. My recent focus is Scottish literature & thought 1750-1850, with a special emphasis on Robert Burns & his poetic & intellectual circle.

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Professor Stefan Collini FBA

Intellectual history and literary criticism

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Professor Arne Westad FBA

Modern history of China; 20th century international & transnatioanl history; Cold War history; comparative history of revolutions & political change; the public practice of history

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