Peggy Ellsberg

Peggy Ellsberg is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English at Barnard College. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Harvard University and a B.A. from Radcliffe College. Her teaching focuses on foundational literary approaches, including courses like First-Year Seminar: The Art of the Essay, Major English Texts, and The American Cowboy and the Iconography of the West.

• Education:
• Ph.D., Harvard University
• M.A., Harvard University
• B.A., Radcliffe College
• Research Interests: American literature, biblical literary analysis, and cultural iconography. She explores themes such as narrative structure in essays, biblical texts as literature, and the symbolism of the American West in cultural discourse.

No scientific awards or grants are listed, but her courses indicate a commitment to interdisciplinary literary analysis. Office: 422 Barnard Hall.