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English writer (1955–2021)
Kevin Jackson
Kevin Jackson by Marzena Pogorzaly
Born (1955-01-03 ) 3 January 1955
London , EnglandDied 10 May 2021(2021-05-10) (aged 66) Occupation Writer Nationality British Period 1979–2021 Genre
Criticism , biography,
cultural history Notable works The Language of Cinema (1998) Humphrey Jennings (2004) Withnail & I (BFI Modern Classics) (2008) Invisible Forms: A Guide to Literary Curiosities (2000)
Kevin Jackson (3 January 1955 – 10 May 2021) was an English writer, broadcaster, filmmaker and
pataphysician .
He was educated at the
Emanuel School ,
[1]
Battersea , and
Pembroke College, Cambridge . After teaching in the English Department of
Vanderbilt University ,
Nashville , he joined the
BBC , first as a producer in radio and then as a director of short documentaries for television. In 1987 he was recruited to the Arts pages of
The Independent .
[2] He was a freelance writer since the early 1990s
[3] and was a regular contributor to BBC radio programmes,
[4] including
Radio 4 's
Saturday Review .
[5]
Jackson often collaborated on projects with, among others, the film-maker
Kevin Macdonald , with whom he co-produced a
Channel 4 documentary on
Humphrey Jennings , The Man Who Listened to Britain (2000); with the
cartoonist
Hunt Emerson , on comic strips about the history of Western
occultism for
Fortean Times , on two comics inspired by
John Ruskin (published by the Ruskin Foundation)
[6] and on a book-length version of
Dante's Inferno (Knockabout Books, 2012); with the musician and composer Colin Minchin (lyrics for various songs, and the rock opera Bite , first staged in West London, October 2011); and with the songwriter
Peter Blegvad (short surreal plays for
BBC Radio 3 – eartoons ). Jackson also conducted a long biographical interview with Blegvad, published by Atlas Press in September 2011 as The Bleaching Stream .
[7] Jackson appears, under his own name, as a semi-fictional character in
Iain Sinclair 's account of a pedestrian journey around the
M25 , London Orbital .
[8] Worple Press published Jackson's book of interviews with Sinclair, The Verbals in 2002.
[9]
He was among the founder members of the
London Institute of 'Pataphysics ,
[10] and held the Ordre de la Grande Gidouille from the College de Pataphysique in Paris. He was also a
Fellow of the
Royal Society of Arts and a Companion of the
Guild of St George . From 2009–2011 he was Visiting Professor in English at
University College London .
Jackson died on 10 May 2021, at the age of 66.
[11]
Select bibliography
As author
The Language of Cinema , published by Routledge Press 1998 (
ISBN
978-1857542325 )
Invisible Forms: A Guide to Literary Curiosities , published by St Martin's Press 2000 (
ISBN
978-0330371155 )
Building the Great Pyramid , Published by Firefly Books 2003 (
ISBN
978-1552977217 )
Letters of Introduction , Published by Carcanet Press Ltd 2004 (
ISBN
978-1857546552 )
Humphrey Jennings , Published by Picador Press 2004 (
ISBN
978-0330354387 )
A Ruskin Alphabet , Published by Worple Press 2000 (
ISBN
978-0953094721 )
Withnail & I (BFI Modern Classics) , 2008 (
ISBN
978-1844570355 )
Lawrence of Arabia (BFI Modern Classics) , 2007 (
ISBN
978-1844571789 )
Fast , 2006 (
ISBN
978-1846270291 )
Moose , Published by Reaktion Books 2009 (
ISBN
978-1861893963 )
Bite: A Vampire Handbook , Published by Portobello Books Ltd 2010 (
ISBN
978-1846272110 )
The Pataphysical Flook , 2007 (
ISBN
1-900565-33-1 )
The Worlds of John Ruskin , Published by Pallas Athene Arts 2009 (
ISBN
