Nick Groom | |
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| Born | 1966 (age 58–59) |
| Nationality | British |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Bedford Modern School |
| Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
| Thesis | Thomas Percy’s Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Its Context, Presentation, and Reception |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | English Literature |
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Nicholas Michael Groom FRSA (born 1966) is Professor of English Literature at the University of Macau, an author on subjects ranging from the history of the Union Jack,[1][2] to Thomas Chatterton,[3][4] has edited several books and regularly appears on television, radio and at literary festivals as an authority on English Literature, seasonal customs, J. R. R. Tolkien, the 'Gothic' and 'British' and 'English' identities.[5][6][7][8][9] Due to his extensive work on the Goth subculture, especially on the history of vampires, he has become known as the 'Prof of Goth' in the media and has written several articles on the Goth scene, including essays on the singer, Nick Cave.
- ^ Mike Phillips (24 June 2006). "Review: The Union Jack: The Story of the British Flag by Nick Groom". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "The Union Jack: The story of the British flag, by Nick Groom". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "System Cookie Warning". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Lamb, Jonathan (20 September 2001). "Jonathan Lamb reviews 'Thomas Chatterton and Romantic Culture' by Nick Groom · LRB 20 September 2001". London Review of Books. 23 (18). Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ CURRICULUM VITAE, Prof. Nick Groom, MA, DPhil (Oxon.), FRSA, University of Exeter
- ^ "Groom, Nick 1966-". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Literary Encyclopedia - Profile of Nick Groom". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "A Very British Union Flag - The Symbol Of Union Which In Reality Is Anything But - Flagmakers". Flagmakers. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Nick Groom, Alright, Jack? Conflict and Cohesion in Britain, 2005-10, Reconceiving the British Isles: The Literature of the Archipelago, Series Editor: John Brannigan, General Editor: P.J. Mathews, Series 4: (Spring 2010)