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Douglas Murray is a Professor of English in the College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences at Belmont University. He specializes in 17th to early 20th-century British literature, with a focus on the 18th century, and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in British literature, the Gothic, Jane Austen, and First-Year Writing. He is also an accomplished organist at Nashville's Second Presbyterian Church.
His research centers on British literary figures such as Jane Austen, John Dryden, Samuel Richardson, and Frances Trollope. Key interests include literary structure, classical myth, visual culture, music in poetry, and narrative spectatorship. He has co-edited major scholarly editions of Jane Austen’s early writings and Frances Trollope’s novels.
His recent publications analyze themes such as portraiture in Emma, gaze dynamics in Mansfield Park and Persuasion, and the influence of evangelicalism in Trollope’s fiction. His scholarly work spans interdisciplinary connections between literature, music, and cultural history.
Scientific Awards and Honors:
- Prize-winner, American Guild of Organists National Competition (2012)
- Prize-winner, American Guild of Organists National Competition (2014)
- Prize-winner, University of Michigan Competition in Organ Improvisation (2016)
- Visiting Fellow, Chawton House Library, England (June 2017)
Douglas Murray is actively engaged in mentoring students and promoting study abroad, particularly in Britain and France. While no formal advising list is provided, he is deeply committed to teaching and expanding students’ literary horizons. He has not received mention of external grant funding in the provided text.
He maintains a dual professional life in academia and sacred music, performing and improvising in French and Baroque styles, particularly music associated with the Church of England.
