Eric Aronoff

Eric Aronoff is an Associate Professor in the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) at Michigan State University. He holds a PhD in English from Rutgers University and a BA in Comparative Literature from Princeton University. His research explores intersections of 19th- and 20th-century American literature with anthropology, theories of culture, race, nation, environmental studies, and science fiction. He has authored books such as Composing Cultures: Modernism, American Literary Studies, and the Problem of Culture (2013) and an upcoming Culture’s Futures: Science Fiction, Form, and the Problem of Culture (2025). He won the MSU Teacher-Scholar Award (2010-11) for teaching excellence.

Education:

• PhD in English, Rutgers University
• BA in Comparative Literature (German and Hebrew), Princeton University

Research Interests:

Aronoff’s work bridges literary criticism, anthropology, and science fiction to interrogate how concepts of culture shape identity and form. His current projects examine science fiction’s engagement with anthropological debates about the human, race, and environment. He has published widely in journals like MFS: Modern Fiction Studies and Genre.

Awards:

• MSU Teacher-Scholar Award (2010-11)

Grants and Advising:

Aronoff’s grants and collaborations focus on interdisciplinary humanities research. His advising emphasizes mentorship in cultural studies and modernist literature.

Labs/Teams:

He collaborates with the RCAH’s interdisciplinary initiatives, focusing on cultural pedagogy and public humanities projects.