Professor David Shepherd

Title: Professor of Cultural Theory
Phone: (+44) 01782 734585
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Location: Chancellor’s Building CBA1.050
Role: Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Library and Information Strategy
Contacting me: by e-mail or via my PA on (+44) 01782 734586

I came to Keele as Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Cultural Theory in April 2009. Before this I was a Lecturer in Russian at Manchester University from 1983 to 1994, and Professor of Russian at Sheffield from 1994 to 2009. Between 2004 and 2007 I was President of the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies, and in 2012 joined the Committee of DASSH-UK, the national forum for Deans and leaders of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities disciplines in Higher Education Institutions. I am a member of the AHRC Peer Review College, and of Sub-Panel 28 (Modern Languages and Linguistics) for REF 2014.

My principal research interests lie in three areas:

  • twentieth-century Russian culture, where I have pioneered new, multidisciplinary approaches;
  • critical and cultural theory, with particular reference to the work of Mikhail Bakhtin and the Bakhtin Circle (I was the founding Director of the Bakhtin Centre at Sheffield University);
  • digital humanities, with particular reference to the developing role of e-Science in arts and humanities research (for several years I was Director of Sheffield University’s Humanities Research Institute, a leading centre for the digital humanities).

Selected Publications

  • SHEPHERD D. 2009. Dialogism. In Handbook of narratology. Hühn P, Pier J, Schmid W, Schonert J (Eds.). De Gruyter.
  • SHEPHERD D. 2006. A Feeling for History? Bakhtin and `The Problem of Great Time'. The Slavonic and East European Review, vol. 84(1), 32-51. full text>
  • Shepherd D. 2006. A feeling for history? Bakhtin and 'The problem of great time'. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW (vol. 84, pp. 32-+). link>
  • Shepherd DG. 2006. Imia ou prozvishche? Bakhtin, Gogol e a história do riso. In Vinte ensaios sobre Mikhail Bakhtin. Faraco CA, Tezza C, Castro GD (Eds.). Vozes.
  • Shepherd D. 2005. Bakhtinian perspectives on language, literacy and learning. RUSSIAN REVIEW, vol. 64(4), 694-695. link>

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Books

  • Shepherd DG, Brandist C, Tikhanov G. Shepherd DG, Brandist C, Tikhanov G (Eds.). 2004. The Bakhtin circle: In the Master's Absence. Manchester Univ Pr.
  • Barta PI, Miller PA, Platter C, Shepherd D. Barta PI, Miller PA, Platter C, Shepherd D (Eds.). 2001. Carnivalizing difference: Bakhtin and the Other. Psychology Press.
  • Hirschkop K and Shepherd DG. Kirschkop K and Shepherd DG (Eds.). 2001. Bakhtin and cultural theory. Manchester Univ Pr.

