Lucas Kwong

Lucas Kwong is an Associate Professor at the Department of English within the School of Arts & Sciences at City Tech, CUNY. His academic work bridges Victorian literature, postcolonial theory, and the fantastic, with a focus on intersections between religion and secularization.

• PhD, Columbia University
• M.A., Columbia University
• B.A., Yale University

Research interests include:

• Postcolonial reinterpretations of Victorian texts
• Religious/secular tensions in 19th-century literature
• Analysis of the fantastic in Gothic and science fiction

Recent publications examine neo-Victorian fiction, radicalizing literary assemblages, and religious discourse in Gothic narratives. He also explores Christian nationalism through podcast series, extending his academic reach beyond traditional formats.