About
Christine Bolus-Reichert is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Toronto's Scarborough campus (UTSC). She serves as Acting Chair of UTSC English and teaches courses in nineteenth-century British literature and intellectual history.
Education:
- BPhil from Miami University
- MA from Indiana University
- PhD from Indiana University
Her research spans Romantic and Victorian literature, environmental humanities, and genre fiction (fantasy, gothic, children's literature, science fiction). She explores aesthetics in everyday life, focusing on intersections between cultural geography, narrative form, and political ideology.
Publications & Research Trends: Her work examines Victorian romance persistence into the 20th century, aestheticism in William Morris's writings, and eclecticism in 19th-century British culture. Recent projects connect literary analysis with environmental theory and genre studies.
Administrative Service: She has held the Acting Chair position at UTSC, contributing to departmental leadership while maintaining active academic engagement.