Journal Articles

  • SHEPHERD D. 2006. A Feeling for History? Bakhtin and `The Problem of Great Time'. The Slavonic and East European Review, vol. 84(1), 32-51. full text>
  • Shepherd D. 2005. Bakhtinian perspectives on language, literacy and learning. RUSSIAN REVIEW, vol. 64(4), 694-695. link>
  • Shepherd D. 2005. Conversations with Lotman: Cultural semiotics in language, literature, and cognition. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW, vol. 100, 885-886. link>
  • Shepherd D. 2004. Flesh to metal: Soviet literature and the alchemy of revolution. AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW, vol. 109(4), 1340-1341. link> doi>
  • Shepherd D. 2004. New myth, new world: From Nieftzsche to stalinism. SLAVIC REVIEW, vol. 63(2), 436-437. link> doi>
  • Shepherd D. 2003. Imia or Prozvishche? Bakhtin, Gogol and the history of laughter. ESSAYS IN POETICS, vol. 28, 181-201. link>
  • Shepherd DG. 2001. "Communicating with other worlds": contrasting views of carnival in recent Russian and Western work on Bakhtin. Dialog. Karnaval Khronotop, vol. 4, 151-168.
  • Shepherd D. 2001. Transcultural experiments: Russian and American models of creative communication. SLAVIC REVIEW, vol. 60(2), 460-462. link> doi>
  • Shepherd D. 1999. Text counter text: Rereadings in Russian literary history. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW, vol. 94, 902-903. link> doi>
  • Shepherd D. 1998. Bakhtin in contexts: Across the disciplines. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW, vol. 76(4), 728-730. link>
  • Shepherd D. 1998. Metapoesis: The Russian tradition from Pushkin to Chekhov. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW, vol. 93, 905-906. link> doi>
  • Hitchcock P and Shepherd D. 1998. The Bakhtin Centre and the state of the archive: An interview with David Shepherd (director of the center at the University of Sheffield). SOUTH ATLANTIC QUARTERLY, vol. 97(3-4), 753-772. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1996. CARNIVALS AND COMMONPLACES - BAKHTIN CHRONOTOPE, CULTURAL STUDIES, AND FILM - MONTGOMERY,MV. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW, vol. 74(1), 133. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1995. TOWARD A PHILOSOPHY OF THE ACT - BAKHTIN,MM, HOLQUIST,M, EDITOR, LIAPUNOV,V, TRANSLATOR-EDITOR. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW, vol. 90, 813-814. link> doi>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1995. LITERARY TRADITION AND PRACTICE IN RUSSIAN CULTURE - PAPERS FROM AN INTERNATIONAL-CONFERENCE ON THE OCCASION OF THE 70TH BIRTHDAY OF LOTMAN,YURII,MIKHAILOVICH - RUSSIAN CULTURE, STRUCTURE AND TRADITION - POLUKHINA,V, ANDREW,J, REID,R. ESSAYS IN POETICS, vol. 20, 182-185. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1995. RUSSIAN EXPERIMENTAL FICTION - RESISTING IDEOLOGY AFTER UTOPIA - CLOWES,EW. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW, vol. 73(1), 124-125. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1994. THE 'DEATH OF IVAN ILICH' - AN INTERPRETATION - JAHN,GR. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW, vol. 72(4), 680-685. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1994. TOLSTOI ART AND THOUGHT, 1847-1880 - ORWIN,DT. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW, vol. 72(4), 680-685. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1994. TOLSTOI PIERRE-BEZUKHOV - A PSYCHOANALYTIC-STUDY - RANCOURLAFERRIERE,D. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW, vol. 72(4), 680-685. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1993. A HISTORY OF MODERN CRITICISM, 1750-1950, VOL 7, GERMAN, RUSSIAN, AND EASTERN-EUROPEAN CRITICISM, 1900-1950 - WELLEK,R. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW, vol. 88, 1045-1046. link> doi>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1993. CONVERSION, REVERSION AND SUBVERSION IN TOLSTOI THE 'DEATH OF IVAN ILICH'. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW, vol. 71(3), 401-416. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1993. KHARMS,DANIIL AND THE POETICS OF THE ABSURD - ESSAYS AND MATERIALS - CORNWELL,N. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW, vol. 71(2), 314-315. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1993. THE THOUGHT OF BAKHTIN,MIKHAIL - FROM WORD TO CULTURE - DANOW,DK. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW, vol. 71(1), 149-150. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1992. WRITINGS ON LITERATURE - TRUBETZKOY,NS, LIBERMAN,A, EDITOR/TRANSLATOR. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW, vol. 87, 1053. link> doi>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1990. LITERARY STRUCTURE, EVOLUTION, AND VALUE, RUSSIAN FORMALISM AND CZECH STRUCTURALISM RECONSIDERED - STRIEDTER,J. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW, vol. 85, 1054-1055. link> doi>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1990. POTEBNYA,ALEXANDER,A. PSYCHOLINGUISTIC THEORY OF LITERATURE - A METACRITICAL INQUIRY - FIZER,J. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW, vol. 68(3), 538-539. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1989. DUTCH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL-CONGRESS OF SLAVISTS, SOFIA, SEPTEMBER 14-22, 1988, LITERATURE - VANHOLK,A. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW, vol. 67(4), 626-627. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1989. LANGUAGE IN LITERATURE - JAKOBSON,R, POMORSKA,K, RUDY,S. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW, vol. 84, 1049-1050. link> doi>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1989. LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, LINGUISTICS, IN HONOR OF WHITFIELD,FRANCIS,J. ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY, MARCH 25, 1986 - FLIER,MS, KARLINSKY,S. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW, vol. 67(1), 128. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1988. SPEECH GENRES AND OTHER LATE ESSAYS - BAKHTIN,MM, EMERSON,C, HOLQUIST,M, EDITOR. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW, vol. 83, 808-809. link> doi>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1988. LITERATURE AND HISTORY - THEORETICAL PROBLEMS AND RUSSIAN CASE STUDIES - MORSON,GS. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW, vol. 66(2), 270-271. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1986. BAKHTIN SCHOOL PAPERS - SHUKMAN,A. QUINQUEREME-NEW STUDIES IN MODERN LANGUAGES, vol. 9(2), 246-248. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1986. THE SEMIOTICS OF RUSSIAN CULTURAL HISTORY - LOTMAN,IM, GINSBURG,LY, USPENSKY,BA. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW, vol. 64(3), 453-456. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1986. CANON FODDER, PROBLEMS IN THE READING OF A SOVIET PRODUCTION NOVEL. ESSAYS IN POETICS, vol. 11(1), 22-43. link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1986. A THEORY OF PARODY - THE TEACHINGS OF 20TH-CENTURY ART-FORMS - HUTCHEON,L. POETICS TODAY, vol. 7(4), 790-793. link> doi>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1986. THE AUTHORITY OF MEANINGS AND THE MEANINGS OF AUTHORITY - SOME PROBLEMS IN THE THEORY OF READING. POETICS TODAY, vol. 7(1), 129-145. link> doi>

