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Edward Larkin is a Professor of English at the University of Delaware's College of Arts & Sciences. Specializing in contemporary speculative fiction and posthumanism, his recent work includes co-authored Anthropocene Fantasy and Infrastructures of Exploitation (PMLA 2025) and a forthcoming book on posthumanist fantasy novels. Previously, he focused on Early American literature, publishing Thomas Paine and the Literature of Revolution (2005) and The American School of Empire (2016). He has held a Fulbright US Scholarship and an NEH fellowship, with research appearing in American Literary History, Diaspora, and Novel.
His research spans speculative fiction's engagement with environmental crises, posthumanist theory, and the intersections of fantasy with colonial and imperial narratives. Earlier scholarship explored Early American political thought, loyalist literature, and the cultural legacies of revolution. His edited edition of Paine's Common Sense (2004) remains a key text in revolutionary studies.
Recent publications highlight emerging trends in anthropocentric literary analysis and the material history of early American texts. His work bridges historical and contemporary studies, examining how speculative genres reimagine human agency in an ecologically precarious world.
- Awards: Fulbright US Scholar, NEH Fellowship (American Antiquarian Society)
- Key Projects: Book on posthumanist fantasy novels, co-authored PMLA essay
- Research Interests: Fantasy literature, posthumanism, colonialism, early American political theory
