Stephen Forcer

Stephen Forcer is Professor of French, and Head of School (Modern Languages and Cultures), at the University of Glasgow.

He completed his BA and MA at the University of Warwick (1994-1999), and wrote his doctoral thesis under the supervision of Professor Malcolm Bowie at the University of Oxford (2002). Following temporary posts at Keble College, Oxford, and the Universities of Exeter and Leeds, he joined the University of Birmingham in 2005, serving as Head of the Department of Modern Languages (2015-2018) and reaching the rank of Professor. He joined the University of Glasgow in 2020.

His teaching and research focus on Dada, Surrealism and other aspects of avant-garde culture. Outside of academia, and occasionally inside, he plays various noisy and classical guitars. In 2010 he retired as a semi-professional tea drinker.