About
Eric Lindstrom is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Vermont (UVM), affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. from Yale University (2006). His research bridges theological, philosophical, and poetic traditions, focusing on British Romanticism, modern American poetry, and critical theory. His book Romantic Fiat: Demystification and Enchantment in Lyric Poetry (2011) reinterprets the language of imaginative creation in Romantic poetry. Current projects include a study of Jane Austen and philosophical aesthetics, spanning poets from William Wordsworth to James Schuyler.
Areas of expertise include post-Kantian aesthetics, deconstruction, and interdisciplinary connections between literature and philosophy (e.g., J.L. Austin and Stanley Cavell). Lindstrom teaches courses such as Romantic Poetry & Poetics, Literary Theory, and British Literature. He advises graduate students in Romanticism, modern poetry, critical theory, and emerging fields like ecological literary theory and animal studies.
He is an active member of scholarly organizations including the Modern Language Association (MLA), North American Society for the Study of Romanticism (NASSR), and the Keats-Shelley Association of America.
