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Benjamin Reiss is the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of English and Chair of the English Department at Emory University. He holds a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley (1997) and specializes in 19th-century American literature, disability studies, health humanities, and public humanities. His research explores intersections between literature, medicine, and cultural history, with notable works like Wild Nights (2017) and The Showman and the Slave (2001).
- Education: Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 1997
- Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship (2015), Provost Distinguished Teaching Award (2021)
His research interests include sleep history, neurodiversity, and the cultural history of disability. He co-edits the Cambridge History of the American Novel and leads Emory’s Disability Studies Initiative. Courses taught span literary periods and interdisciplinary topics like Literature and Madness and Sleep Across the Disciplines.
Publications include essays in American Literature, American Quarterly, and Slate, alongside op-eds in Los Angeles Times addressing sleep inequities and cultural practices. Grants include support from Mellon, NEH, and the Guggenheim Foundation.
