Emily Johansen

Emily Johansen is an Associate Professor of English at Texas A&M University, specializing in 20th/21st-century transnational literatures and cultural theory. Her research explores intersections of cosmopolitanism, neoliberalism, postcolonialism, and global precarity through literary and cultural analysis.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., McMaster University (2008)
  • M.A., University of Guelph (2004)
  • B.A., University of Alberta (2003)

Research Interests include:

• Cosmopolitanism and global citizenship
• Neoliberal cultural economies
• Risk and precarity in contemporary fiction
• Postcolonial spatial theory
• Empathy in literature

Publication Trends show focus on:

• 21st-century Anglophone fiction
• Neoliberalism’s impact on narrative form
• Risk ethics in global crises
• Urban/rural cosmopolitan intersections
• Postcolonial responses to trauma

Email: ejohansen@tamu.edu