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Andrew Motion is the Homewood Professor of the Arts at Johns Hopkins University’s Krieger School of Arts & Sciences. He previously held the position of Professor of Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London, from which he moved to his current role in 2015. Motion is a celebrated poet, biographer, and essayist, having served as the UK Poet Laureate from 1999 to 2009. He was knighted in 2009 for his contributions to poetry. His research interests span poetry, literary biography, and creative writing. He has authored biographies of prominent figures like Philip Larkin and John Keats, as well as two volumes of autobiography and a collection of essays. Motion co-edited *The Penguin Book of Elegy* with Stephen Regan, reflecting his engagement with elegiac literature. Motion’s publications include recent works such as *New and Selected Poems 1977-2023* (2023) and *Waders* (2024). His earlier notable works include *In the Blood* (2006) and *Sleeping on Islands* (2023). He has co-founded initiatives like the Poetry Archive and Poetry by Heart, demonstrating his commitment to preserving and promoting poetry. No formal advisees or grants are explicitly documented in the provided text.

• Poetry
• Creative Writing
• Literary Biography
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Max Cavitch is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences, specializing in American literature, psychoanalytic studies, and cinema. He joined Penn in 1999 after earning his B.A. from Yale and Ph.D. from Rutgers. His research spans 19th- and 20th-century literature, African American studies, and interdisciplinary fields like animal studies and gender theory. Cavitch has authored influential works such as *American Elegy* (2007) and co-edited volumes on Whitman and early American studies. He directs Penn's Psychoanalytic Studies program and edits the blog *Psyche on Campus*, honored with the 2022 American Psychoanalytic Association's Excellence in Journalism Award. His teaching includes courses on psychoanalysis, autobiography, and American poetry. Cavitch has held fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation, Newcombe Foundation, and others. His recent projects explore world autobiography, psychoanalysis in academia, and the history of 'ashes' as a conceptual and material symbol. Award-winning scholar and educator, Cavitch's work bridges literary criticism with clinical theory, media studies, and transnational frameworks. He advises doctoral students in American literature and affiliated programs, maintaining active collaborations with institutions like the McNeil Center for Early American Studies and the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia.

• 19th-Century American Literature
• 20th-Century American Literature
• African American Studies
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Nizar F. Hermes serves as Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies at the University of Virginia, concurrently holding the position of Director of Graduate Studies. His office is located in 141 New Cabell Hall, with Spring 2025 office hours held Tuesdays from 12:00-3:00 PM. He maintains dual professional email contacts through the university system. His academic foundation includes: PhD in Comparative Literature, University of Toronto Dr. Hermes' research program centers on North African and Mediterranean literary traditions, with deep specialization in premodern Arabic-Islamic cultural production. His work investigates poetic representations of urban spaces, cross-cultural encounters between the Islamic world and Europe, and the transmission of literary heritage across the Mediterranean. Particular attention is given to Maghribī poetic imagination, elegiac traditions, and the intersection of literature with food history and refugee experiences. His methodological approach combines close textual analysis with historical contextualization to reveal continuities in Arab literary consciousness. Analysis of his recent publications (2014-2025) reveals three dominant scholarly trajectories: 1) The literary reconstruction of North African cities through poetic elegies, 2) Cross-cultural encounters documented in Arabic travel literature and folk poetry, and 3) The representation of European 'others' in medieval Arabic texts. His 2024 monograph 'Of Lost Cities' synthesizes these threads while his edited volume 'The City in Arabic Literature' (2018) establishes foundational frameworks for urban studies in Arabic literary criticism. No scientific awards or fellowships were documented in the source materials. While his role as Director of Graduate Studies indicates active mentorship responsibilities, specific student advisees and grant funding details were not provided in the available documentation. His scholarly output demonstrates sustained engagement with graduate education through publications on teaching methodologies for Arabic humanistic literature. No dedicated research laboratories or formal collaborative teams were referenced, though his co-edited volumes and multi-author publications suggest active participation in scholarly communities focused on Mediterranean studies and comparative literature.

