I am Udith Dematagoda, a UK-based academic and writer and the founder/publisher/Editor in Chief of Hyperidean Press. I split my time between the UK and continental Europe, focusing on modernist studies, editorial histories, and cross-cultural publishing. My work spans academia, publishing, and editorial projects. I have published monographs and edited volumes, organised international conferences, and served on editorial boards. I am passionate about linking literary theory, ideological aesthetics, and technocultural contexts across global modernisms, with ongoing projects in Wyndham Lewis, Nabokov, and related areas.

Udith Dematagoda

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I am Udith Dematagoda, a UK-based academic and writer and the founder/publisher/Editor in Chief of Hyperidean Press. I split my time between the UK and continental Europe, focusing on modernist studies, editorial histories, and cross-cultural publishing. My work spans academia, publishing, and editorial projects. I have published monographs and edited volumes, organised international conferences, and served on editorial boards. I am passionate about linking literary theory, ideological aesthetics, and technocultural contexts across global modernisms, with ongoing projects in Wyndham Lewis, Nabokov, and related areas.

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I am Udith Dematagoda, a UK-based academic and writer and the founder/publisher/Editor in Chief of Hyperidean Press. I split my time between the UK and continental Europe, focusing on modernist studies, editorial histories, and cross-cultural publishing.

My work spans academia, publishing, and editorial projects. I have published monographs and edited volumes, organised international conferences, and served on editorial boards. I am passionate about linking literary theory, ideological aesthetics, and technocultural contexts across global modernisms, with ongoing projects in Wyndham Lewis, Nabokov, and related areas.

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Experience Level

Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent
Russian
Intermediate
French
Advanced
German
Advanced
Japanese
Intermediate

Work Experience

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter (Research Assistant) - Temporary Cover Position at University of Stuttgart, Department of English and American Studies
October 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025
Temporary cover position; contributed to research and teaching support within the Department.
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter (Research Assistant) at University of Konstanz, Department of English and American Studies
November 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024
Attached to Research Project.
Assistant Professor at Waseda Institute for Advanced Study, Waseda University
September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2023
Three-year fixed-term appointment; research and teaching responsibilities.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Zukunftskolleg, University of Konstanz
November 1, 2017 - September 1, 2020
Postdoctoral fellowship.
Director of Corporate Communications at Human Dynamics International Development Consultancy (now DAI after merger)
September 1, 2016 - October 31, 2017
Wrote project tenders for EU Aid, DFID UK, World Bank; contributed to acquiring €20M in project funding.
Lecteur d’anglais at University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2014
Lecturer in English.
Maître de Langue at University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (Côte d'Azur University)
September 1, 2012 - August 31, 2013
Language Master.
Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Glasgow
September 1, 2010 - August 31, 2012
Graduate teaching assistant duties.

Education

PhD in English Literature at University of Glasgow
September 1, 2010 - June 27, 2016
Postgraduate Diploma in Russian Language at University of Glasgow
September 1, 2009 - June 4, 2010
MA in Creative Writing and English Literature at University of Manchester
September 1, 2008 - December 18, 2009
MA (hons) in Comparative Literature and Slavonic Studies at University of Glasgow
September 1, 2004 - July 26, 2008

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Industry Experience

Education, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Other

Experience Level

Intermediate

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