Rebecca Marks

Dr Rebecca Marks has a PhD in English Romantic literature (University of Cambridge), a Masters in Art History (The Courtauld Institute) and a first-class undergraduate degree in English (University of Oxford). She specialises in the visual work of William Blake and his circle, and has been teaching Romantic English Literature at the University of Cambridge for the last four years.

Her academic research has been published in The Cambridge Quarterly, The British Art Journal, and Blake / An Illustrated Quarterly, for which she also serves on the advisory board. In 2023 she was awarded the Richard D. Gooder essay prize for contributions to visual studies. She regularly reviews books on Romantic art for Eighteenth Century Studies and Romanticism. She has presented her work at conferences across the world, spoken at museums, schools, and universities, and even rediscovered a lost drawing by William Blake.

Since finishing her PhD, she has focused her energies on growing a robust online presence. This has led to sponsorships from HENI (luxury art books), MUBI (art-house cinema streaming service), and an affiliation with The National Gallery. Her work has begun to attract attention in the wider media, and she has been interviewed on the Philosophy Everyday and Creative Rebels podcasts.