978-1843680444 )
Chronicles of Old London , Published by Museyon Guides 2012 (
ISBN
978-0984633432 )
Constellation of Genius , Published by Hutchinson Press 2012 (
ISBN
978-0091930974 )
Nosferatu (1922): eine Symphonie des Grauens (BFI Film Classics) , published by British Film Institute 2013 (
ISBN
978-1844576500 )
Carnal , published by Pallas Athene Arts 2015 (
ISBN
978-1843681113 )
Mayflower: The Voyage from Hell published by TSB | Can of Worms, 2020 (
ISBN
9781916190870
[12] )
Darwin’s Odyssey: The Voyage of the Beagle published by TSB | Can of Worms, 2020 (
ISBN
9781916190887
[13] )
The Queen’s Pirate: Sir Francis Drake and the Golden Hind published by TSB | Can of Worms, 2019 (
ISBN
9781916190894
[14] )
Nelson’s Victory: Trafalgar and Tragedy published by TSB | Can of Worms, 2021 (
ISBN
9781911673064
[15] )
As editor
As co-editor
Pataphysics: Definitions and Citations . (with Alastair Brotchie, Stanley Chapman and Thieri Foulc), 2003 (
ISBN
1-900565-08-0 )
Filmography
Shorts
Bite: Diary of a Vampire Housewife , 2009
Bite: Pavane for a Vampire Queen , 2011
No More a-Roving (Vampire Mix) , 2011
Exquisite Corpse (from the novel by Robert Irwin) , 2011
The Last of the Vostyachs (from the novel by Diego Marani) , 2012
Constellation of Genius , 2012
Dracbeth , 2014
Carnal to the Point of Scandal , 2015
References
^
List of Old Emanuels#Literature
^
"Carcanet Press Author Biography" . Retrieved 10 October 2012 .
^ Sinclair, Iain. London Orbital . pp. 204–205.
^
"TV & Radio Sites" . BBC. Retrieved 10 October 2012 .
^
"Saturday Review Programmes" . Retrieved 10 October 2012 .
^
"Comic book highlights Ruskinian views" . The Independent . London. 29 November 2005.
^
"The Journal of the London Institute of 'Pataphysics" . Retrieved 10 October 2012 .
^
Nicholas Lezard (21 September 2002).
"Meandering round the M25" . The Guardian .
^ Jackson, Kevin; Sinclair, Iain (2003).
The Verbals: Iain Sinclair in conversation with Kevin Jackson . Worple.
ISBN
9780953094790 . Retrieved 10 October 2012 .
^
Interview with Kevin Jackson at Ready, Steady, Book
^ Carlson, Michael (13 May 2021).
"Kevin Jackson and Modernism: Constellations of Genius" . Carlson Sports .
^ Jackson, Kevin (2020).
Mayflower : the voyage from hell . London.
ISBN
978-1-9161908-7-0 .
OCLC
1235904484 . {{
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^ Kevin, Jackson (2020). Darwin's Odyssey: The Voyage of the Beagle . Can of Worms.
ISBN
9781916190887 .
^ Kevin, Jackson (2020). The Queen's Pirate: Sir Francis Drake and the Golden Hind . Can of Worms.
ISBN
9781916190894 .
^ Kevin, Jackson (2021). Nelson's Victory: Trafalgar and Tragedy . Can of Worms.
ISBN
9781911673064 .
Reviews
Self, Will (19 October 2012).
"Constellation of Genius, 1922: Modernism Year One by Kevin Jackson – review" . Guardian .
Laity, Paul (3 March 2005). "Humphrey Jennings". London Review of Books . 27 (5): 18–20.
Blincoe, Nicholas (11 April 2004). "Letters of Introduction". Daily Telegraph .
Mullan, John (11 April 2004). "Letters of Introduction". Guardian .
French, Philip (20 January 2008). "Lawrence of Arabia". Observer .
Carrier, Dan (28 January 2010). "The Worlds of John Ruskin". Camden New Journal .
O'Brien, Murray (22 February 2009). "Moose". Independent on Sunday .
Lacey, Josh (28 March 2009). "Moose". Guardian .
Preston, John (21 October 2009). "Bite". Spectator .
Hirst, Christopher (29 October 2009). "Bite". Independent .
Poole, Stephen (27 March 2004). "Bite". Guardian .
Biswell, Andrew (25 January 2003). "Bite". Guardian .
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