Steven F. Kruger

Steven F. Kruger is a Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of English at Queens College, City University of New York, where he serves as a full-time faculty member with leadership responsibilities. His academic profile bridges medieval literary studies, queer theory, and religious conversion narratives.

His research centers on:

• Medieval religious conversion as an identity-politics framework
• Queer reinterpretations of medieval texts (particularly Chaucer)
• Digital medievalism in contemporary gay erotic fiction
• Medieval dream vision literature
• Interfaith dynamics between Christians, Jews, and Muslims

Current work includes the book project The Perpetual Convert: The Identity Politics of Medieval European Religious Conversion, examining Jewish conversion narratives. His publication trajectory reveals evolving focus from foundational dream vision studies (1990s) to contemporary digital medievalism (2010) and cultural history of medieval race/sexuality (2021), consistently applying queer theoretical lenses to premodern texts.