Benjamin Bertram
استاد · Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Century English Literature
University of Southern Maineمعرفی
Benjamin Bertram is a Professor of English at the University of Southern Maine, affiliated with the Department of English within the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. His research focuses on sixteenth and seventeenth-century English literature, Shakespeare, ecocriticism, animal studies, science fiction, film studies, and critical theory.
Education includes a PhD (1997), MA (1994), and BA (1989) in Literature from the University of California, San Diego and Santa Cruz.
His recent publications explore themes like elemental thinking in early modern literature, creaturely violence in Shakespeare, and posthumous community in Renaissance texts. His monograph Bestial Oblivion (2018) examines intersections of war, humanism, and ecology. His work engages interdisciplinary approaches, blending historical analysis with contemporary critical frameworks.
No scientific awards are listed, though his scholarly contributions reflect significant academic impact. He has advised no listed students, and grants are not mentioned. He is based in Luther Bonney Hall, Portland, and can be reached at bertram@maine.edu.