Chapters

  • SHEPHERD D. 2009. Dialogism. In Handbook of narratology. Hühn P, Pier J, Schmid W, Schonert J (Eds.). De Gruyter.
  • Shepherd DG. 2006. Imia ou prozvishche? Bakhtin, Gogol e a história do riso. In Vinte ensaios sobre Mikhail Bakhtin. Faraco CA, Tezza C, Castro GD (Eds.). Vozes.
  • SHEPHERD D. 2005. ‘“Not created by Flaubert”: Bakhtin and the temptation of cultural history. In Word, music, history. Fleĭshman L, Safran G, Wachtel M (Eds.). Scythian Books.
  • Shepherd DG. 2005. Bakhtin's Thought: Dialogism, Disjuncure, Discordance. In La quadrature du cercle Bakhtine. Zbinden K and Henking IW (Eds.). CTL. Centre de traduction littéraire.
  • Shepherd DG. 2004. Bakhtin i chitatel. In Бахтинский сборник. Махлин ВЛ (Ed.).
  • SHEPHERD D. 2004. Reintroducing the Bakhtin Circle. In The Bakhtin circle. Shepherd DG, Brandist C, Tihanov G (Eds.). Manchester Univ Pr.
  • SHEPHERD D. 2002. Bakhtin and the methodologies of the human sciences: the problem of the text. In Bakhtin and His Intellectual Ambience. Gdansk University Press.
  • SHEPHERD D, Barta PI, Miller PA, Platter C. 2001. Introduction. Beginning the dialogue: Bakhtin and others. In Carnivalizing difference. Barta PI, Miller PA, Platter C, Shepherd D (Eds.). Psychology Press.
  • Shepherd DG. 2001. "Communicating with other worlds": contrasting views of carnival in recent Russian and Western Work on Bakhtin. In Mikhail Bakhtin: Pro et Contras. Tvorchestvo i nasledie M.M. Bakhtina v kontekste mirovoi kul'tury. Isupov KG, Бурлака Д, отделение РАОС-З, институт РХГ (Eds.). Sankt-Peterburg : Izd-vo Russkogo Khristianskogo gumanitarnogo in-ta, 2002..
  • SHEPHERD D. 2001. Bakhtin and the reader. In Bakhtin and cultural theory. Hirschkop K and Shepherd DG (Eds.). Manchester Univ Pr.
  • SHEPHERD D. Imia or prozvishche? Bakhtin, Gogol and the history of laughter. In Gogol 2002: Gogol and others. Andrew J and Reid R (Eds.).
  • Shepherd DG, Medvedev, I, Medvedeva, D. IN PRESS: The polyphony of the Circle. In Mikhail Bakhtin and His Times. Thomson, C (Ed.). University of Toronto Press.

Other

  • Shepherd D. 2006. A feeling for history? Bakhtin and 'The problem of great time'. SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN REVIEW (vol. 84, pp. 32-+). link>
  • SHEPHERD D. 1993. (MIS)REPRESENTING BAKHTIN - INTRODUCTION. BAKHTIN CARNIVAL AND OTHER SUBJECTS (vol. 3, pp. R14-R32). link>