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Robert Yeates
 
Organization
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Lecturer
Position
Lecturer
Contact information
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Homepage
https://robertyeates.wordpress.com/
Other name(s)
Robert Anthony Yeates
Profile

My research interests center around C19th-21st Anglophone literatures and the digital humanities. My first monograph, American Cities in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction (UCL Press, 2021), looks at representations of urban ruin in American fiction in a range of media, from early examples of science fiction in mainstream and pulp magazines, through blockbuster film, golden age radio drama, video games, and recent transmedia franchises. I argue that these post-apocalyptic representations of the American city are uniquely suited for explorations of contemporary urban issues, and that creators harness the singular affordances of emerging and developing media to create their immersive and compelling fictional worlds.

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Degree

  • MLIS ( 2020   University of British Columbia )

  • PhD ( 2017   University of Exeter )

  • MA ( 2013   University of Tulsa )

  • BA ( 2011   University of Leicester )

Research Interests

  • archives

  • digital humanities

  • speculative fiction

  • race

  • Anglophone literature

Research Areas

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / History of Europe and America

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / English literature and literature in the English language

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Library and information science, humanistic and social informatics

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Literature in general

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Library and information science, humanistic and social informatics

Education

  • University of British Columbia   School of Information   MLIS

    2019.1 - 2020.3

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    Country： Canada

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  • University of Exeter   English   PhD

    2013.9 - 2017.1

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    Country： United Kingdom

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  • University of Tulsa   English   MA

    2011.8 - 2013.5

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    Country： United States

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  • University of Leicester   English and American Studies   BA

    2007.9 - 2011.7

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    Country： United Kingdom

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Research History

  • Okayama University   School of Letters   Associate professor

    2025

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    Country：Japan

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  • Okayama University   School of Letters   Senior assistant professor

    2020 - 2025

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  • University of British Columbia   School of Information   Graduate student, graduate research assistant

    2019 - 2020

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    Country：Canada

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  • Nagoya University of Commerce and Business   Faculty of International Studies   Lecturer

    2017 - 2019

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    Country：Japan

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  • University of Exeter   English   Doctoral student, graduate teaching assistant

    2013 - 2017

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    Country：United Kingdom

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  • University of Tulsa   English   Graduate student, graduate teaching assistant

    2011 - 2013

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    Country：United States

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Professional Memberships

  • Society for Caribbean Studies

    2024

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  • British Association for American Studies

    2011

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Papers

  • Confronting Race and Racism in the Post-Apocalyptic American City Invited Reviewed

    Robert Yeates

    Fantastic Cities: American Urban Spaces in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror   118 - 134   2022.1

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  • Post-Apocalyptic Worldbuilding in Webcomics Invited Reviewed International journal

    Robert Yeates

    Imaginaires postapocalyptiques: Comment penser l'après   173 - 189   2021.11

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  • Décadence urbaine et Hors-la-loi sexuels dans l’univers de Blade Runner Reviewed

    Robert Yeates, Simon Bréan

    ReS Futurae   ( 17 )   2021.7

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    Authorship：Lead author   Language：French   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：OpenEdition  

    DOI： 10.4000/resf.9308

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  • Serial fiction podcasting and participatory culture: Fan influence and representation in The Adventure Zone Reviewed

    Robert Yeates

    European Journal of Cultural Studies   23 ( 2 )   223 - 243   2020.4

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    Authorship：Lead author,　Corresponding author   Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：{SAGE} Publications  

    DOI： 10.1177/1367549418786420

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  • On the phraseology of the linking adverbial besides Reviewed

    Sugene Kim, Robert Yeates

    Journal of English for Academic Purposes   40   44 - 52   2019.7

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    Authorship：Last author   Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)  

    DOI： 10.1016/j.jeap.2019.05.006

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  • "History Bleeds": Graphically Recording Time in Maus and Safe Area Goražde Invited

    Robert Yeates

    NUCB Journal of Language, Culture and Communication   ( 19 )   39 - 45   2017.10

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  • Gender and Ethnicity in Post-Apocalyptic Suburbia Reviewed

    Robert Yeates

    Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts   27 ( 3 )   411 - 434   2017.7

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  • Urban Decay and Sexual Outlaws in the Blade Runner Universe Reviewed

    Robert Yeates

    Science Fiction Studies   44 ( 1 )   65 - 83   2017.4

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  • Zombie Cities: Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction and the Metropolis

    Robert Yeates

    2017.1

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    Authorship：Lead author,　Corresponding author   Language：English   Publishing type：Doctoral thesis  