• North African and Mediterranean Studies
• Premodern Arabic-Islamic Studies
• Comparative and World Literatures and Cultures
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Steven G. Kellman is a Professor of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), where he has taught since 1976. A leading scholar in comparative literature and literary translingualism, he was UTSA's first Ashbel Smith Professor (1995-2000) and has received numerous accolades including the National Book Critics Circle Balakian Citation and the New York Society Library Award for Biography. His academic foundation includes: Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, University of California at Berkeley (1972) M.A. in Comparative Literature, University of California at Berkeley (1969) B.A. in English & General Literature, State University of New York at Binghamton (1967) Kellman's research focuses on comparative literature, modern and contemporary literature, prose fiction, literary translingualism, film, and biography. He pioneered the study of writers who create in non-native languages, examining how linguistic displacement fuels creativity and shapes identity across cultural boundaries. His work bridges literary analysis with cultural history, particularly in American literature and biography. His recent publications demonstrate sustained engagement with translingualism, pandemic-era literary interpretation, and biographical recovery of marginalized voices. Articles from 2022-2025 reveal consistent thematic threads: re-examining classic texts like Camus' The Plague through contemporary crises, analyzing translingual writing as spiritual practice, and recovering erased narratives in literary partnerships. Honors include the National Book Critics Circle Nona Balakian Citation (2006), New York Society Library Award for Biography (2006), and Gemini Ink Literary Excellence Award (2008). Additional distinctions: UTSA COLFA Researcher of the Year Award (2019-2020) McGinnis-Ritchie Award for Nonfiction (2008) San Antonio Public Library Foundation Arts and Letters Award (2005) Two UTSA President's Distinguished Achievement Awards in Research Excellence (1990-91, 2005-2006) Kellman has secured prestigious fellowships including the Fulbright Distinguished Chair at Sofia University and Harvard's John E. Sawyer Fellowship. He served four terms on the National Book Critics Circle board and edits Brill's Literary Multilingualism series, demonstrating sustained commitment to advancing literary scholarship through editorial leadership and institutional service.

• Comparative literature
• Modern and contemporary literature
• Prose fiction
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Naomi Levine is an Assistant Professor of English at Yale University. She holds a Ph.D. from Rutgers University (2015). Her research focuses on Victorian poetry, prosody, aesthetics, and the history of literary criticism, examining how formal, historical, affective, and evaluative dimensions of poetry intersect. Her first book, *The Burden of Rhyme: Victorian Poetry, Formalism, and the Feeling of Literary History* (University of Chicago Press, 2024), explores 19th-century theories of rhyme and their impact on literary studies. A second project, *Badness in Poetry*, investigates 20th-century critical evaluations of 19th-century verse, rethinking aesthetic judgment and interpretation. Teaching & Courses: Levine teaches introductory poetry courses, seminars on elegy (*The Art of Losing*), 19th-century love/desire (*Love and Desire in the Nineteenth Century*), and graduate courses on Victorian literary figures like the Poetess and Woman of Letters. Her work bridges historical analysis and contemporary theory, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches. Publications: Her essays appear in *Victorian Studies*, *Victorian Poetry*, *Victorian Literature and Culture*, and *MLQ*. Recent articles include explorations of New Criticism’s legacy, Tennyson’s elegiac traditions, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s historiographic methods. Background: Before Yale, Levine was a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows. Her research has been recognized for its innovative blending of formal analysis with cultural history.

• Victorian Literature
• Poetry Studies
• Literary Criticism
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Anthony J. Boyle is Professor of Classics in the Department of Classics at the University of Southern California's Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, where he has taught since 1989 after a twenty-year tenure at Monash University in Australia. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Manchester and M.A. from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, establishing foundational expertise in classical philology and literary theory. Boyle's research specializes in Roman literature of the late republic and early empire, with particular focus on Virgil, Ovid, and Seneca. His scholarship examines semiotic interplay between texts and cultural contexts across genres including epic, elegy, and tragedy, emphasizing how Roman authors adapted Greek models within imperial political frameworks. He has authored or edited twenty-five books, establishing himself as a leading authority in Senecan studies and Roman literary criticism. His recent publications (2010-2024) demonstrate sustained engagement with Senecan drama through critical editions of Phoenissae (2024), Hercules (2023), and Thyestes (2016), alongside significant contributions to Ovidian scholarship like Ovid and the Monuments (2003). These works consistently explore intersections between literary form, philosophical tradition (particularly Stoicism), and imperial ideology. Boyle serves as founding editor of the journal Ramus: Critical Studies in Greek and Roman Literature , which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2011 and is now published by Cambridge University Press, providing a major platform for classical scholarship.

