Suzanne Taylor

Suzanne Taylor is an Assistant Professor of Literature at Hamilton College, specializing in 18th-century literature and philosophy. Her research explores how writers used literary and philosophical fictions to examine concepts of identity, agency, and moral accountability. She is currently on leave during the 2024-25 academic year.

• Education: Ph.D. in English (University of Chicago), M.A. (University of Alberta), B.A. (McGill University)
• Recent Courses: 'Literature: What is it Good For?', 'Evil in the Age of Enlightenment', 'Women and the War of Ideas', 'The Study of the Novel'

Her book project, In and Out of Character: Free Will, Fiction, and Form, examines how authors developed new theories of moral action through fictional scenarios. Taylor’s teaching focuses on Enlightenment and Romantic literature, genre theory, and women’s writing.

• Awards: Whiting Foundation Award, Chawton House Library Award

She previously taught at the University of King’s College and the University of Chicago, and her work bridges literary analysis with philosophical inquiry into human agency.