Alexander Sherman

Alexander Sherman serves as an Assistant Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin, with a PhD in English from Stanford University (2025) where he contributed to the Stanford Literary Lab's Core Research Team, and a B.A. in mathematics and English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

His research examines British eighteenth-century literature through lenses of scientific epistemology, colonial spatial practices, and narrative theory. Key interests include digital humanities methodologies, oceanic humanities frameworks, and the geography of empire, analyzing how Gothic fiction's narrative positions intersect with scientific norms and seafaring colonialism. Publications appear in PMLA, Eighteenth-Century Studies, Cultural Analytics, and the 2025 Cambridge volume "Space and Literary Studies".

Prior to academia, Sherman worked as a mathematics teacher and tutor. He designs interdisciplinary courses spanning British/postcolonial literature, epidemiology, science and technology studies, digital humanities, and computer science, reflecting his commitment to cross-domain scholarly integration.