• Roman Literature
• Roman Culture
• Latin Literature
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Dr. Julia Dyson Hejduk, Reverend Jacob Beverly Stiteler Professor of Classics at Baylor University , specializes in Latin poetry, intertextuality, Roman religion in literature, women in antiquity, and acrostic analysis. She joined Baylor in 2003 after a decade at the University of Texas at Arlington, drawn by the university's classical strength and its Christian research vision. Education : Ph.D. and M.A. in Classical Philology (Harvard), B.A. in Classics summa cum laude (Princeton) Dr. Hejduk's research bridges classical literature with Catholic theological reflection, examining how Roman poetry illuminates biblical context and sacramental theology. Her work explores: Irony and moral complexity in Virgil’s Aeneid Acrostic patterns as theological commentary Eros and divinization in Roman erotic poetry Marian readings of classical texts Poetic structures as models for Christian ethics Recent publications include analyses of Virgil’s biblical echoes, Propertius’s temporal paradoxes, and Horace’s ethical satire. Scientific honors include Choice Outstanding Academic Title recognition and a National Translation Award longlisting. Contact : Julia_Hejduk@baylor.edu | (254) 710-7763 | Morrison Hall 314

• Latin Poetry
• Intertextuality
• Roman Religion in Literature
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Angela Naimou is an Associate Professor of English at Clemson University’s College of Arts and Humanities, where she teaches literatures of the Middle East and North Africa, postcolonial and world literatures, American literatures of race/ethnicity/migration, and world literature. She serves as Editor of Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Development and has held editorial roles at Contemporary Literature and College Literature . Her research bridges literary form, legal theory, and political movements, with a focus on how aesthetics interrogate legal personhood's fictions. Ph.D., English, Cornell University M.A., English, Cornell University B.A., English, University of Michigan Her scholarship engages anti-colonial/postcolonial theory, race/diaspora/migration studies, law and literature intersections, and world literature in translation. She explores how legal fictions—from the 19th-century maritime law to modern refugee policy—shape narratives of exclusion and survival. Recent publications analyze legal precedent’s role in global fiction, refugee temporalities, and war’s banalization in cultural discourse. Her work critiques liberal legal frameworks and death-bound biopolitical paradigms, advocating for decolonizing methodologies that prioritize marginalized voices. ASAP Book Prize (2015) for Salvage Work MLA William Sanders Scarborough Prize Honorable Mention (2015) for Salvage Work At Clemson, Naimou collaborates on the Every Campus a Refuge initiative, integrating refugee resettlement advocacy with academic research. She is currently studying contemporary Arabic literature and refugee narratives to expand her analysis of global border regimes and humanitarian practices.

• Literatures in English since 1900
• Anti-colonial and Postcolonial Theory
• Studies of Race, Diaspora, and Migration
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Robyn Creswell is an Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Director of Graduate Admissions at Yale University. He specializes in Modern Arabic Literature, Translation Studies, and Modernist Poetry, with a focus on the intersection of literature and politics in the Middle East. Creswell holds a Ph.D. from New York University (2011) and a B.A. from Brown University (1999). His research explores Cold War intellectual movements, pan-Arabism, and the role of translation in preserving literary heritage. Education: Ph.D., Comparative Literature, New York University, 2011 B.A., Comparative Literature, Brown University, 1999 (Magna cum laude) Research Interests: Creswell’s work spans Modernist Poetry, Arabic literature, translation theory, and the politics of Middle Eastern cultural production. He has written extensively on 20th-century Arab poets like Nazik al-Mala’ika and Adonis, analyzing how literary forms reflect broader sociopolitical shifts. His current project, The Ruins: Arabic Poetry in an Age of Extremes , examines post-WWII Arab intellectual history through poetic analysis. Publications: His book City of Beginnings: Poetic Modernism in Beirut (2019) won the Gaddis Smith International Book Prize. He has translated works by Iman Mersal, Sonallah Ibrahim, and Abdelfattah Kilito, including the National Translation Award-winning The Threshold (2022). His essays appear in The New York Review of Books , Daedalus , and Critical Inquiry . Awards and Fellowships: Guggenheim Fellowship (2021) National Translation Award (2023) Berlin Prize (American Academy in Berlin, 2015–16) Cullman Center Fellowship (2011–12) Teaching and Service: Creswell has taught courses on Arabic poetry, literary translation, and the global history of sports writing. He directed Yale’s Comparative Literature Department (2021–23) and served as poetry editor for The Paris Review (2011–18). He has organized academic symposia such as Translation/Tarjama (2018), exploring Arabic literary translation’s political dimensions.

