Mark A. Allison

Mark A. Allison is a Professor in the Department of English at Ohio Wesleyan University. He holds the Charles M. Weis Professorship and has earned degrees from Kenyon College (B.A.), University of Chicago (M.A.), and University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.).

• Education: B.A. from Kenyon College, M.A. from University of Chicago, Ph.D. from UC Berkeley

Specializing in nineteenth-century British literature and culture, his research focuses on:

• Utopian literature and theory
• Socialism and working-class political culture
• Marxism
• British novel traditions

His publications examine intersections of socialist thought and literary production across the long nineteenth century, particularly through:

• Analysis of utopian narratives in Victorian novels
• Connections between aesthetics and anti-political ideologies
• Key figures like Thomas Carlyle and William Morris
• Raymond Williams' cultural theory

Contact Information:

• Office: Sturges Hall #216
• Phone: 740-368-3594
• Email: maalliso@owu.edu