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Catherine Golden is a Professor in the English Department at Skidmore College, where she has taught since 1986. She held the Tisch Chair in Arts and Letters from 2017 to 2022. Her academic journey includes an A.B. from Brown University, an Ed.M. from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
Professor Golden's research focuses on Victorian Literature and Culture, Book illustration, Jane Austen, British and American Women Writers, Children's Literature, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Rhetoric and Composition. Her work bridges historical literary analysis with visual culture studies, particularly examining how illustrations shape readers' experiences of Victorian texts. She has made significant contributions to Gilman studies and has explored the evolution of illustrated books from serial publications to modern graphic novels.
Among her notable publications are Serials to Graphic Novels: The Evolution of the Victorian Illustrated Book (2017), Posting It: The Victorian Revolution in Letter Writing (2009), which won the 2010 DeLong Book History prize, and Images of the Woman Reader in Victorian British and American Fiction (2003). She has also published two Victorian-themed children's books and numerous essays in journals such as Victorian Studies and Victorian Poetry.
Her scholarly achievements include:
- Winner of the 2010 DeLong Book History prize from SHARP
- Recipient of the Faculty Distinguished Lectureship Award (Moseley Award) in 2012
- Executive Director of the Charlotte Perkins Gilman Society (1998-2002)
Professor Golden demonstrates exceptional commitment to students, evident in her founding of the Golden Fellows program in 2024, which connects current English majors with alumni to help them envision professional futures. In fall 2024, she endowed the Golden Hour Endowed Fund to support student-centered initiatives in the English department in perpetuity. Her dedication to mentoring, combined with her scholarly expertise, has made her a beloved figure in the Skidmore community.
