Tanya Kirk

MA
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College positions
Fellow, Librarian, Tutor
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Background

Tanya Kirk was appointed Librarian at St John's in 2024. Prior to that, she had worked as a senior curator specialising in early printed books at the British Library. She has expertise in English literature, especially the history of genre fiction and the printing history of Shakespeare, and in the materiality of early books. She has extensive experience of making library collections accessible via exhibitions and public engagement.

Teaching

Publications

Gaiman, Neil, et al. Realms of Imagination : Essays from the Wide Worlds of Fantasy. Edited by Tanya Kirk and Matthew Sangster, British Library, 2023.

Shakespeare, William, et al. Shakespeare’s First Folio. Four-hundredth anniversary facsimile edition. Edited by Adrian S. Edwards and Tanya Kirk, British Library; Rizzoli Electa, 2023.