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  • Set Design Reviewed

    Robert Yeates

    The Pocket Instructor: Literature, 101 Exercises for the College Classroom   170 - 173   2015.11

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  • "The Unshriven Dead, Zombies on the Loose": African and Caribbean Religious Heritage in Toni Morrison's Beloved Reviewed

    Robert Yeates

    MFS - Modern Fiction Studies   61 ( 3 )   515 - 537   2015.10

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    DOI： 10.1353/mfs.2015.0033

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  • Bioshock and the Uncanny: The City of Rapture as Haunted House Reviewed International journal

    Robert Yeates

    Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction   44 ( 1 )   66 - 77   2015.4

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  • Post-Apocalyptic Narratives Reviewed

    Robert Yeates

    Comics Through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas   1693 - 1696   2014.10

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Books

  • American Cities in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction

    Robert Yeates（ Role： Sole author）

    UCL Press  2021.11 

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  • Review of The Race Card: From Gaming Technologies to Model Minorities by Tara Fickle

    Robert Yeates

    AC Review of Books   ( 3 )   10 - 12   2022.3

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    Authorship：Lead author,　Corresponding author   Language：English   Publishing type：Book review, literature introduction, etc.  

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  • Review of Popular Modernism and its Legacies: From Pop Literature to Video Games edited by Scott Ortolano

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    European Journal of American Culture   40 ( 3 )   253 - 255   2021.12

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  • Transmedia: A Star Wars Story. Review of Star Wars and the History of Transmedia Storytelling edited by Sean Guynes and Dan Hassler-Forest

    Robert Yeates

    Extrapolation   60 ( 2 )   219 - 222   2019.7

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    DOI： 10.3828/extr.2019.13

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  • Review of Fukushima and the Arts: Negotiating Nuclear Disaster edited by Barbara Geilhorn and Kristina Iwata-Weickgenannt

    Robert Yeates

    InVisible Culture: An Electronic Journal for Visual Culture   2017.10

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  • Review of Stranger Things season 1 directed by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, and Shawn Levy Invited

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    European Journal of American Culture   36 ( 1 )   76 - 78   2017.3

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  • Review of Racial Realignment: The Transformation of American Liberalism, 1932–1965 by Eric Schickler

    Robert Yeates

    U.S. Studies Online   2016.8

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  • Review of Rhetoric of Modern Death in American Living Dead Films by Outi Hakola International journal

    Robert Yeates

    U.S. Studies Online   2016.3

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  • Review of The Unexamined Orwell by John Rodden International journal

    Robert Yeates

    MFS Modern Fiction Studies   59 ( 4 )   883 - 886   2013.10

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  • Review of Color Me English: Migration and Belonging Before and After 9/11 by Caryl Phillips International journal

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    The Black Scholar   41 ( 4 )   59 - 60   2011.10

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  • What Do English or Creative Writing Have to Say to an Age of Austerity?

    Robert Yeates

    Wordplay: The Magazine of the English Subject Centre   5   42 - 42   2011.6

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Presentations

  • “Build a Better Day After”: Reclaiming Urban Space in the Post-Apocalypse Invited

    Robert Yeates

    La ville postapocalyptique comme objet critique dans l’imaginaire nord-américain: perspectives pluridisciplinaires  2024.10.4 

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Class subject in charge

  • Introductory Seminar in Humanities （2024academic year） Fourth semester  - 水1～2

  • Introduction to English Literature （2024academic year） 3rd and 4th semester  - 火3～4

  • Lecture on English Literature （2024academic year） 3rd and 4th semester  - 月3～4

  • Seminar in English Literature （2024academic year） 3rd and 4th semester  - 木1～2

  • Seminar in American Literature 1 （2024academic year） Late  - 木4

  • Modern and Contemporary American Literature 1 （2024academic year） Prophase  - 月4

  • English and American Literature （2024academic year） special  - その他

  • Seminar in English and American Literature 1 （2024academic year） special  - その他

  • Seminar in English and American Literature 2 （2024academic year） special  - その他

  • Research Seminar in English Language and Culture （2024academic year） 3rd and 4th semester  - 金1～2

  • Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction （2023academic year） Fourth semester  - 火5～6

  • Introductory Seminar in Humanities （2023academic year） Fourth semester  - 水1～2

  • Introduction to English Literature （2023academic year） 1st and 2nd semester  - 火7～8

  • Lecture on English Literature （2023academic year） 1st and 2nd semester  - 水1～2

  • Seminar in English Literature （2023academic year） 1st and 2nd semester  - 木1～2

  • Seminar in English Literature （2023academic year） 3rd and 4th semester  - 木1～2

  • Seminar in American Literature 2 （2023academic year） Late  - 月4

  • Modern American Literature 2 （2023academic year） Prophase  - 月4

  • English and American Literature （2023academic year） special  - その他

  • Seminar in English and American Literature 1 （2023academic year） special  - その他

