Activities per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Queer identities and child rights in youth literature; human rights discourses; literary theory and criticism.
Academic / Professional qualifications
MSc (Distinction), University of Edinburgh
Academic / Professional qualifications
Juris Doctor, Florida State University College of Law (2007)
Personal Statement
I am interested in queer identities in youth literature from a human rights perspective, with a particular focus on queer rights and legal debates in the UK. Prior to returning to university for a PhD, I practiced law in the US for ten years. I have taught at the university-level as a tutor and am also the Executive Editor of the journal International Research in Children's Literature.
Education/Academic qualification
Florida State University, College of Law
Master of Science, Universty of Edinburgh
External positions
Executive Editor, International Research in Children's Literature
Feb 2018 → …Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where Josh Simpson is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Queerness
Arts & Humanities
Deaf
Arts & Humanities
Deaf Culture
Arts & Humanities
Embodiment
Arts & Humanities
Fiction
Arts & Humanities
Sexual
Arts & Humanities
Discourse
Arts & Humanities
Literary Theory
Arts & Humanities
Activities 2017 2019
Transatlantic Conversations: Research on Diversity in Youth Literature
Josh Simpson (Organiser)8 Aug 2019 → 10 Aug 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of major conference
Radical Young People’s Literature and Culture
Josh Simpson (Speaker)29 Mar 2019 → 30 Mar 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference