Jeffrey Masten

Jeffrey Masten is a Professor of English and Gender & Sexuality Studies at Northwestern University, serving as Director of Undergraduate Studies in English. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and has held teaching positions at Harvard University and the University of Michigan. His research focuses on early modern English literature, book history, and queer theory, with notable works like Queer Philologies and Textual Intercourse. He co-edits Renaissance Drama and has been honored with the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence award.

His courses include 'Shakespeare’s Sex,' 'The Drama of Homosexuality,' and 'Queering the Crown.' Masten’s scholarship includes editing Middleton’s Old Law and Marlowe’s Edward II, alongside contributions to textual criticism and queer philology. His awards reflect his pedagogical excellence and scholarly impact.