Allison Muri

Allison Muri is a Professor and member of the University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association Executive, serving as Chief Negotiator for USFA. Her research focuses on digital humanities and 18th-century London's literary and cultural landscapes, notably through the Grub Street Project, a digital social edition mapping early modern London's book trades and cultural networks. She holds a Provost's Teaching Award (2018) and her book The Enlightenment Cyborg (2007) was shortlisted for the Raymond Klibansky Prize.

Her academic work bridges digital scholarship and historical studies, including projects like the Grub Street Project (a digital mapping initiative) and contributions to understanding early modern print culture. She has supervised numerous graduate students in interdisciplinary areas such as digital humanities, 18th-century literature, and technocultural studies.

Her publications span topics like textual visualization, medical history in literature, and the intersection of technology with human identity. She has designed digital projects including the Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies website and hypertext editions of literary works. Muri's teaching emphasizes digital tools and the future of the book, reflecting her commitment to integrating traditional and modern scholarly methods.