Elizabeth Foley O'Connor

Elizabeth Foley O'Connor is an Associate Professor of English and Director of the Gender Studies Program at Washington College. She specializes in modernist literature, postcolonial studies, and feminist theory, with particular expertise in early 20th-century print culture.

Education includes:

• Ph.D. Modernism (Fordham University, 2012)
• M.A. English (Stony Brook University, 2003)
• B.A. English and Print Journalism (Hofstra University, 2000)

Her research examines gender representation in modernist literature, particularly through her biographical work on artist Pamela Colman Smith. Publications explore literary networks, performative primitivism, and feminist publishing history.

Articles focus on early 20th-century female artists and writers, analyzing intersections of gender, colonialism, and artistic expression within modernist movements.

O'Connor coordinates English department internships and teaches courses in journalism alongside literary studies. She maintains an active research website at https://efoconnor.com/.