Allison Cardon

Allison Cardon is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Literature & Creative Writing at Hamilton College, located in Center 232. She holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from the University at Buffalo, SUNY (2021), along with an M.A. from Portland State University and a B.A. from Arizona State University. Her research explores intersections between 18th/19th-century British literature and legal frameworks, focusing on contested notions of rights and abolitionist thought. She has taught at Middlebury College and the College of Wooster, emphasizing both academic and creative writing disciplines.

Dr. Cardon’s work bridges literary analysis with socio-legal contexts, examining how narratives shape political discourse. Her publications appear in peer-reviewed journals like NOVEL: A Forum on Fiction and Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture, alongside public-facing essays and poetry in TripleCanopy and Fullstop. Her recent scholarship highlights marginalized voices in abolitionist literature and the ethical dimensions of legal storytelling.