Allen Dunn

Allen Dunn is a Professor and Department Head in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Tennessee. His research focuses on interdisciplinary questions in ethics, aesthetics, and political theory within the humanities and social sciences. He previously served as head of the English Department and was editor of Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal for a decade.

Education: B.A. from UCLA and Ph.D. from the University of Washington. His work bridges literary criticism, ethical philosophy, and social theory, addressing themes like political mediation, moral heroism, and postsecular thought.

Publications include The Limits of Literary History (co-edited) and Literary Aesthetics: An Anthology. His articles explore Kantian ethics in satire, populism's ethical dimensions, and modernist poetics.

No specific grants or awards are listed. He has advised no listed graduate students, though his interdisciplinary approach suggests potential mentorship in related fields.

Prior leadership roles in English and Philosophy departments highlight administrative expertise alongside academic contributions.