Anthony Pollock

Anthony Pollock is an Associate Professor in the English Department at the University of Illinois. His research focuses on eighteenth-century British and French literature, gender studies, print culture, and critical theory. He holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Cornell University (2002).

Dr. Pollock's work examines intersections of aesthetics, ethics, and public discourse. Key themes include women writers' contributions to public spheres, capitalist critiques in literature, and formalist approaches to cultural analysis. His publications analyze works by Mary Wollstonecraft and periodicals like Addison and Steele's Spectator.