Angela S. Allan

Angela S. Allan is an Associate Professor and Associate Director of Studies in the History & Literature Program at Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. She holds a PhD in English from Brown University (2015). Her teaching and scholarship focus on the interplay between literature, history, and popular culture, emphasizing how media shapes historical interpretation. She has contributed to journals such as Arizona Quarterly and American Literary History, with notable works exploring genre fiction, legal narratives, and aesthetic economies in literature.

Research interests include modern American literature, economic history, and media studies. She occasionally writes for The Atlantic on topics like pop culture and media analysis.