Lisa MacFarlane

Lisa MacFarlane is Professor of English at the University of New Hampshire's College of Liberal Arts, specializing in American literature and cultural studies. Her research examines 19th-century fiction, photography, and representations of the American West.

Education includes:

• PhD in 19th Century American Fiction, University of Michigan
• MA in American Culture, University of Michigan
• AB in English, Princeton University

Research explores intersections of visual culture and literary narratives, particularly documentary photography of the American West and Great Depression-era visual narratives. Publications analyze racial and gender representations in frontier photography and literary constructions of Western identity.

Teaches courses including Honors Picturing America, British Culture studies, and advanced literary seminars.