Alison Chapman

Dr. Alison Chapman is a Professor and Graduate Adviser in the English Department at the University of Victoria (UVic). She holds a MA from Oxford University and a PhD from the University of Glasgow. Her research focuses on nineteenth-century literature and culture, Victorian poetry, women’s writing, Anglo-Italian studies, and Digital Humanities. She has held significant administrative roles at UVic, including serving as the English Department Graduate Adviser and University Grants Crafter, and was an elected Faculty Senator. Dr. Chapman is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2023) and has received prestigious awards such as the UVic Humanities Research Excellence Award and grants from SSHRC, the British Academy, and AHRC.

• Education:
• MA, University of Oxford
• PhD, University of Glasgow
• Research Interests:
• Nineteenth-century literature and culture
• Victorian poetry and its transnational networks
• Women’s writing and feminist criticism
• Anglo-Italian literary exchanges
• Digital Humanities and periodical studies
• Recent Projects:
• Leading the Digital Victorian Periodical Project funded by SSHRC
• Monograph Networking the Nation: British and American Women Poets and Italy, 1840-1870 (Oxford UP, 2015)
• Editorial roles for Victorian Poetry, Victorian Review, and Victorians Institute Studies

Dr. Chapman’s research bridges traditional literary analysis and digital innovation, emphasizing the role of print culture, transnationalism, and gender in Victorian literary production. Her work has been widely recognized, including keynote lectures at international conferences such as the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals in France (2023). She is committed to advancing interdisciplinary approaches to Victorian studies, combining textual analysis with digital methodologies to explore literary networks and cultural history.