• Modernist Poetry
• Modern Arabic Literature
• Theory and Practice of Translation
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Joseph Farrell is Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania's College of Liberal and Professional Studies. He serves as the Mark K. and Esther W. Watkins Professor in the Humanities and Faculty Advisor for the Post-baccalaureate Program in Classical Studies. With 37 years at Penn since joining in 1984, Farrell teaches courses on Homer, Vergil, Latin literature, and classical influences in modern culture, including his new course "Dangerous Books of Ancient Greece and Rome" (CLST 143). PhD in classics (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1983) AB in classics (Bowdoin College, 1977) His research focuses on Latin literature and poetry, particularly Republican and Augustan periods, with expertise in Vergilian studies and classical philology. Current projects include editing a three-volume history of Greek and Latin literature with Dee Clayman of CUNY and expanding his commentary on Aeneid Book 9. Farrell is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Philology for a five-year term, working to enhance diversity in classical scholarship. His publications include monographs and edited volumes on Ovid, Ennius, and Latin epic traditions.

• Latin literature
• Latin poetry
• Roman Republic and Augustan culture
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Giulio Celotto is an Assistant Professor in the Classics Department at the University of Virginia . His research focuses on Latin literature of the early Empire , particularly the interplay between philosophical frameworks and narrative in Latin epic, and the intersection of gender and genre in Latin poetry. Education : B.A. (2007) and M.A. (2009) from the University of Naples Federico II Ph.D. in Classics (2017) from Florida State University Research period at University of California, Irvine Research Interests center on Lucan's Bellum Civile , its philosophical themes of Love and Strife, and the transformation of epic norms under Imperial critique. He explores gender dynamics in Catullus, Ovid, and Seneca, and directs The Siren Project , which examines women's voices across literature and visual arts. Scientific Awards : 2023 SCS Outreach Prize for The Siren Project Recent Publications analyze intertextual dialogues between Latin authors and later works (Dante, Renaissance literature), with emphasis on ecofeminism , metapoetry , and Roman political critique . His monograph Amor belli: Love and Strife in Lucan’s Bellum Civile (2022) challenges prevailing interpretations of Lucan's epic as fragmentary, arguing for a transformed but coherent narrative structure. Teaching includes courses on Roman Women Writers, Seneca, Juvenal, and other canonical texts, with a focus on thematic exploration of moral philosophy, gender representation, and historical context.

• Latin Literature
• Latin Poetry
• Imperial Rome
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Rachel Stern is an Assistant Professor of Visual Arts at Union College, specializing in photography and interdisciplinary artistic practice. With an MFA from Columbia University and a BFA from RISD, she explores the intersections of desire, visual culture, and critical theory through complex photographic tableaux, installations, and sculptures. Stern's work interrogates authenticity in art, employing kitsch aesthetics and mass-produced materials to challenge traditional visual paradigms. Education MFA, Columbia University BFA, Rhode Island School of Design Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Her recent exhibitions—including Lover's Eye (2025) and One Must Not Look At Anything (2023)—demonstrate a thematic focus on translating literary and philosophical concepts into visual media. Stern's practice synthesizes classical techniques like chiaroscuro with contemporary critiques of desirability and cultural exclusion, particularly through a queer lens. The artist's work engages with translation across multiple dimensions: between media (painting, sculpture, and photography), languages (Oscar Wilde's Salome and Voltaire's Candide), and societal frameworks (fatphobia and kitsch materiality). This approach creates liminal spaces that interrogate the viewer's role in perpetuating or challenging visual norms. While no scientific awards are explicitly documented in the provided texts, Stern's exhibitions at venues like A Hug From The Art World and Ortega y Gasset Projects, along with critical essays in publications like Matte Editions, establish her influence in contemporary visual arts discourse. Rachel Stern maintains an active studio practice and curatorial engagement, demonstrated through her 2020 solo exhibition This Terrestrial Paradise which examined post-pandemic proactivity through allegorical garden imagery. Her work continues to evolve through new projects like Pavilion for Pygmalion (2025), which reclaims classical myths through queer perspectives.

