Brycchan Carey (born 23 June 1967) is a British academic and author with research interests in the

environmental humanities The environmental humanities (also ecological humanities) is an interdisciplinary area of research, drawing on the many environmental sub-disciplines that have emerged in the humanities over the past several decades, in particular environmental li ...

and the cultural history of

slavery Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave—someone forbidden to quit one's service for an enslaver, and who is treated by the enslaver as property. Slavery typically involves slaves being made to perf ...

and abolition. He was educated at Goldsmiths' College, University of London and

Queen Mary, University of London , mottoeng = With united powers , established = 1785 – The London Hospital Medical College1843 – St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College1882 – Westfield College1887 – East London College/Queen Mary College , type = Public researc ...

, where he completed a doctorate on "The Rhetoric of Sensibility: Argument, Sentiment, and Slavery in the Late Eighteenth Century". He lectured at

Kingston University , mottoeng = "Through Learning We Progress" , established = – gained University Status – Kingston Technical Institute , type = Public , endowment = £2.3 m (2015) , ...

from 2000 before taking up the role of Professor of English at

Northumbria University , mottoeng = A lifetime of learning , established = 1877 - Rutherford College of Technology1969 - Newcastle Polytechnic1992 - gained university status , type = Public , budget = � ...

in 2016. Carey has authored and edited several books and many articles on slavery and abolition. These include ''From Peace to Freedom: Quaker Rhetoric and the Birth of American Antislavery, 1658-1761'' (2012) and ''British Abolitionism and the Rhetoric of Sensibility: Writing, Sentiment, and Slavery, 1760-1807'' (2005), as well as an edition of ''The Interesting Narrative of the Life of

Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano (; c. 1745 – 31 March 1797), known for most of his life as Gustavus Vassa (), was a writer and abolitionist from, according to his memoir, the Eboe (Igbo) region of the Kingdom of Benin (today southern Nigeria). Enslaved as ...

, or Gustavus Vassa, The African'' (2018). His published research in the environmental humanities includes work on

bull-baiting Bull-baiting is a blood sport involving pitting a bull against dogs. History England Crowds in London during the Royal Entry of James VI and I in March 1604 were entertained by bull-baiting. During the time of Queen Anne, bull-baiting was p ...

in the eighteenth-century, ecocritical essays on

Gilbert White Gilbert White FRS (18 July 1720 – 26 June 1793) was a " parson-naturalist", a pioneering English naturalist, ecologist, and ornithologist. He is best known for his ''Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne''. Life White was born on ...

and

Oliver Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, dramatist and poet, who is best known for his novel ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1766), his pastoral poem ''The Deserted Village'' (1770), and his pl ...

, and a collection of essays on birds in eighteenth-century literature (2020). In 2022, he was awarded a prestigious three-year British Academy/Wolfson Professorship to research ''The Parish Revolution: Parochial Origins of Global Conservationism''. Carey makes his academic research available to a broad public audience throug
a website
first created in the 1990s. This is noted for its information on Olaudah Equiano and

Ignatius Sancho Charles Ignatius Sancho ( – 14 December 1780) was a British abolitionist, writer and composer. Born on a slave ship in the Atlantic, Sancho was sold into slavery in the Spanish colony of New Granada. After his parents died, Sancho's owner t ...

and also offers biographies of many British abolitionists, full texts of eighteenth and nineteenth-century antislavery poems, and information and literary resources for several places including

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

and

Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and North ...

. Carey is an active participant in British

scholarly societies A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and science. Membership may ...

. He is currently President of the

British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (BSECS) is an interdisciplinary scholarly society founded in 1971 and based in the United Kingdom which promotes the study of all aspects of eighteenth-century history and culture. Its members are ...

. He was a founder and, in 2011-2014, the first president of

The Literary London Society The Literary London Society is a scholarly society based in the United Kingdom which promotes the study of the literature of London. Its constitution states that "the Society shall foster interdisciplinary and historically wide-ranging research into ...

. He was President of the UK and Ireland branch of the

Association for the Study of Literature and Environment The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE), also known as ASLE-USA, is the principal professional association for American and international scholars of ecocriticism and environmental humanities. It was founded in 1992 at a ...

from 2015 to 2019. He is a fellow and, since 2021, a Council Member of the

Linnean Society of London The Linnean Society of London is a learned society dedicated to the study and dissemination of information concerning natural history, evolution, and taxonomy. It possesses several important biological specimen, manuscript and literature colle ...

Publications

* (Edited with Sayre Greenfield and Anne Milne) * (Edited with Nicole N. Aljoe and Thomas W. Krise) * (Edited with an introduction, notes, and index) * (Edited with Geoffrey Plank) * * (Edited with

Peter Kitson Peter J. Kitson is a British academic and author. He is a Professor of Romantic Literature and Culture at the University of East Anglia where he teaches and researches the literature and culture of the British Romantic era. Career His doctoral ...

) * * (Edited with Markman Ellis and Sara Salih)

References

External links

Brycchan Carey's websiteBrycchan Carey at Northumbria University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carey, Brycchan 1967 births Living people Academics of Northumbria University British historians Fellows of the Linnean Society of London