Jennifer Batt
Academic Position:
Postdoctoral Project Co-ordinator
Research Interests:
Eighteenth century; History of the Book
Dr Jennifer Batt's research focuses on eighteenth century literature, and is informed by an engagement with the History of the Book and digital humanities. She is particularly interested in uncovering the ways 'ordinary' eighteenth century men and women engaged with literature as readers and writers. Her work on Stephen Duck explores (among other things) the ways a labouring-class writer who grew up in a rural village might find ways of participating in mainstream literary culture, while her work on newspapers and magazines reveals the ways in which these media made literary culture available to an ever-increasing readership across the country. She is a Postdoctoral Project Coordinator for the Digital Miscellanies Index project; she is highly interested in the fundamental role that miscellanies play in shaping eighteenth century poetic culture.
| # | Resource Title | Description | Contributor |
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| 1 | Stephen Duck | Briefly, in 1730, the most talked about poet in England was an agricultural labourer. The story of… | Jennifer Batt |
| 2 | Mary Leapor | A servant maid who died in relative obscurity at the age of just twenty-four, Mary Leapor (1722-… | Jennifer Batt |
| 3 | Eighteenth century labouring-class writing | By Jennifer Batt In 1758, Samuel Johnson noted that the itch of scribbling had seized the nation… | Jennifer Batt |
| 4 | Mary Leapor | Dr Jennifer Batt talks about Mary Leapor, an 18th Century kitchen maid who wrote accomplished… | Jennifer Batt |
| 5 | Mary Leapor | Dr Jennifer Batt talks about Mary Leapor, an 18th Century kitchen maid who wrote accomplished… | Jennifer Batt |
| 6 | 18th Century Labouring Class Poetry | Dr Jennifer Batt gives a talk on Stephen Duck, one of the 18th Century labouring-class poets | Jennifer Batt |
| 7 | 18th Century Labouring Class Poetry | Dr Jennifer Batt gives a talk on Stephen Duck, one of the 18th Century labouring-class poets | Jennifer Batt |