• Photography
• Visual Arts
• Art Theory
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Dr. Anna Oldfield is a Professor at Coastal Carolina University's Department of English, specializing in world literature and film with particular focus on Central and Western Asia. Her international academic career spans institutions in Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, and China, including Fulbright Scholar and Specialist appointments. Ph.D. in Languages and Cultures of Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison M.A. in Russian and Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Arizona B.A. in Russian Studies, University of New Mexico Professor Oldfield's research creates vital connections between epic narratives, musical traditions, and cultural diplomacy. Her work with institutions like the British Library, Smithsonian Folkways, and the International Council of Traditional Music has produced groundbreaking collaborations in Central Asian and Caucasian studies. Her 15 most recent publications explore critical intersections of musicology, postcolonial theory, and transnational cultural practices. These works examine topics ranging from immersive art commodification to diasporic musical identity formation, demonstrating her commitment to advancing cross-cultural understanding. Fulbright Scholar (2010) Fulbright Specialist (2017) As academic advisor to students like Nick Powell (Labyrinth Studies), Yvette Curtis (Middle Eastern Graffiti), Victoria Greene (Russian Literature), and Erin Turman (Beauty and the Beast Interpretations), she fosters public-facing scholarship that connects classroom learning with global conversations. Her current Uzbek short story translation project continues this legacy of cultural bridge-building.

• Central Asian Studies
• Folklore
• Ethnomusicology
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Kirstin Squint serves as Professor in the English Department at East Carolina University, specializing in Native American literatures of the U.S. Southeast. Her distinguished career includes the Whichard Visiting Distinguished Professorship in Humanities (2019-2022) and prior appointments at High Point University, Southern University-Baton Rouge, and Louisiana State University. Her educational background spans a BA from Eureka College, MA from Miami University, and PhD from Louisiana State University. Research focuses on Indigenous literary traditions with interdisciplinary connections to ecocriticism and gender studies. Scholarly output reveals consistent engagement with Native American sovereignty, Southern environmental narratives, and multi-ethnic literary intersections. Her publications demonstrate evolving emphasis from Appalachian identity studies toward climate justice frameworks within Indigenous ecocriticism, particularly examining Gulf Coast and Southeastern tribal communities. ECU Scholar-Teacher Award (2024) American Book Award for criticism (2020) Weatherford Award for nonfiction (2019) CELJ Award for Public Intellectual Special Issue (2023) As faculty in ECU's PhD program in Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication, she mentors doctoral candidates while teaching graduate seminars on Native American literatures and multi-ethnic writing. Her editorial work with North Carolina Literary Review and collaborative projects like Swamp Souths demonstrate significant contributions to regional literary scholarship.

• Native American and Indigenous literatures and cultures
• Multi-ethnic literatures
• Women’s and gender studies
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Joshua Scodel is the Helen A. Regenstein Professor of English at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1985. His research focuses on 16th- and 17th-century English literature, with special attention to intersections with continental philosophy, genre theory, and literary criticism. He has authored major works on John Donne, Ben Jonson, and the English lyric, as well as edited critical editions of Queen Elizabeth I's translations. Education: Ph.D., Yale University (1985) Scodel's research explores how early modern literature engages with political theory, intellectual history, and philosophical debates. His current project examines paradoxes in representations of liberty in early modern texts. His work has been recognized with the 2011 MLA Prize for a Distinguished Scholarly Edition. He has published extensively on topics including Renaissance genre theory, literary criticism's evolution, and the intersection of poetry with political thought. Scodel has also served as editor of Modern Philology , a leading journal in literary history. Awards: 2011 MLA Prize for Elizabeth I: Translations His teaching includes courses on Milton, early modern lyric poetry, and the history of literary criticism from antiquity to the Enlightenment.

• Renaissance and Early Modern Literature
• History of Literary Criticism
• Literature and Philosophy
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