Les Harrison
Associate Professor · Nineteenth-Century American Literature
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityAbout
Les Harrison is an Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, specializing in Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Digital Humanities. His academic leadership includes chairmanship in the Department of English.
- PhD and MA from Texas A&M University
- BA from Miami University
His research bridges Early American Literature, Museum Culture, and Scholarly Editing. Harrison has contributed critical commentary to digital editions of 19th-century texts, notably Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Key article trends include: religious themes in slavery narratives, comparative analysis of Hawthorne and Melville, and digital preservation techniques for historical texts.
- Scientific Awards: Fulbright Scholars Grant (2013)
Harrison co-edits Melville and Art with Colin Dewwy and serves as Faculty Advisor for VCU's Sigma Tau Delta English honor society chapter.