  • Seminar in English and American Literature 2 （2023academic year） special  - その他

  • Research Seminar in English Language and Culture （2023academic year） 1st and 2nd semester  - 金1～2

  • Research Seminar in English Language and Culture （2023academic year） 3rd and 4th semester  - 金1～2

  • Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction （2022academic year） Third semester  - 火5～6

  • Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction （2022academic year） Fourth semester  - 火5～6

  • Introductory Seminar in Humanities （2022academic year） Fourth semester  - 水1～2

  • Introduction to English Literature （2022academic year） 1st and 2nd semester  - 火7～8

  • Lecture on English Literature （2022academic year） 1st and 2nd semester  - 水1～2

  • Seminar in English Literature （2022academic year） 1st and 2nd semester  - 木1～2

  • Seminar in English Literature （2022academic year） 3rd and 4th semester  - 木1～2

  • Seminar in American Literature 1 （2022academic year） Late  - 月4

  • Modern and Contemporary American Literature 1 （2022academic year） Prophase  - 月5

  • Reseach Seminar in English Language and Culture （2022academic year） 1st and 2nd semester  - 金1～2

  • Reseach Seminar in English Language and Culture （2022academic year） 3rd and 4th semester  - 金1～2

  • Introduction to audio fiction and podcasts （2021academic year） Third semester  - 金5～6

  • Introductory Seminar in Humanities （2021academic year） Fourth semester  - 水1

  • Introduction to English Literature （2021academic year） 1st and 2nd semester  - 火5～6

  • Lecture on English Literature （2021academic year） 1st and 2nd semester  - 水1～2

  • Seminar in English Literature （2021academic year） 1st and 2nd semester  - 木1～2

  • Seminar in English Literature （2021academic year） 3rd and 4th semester  - 木1～2

  • Seminar in American Literature 2 （2021academic year） Late  - 月4

  • Modern American Literature 2 （2021academic year） Prophase  - 月4

  • Reseach Seminar in English Language and Culture （2021academic year） 1st and 2nd semester  - 金1～2

  • Reseach Seminar in English Language and Culture （2021academic year） 3rd and 4th semester  - 金1～2

  • Introductory Seminar in Humanities （2020academic year） Third semester  - 水2

  • Introduction to English Literature a （2020academic year） 1st semester  - 火5,火6

  • Lecture on English Literature a （2020academic year） 1st semester  - 水1,水2

  • Lecture on English Literature b （2020academic year） Second semester  - 水1,水2

  • Seminar in English Literature a （2020academic year） 1st semester  - 木1,木2

  • Seminar in English Literature a （2020academic year） Third semester  - 木1,木2

  • Seminar in English Literature b （2020academic year） Second semester  - 木1,木2

  • Seminar in English Literature b （2020academic year） Fourth semester  - 木1,木2

  • Current Affairs in English 2a （2020academic year） Third semester  - 月1,月2

  • Current Affairs in English 2b （2020academic year） Fourth semester  - 月1,月2

  • Seminar in American Literature 1 （2020academic year） Late  - 月4

  • Modern and Contemporary American Literature 1 （2020academic year） Prophase  - 月4

  • Reading Practice in English 1a （2020academic year） 1st semester  - 月1,月2

  • Reading Practice in English 1b （2020academic year） Second semester  - 月1,月2

  • Seminar on English Literature and Culture （2020academic year） 3rd and 4th semester  - 木1,木2

  • Reseach Seminar in English Language and Culture （2020academic year） 1st semester  - 金1,金2

  • Reseach Seminar in English Language and Culture （2020academic year） Fourth semester  - 金1,金2

  • Reseach Seminar in English Language and Culture （2020academic year） Third semester  - 金1,金2

  • Reseach Seminar in English Language and Culture （2020academic year） Second semester  - 金1,金2

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Media Coverage

  • A Brief History of the End of the World in Science Fiction Internet

    UCL Press  UK  2025.1.2

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  • A Year as a Research Assistant with STOREE: Applying Theory to Practice Internet

    Supporting Open & Transparent Research Engagement & Exchange  Canada  2020.6

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  • Describing items in the DTES RAP to make them easier to find Internet

    Downtown Eastside Research Access Portal  Canada  2019.1

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  • 【講義レポート】Robert Yeates先生の「ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE 1」 Internet

    Nagoya University of Commerce and Business  Japan  2017.6

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