Academic/Professional/Personal Focus
Areas of Expertise
Romantic poetry, prose, and criticism; the long (British) nineteenth century; Victorian poetry and prose; cultural and media studies 1750-1900; Transnationalism; literary and critical theory; poetry and poetics; aesthetics and politics.
Contributions: (published works or studies, conference presentations)
Essays and translations published in Hispanofila, Romanticism and Celebrity Culture, Meridian, SEL, Arts & Humanities in Higher Education, and Studies in Hogg and His World. Currently at work on a book entitled Cult Figures: The Spectacle of Romantic Nationalism.
Butler Assignment (classes or work duties)
English - Assistant Professor
Teaches classes on British Romanticism, Victorian sensation fiction, poetry and poetics, mass-media celebrity, critical theory, drug culture, art and nature.
Education/Experience
Education/Degrees
- B.A. University of Michigan
- M.A., Ph.D. University of Virginia
Association Memberships (professional/educational)
MLA, NASSR