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Eric Keenaghan is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at The University at Albany, State University of New York. He earned his PhD and MA from Temple University and his BA from Amherst College. Keenaghan serves as an advisory editor for the Journal of Modern Literature and as the advisory editor for twentieth-century poetry at PMLA.
His research focuses on modernist and cold war American poetries, particularly work by LGBTQ+-identified writers. His scholarship also addresses the teaching of poetry, queer translation studies, anarchist and antifascist traditions in American literature, and 20th- and 21st-century women's experimental poetry and fiction. His work spans literary criticism, creative writing, and editorial projects that recover marginalized voices in American literary history.
Keenaghan's research output shows a consistent focus on queer literary history, political poetry, and the intersections of sexuality, politics, and aesthetics in American poetry. His recent publications demonstrate increasing engagement with Muriel Rukeyser's work and the recovery of radical literary traditions, particularly those that challenge conventional narratives of American literary history. His scholarship bridges literary criticism, creative practice, and pedagogy, with a particular interest in how poetry can model alternative political and ethical relationships.
- Modern Language Association Prize for Bibliographical or Archival Scholarship (for The Muriel Rukeyser Era: Selected Prose)
Professor Keenaghan teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on modernist poetry, cold war and contemporary poetry, LGBTQ+ literature and history, leftist literature and new social movements, queer and gender studies, and literary and political theory. His teaching reflects his research interests, with courses examining specific authors like James Baldwin and Muriel Rukeyser, as well as broader thematic explorations of poetic movements and political contexts. His work in the classroom extends his scholarly commitment to recovering marginalized voices and examining the political dimensions of literary form.
