William Lyne

William Lyne, PhD (he/him) is a Professor in the English Department at Western Washington University, located within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. He specializes in American and African American Literature, and serves as editor of Walking the Talk: An Anthology of African American Studies. His teaching focuses on American literature, African American literature, and cultural studies.

Research interests include African American Studies, U.S. Radicalism, Higher Education dynamics, Early-Twentieth Century U.S. history, Postwar British/UIS studies, and transnational race/empire frameworks. His scholarly work appears in journals like PMLA, Arizona Quarterly, and African American Review.

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