Eric G. Lorentzen

Eric G. Lorentzen is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Mary Washington's College of Arts and Sciences, specializing in 19th-century British literature and critical pedagogy. His research examines historical intersections between education systems, popular culture, and marginalized reader groups.

• B.A. in English (Rowan University, 1992)
• B.A. in Communications (Rowan University, 1988)
• M.A. in English (Pennsylvania State University, 1998)
• Ph.D. in 19th-century British Literature (Pennsylvania State University, 2003)

Lorentzen's work focuses on how 19th-century pedagogical institutions shaped mass literacy while perpetuating systemic marginalization of women, working-class populations, and colonial subjects. His interdisciplinary approach combines literary analysis with cultural studies, examining Dickens' cultural tourism, Disney adaptations, and modern classroom applications of Althusserian theory.

Recent publications include analysis of probabilistic narrative structures in 19th-century realist novels. His conference presentations explore topics like 'Doing British Literature and Popular Culture' and 'Althusserian Readings of Villette and Middlemarch.'

• College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Teaching Award
• University Outstanding Teaching Award