Emily Coit

Emily Coit is an Assistant Instructional Professor in the Department of English at the University of Chicago. Specializing in nineteenth-century American and British literature, she explores intersections of literary history, book history, and democratic discourse. Her research interrogates educational institutions, whiteness, and feminist thought in transatlantic contexts.

• Ph.D., Yale University, 2009
• Teaching at UChicago since 2021
• Previously taught at University of Bristol, Princeton, and Oxford

Coit’s research focuses on:

• Transatlantic literary responses to Victorian liberalism
• Historical analysis of Harvard University’s educational influence
• White supremacy in academic literary traditions
• Feminist critiques within 19th/20th-century educational debates
• Book history and canonization processes
• Democracy’s representation in literary works

Her recent publications examine anti-suffragism, Jamesian liberalism, and George Eliot’s consumption theories. While her work spans journal articles, book chapters, and co-edited volumes, no specific scientific awards are mentioned.