Celeste Langan

Celeste Langan is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of California, Berkeley. Her work bridges 19th-century British literature, critical theory, disability studies, and poetry. She specializes in Romanticism, media studies, and the intersections of literature with sociopolitical discourse. Her current research project, Post-Napoleonism: Imagining Sovereignty After 1799, explores post-imperial cultural frameworks. Langan’s scholarship includes influential works like Romantic Vagrancy and essays on poetic refrains, Napoleonic historiography, and disability studies. She regularly presents at international conferences and has held visiting lectureships globally.

Her teaching spans undergraduate and graduate levels, with a focus on Romantic-era texts and critical theory. Langan’s research often critiques neoliberalism’s historical roots through literary analysis, emphasizing how media and communication shape cultural narratives. Her recent articles highlight themes like poetic repetition, historical biography, and protest movements’ literary expressions. Awards and grants are not explicitly listed, but her academic contributions are widely recognized within literary studies. She advises students through Berkeley’s English department and maintains an active role in shaping interdisciplinary research agendas.