Erik Bond

Erik Bond is an Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, affiliated with the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters and the Language, Culture, and the Arts department. He specializes in Eighteenth-Century British Literature, Literary Theory, and Urban Speculation.

• Education: PhD in English Literature from New York University (2001); BA from the University of Pennsylvania (1996).

His research explores intersections of urban studies, literary theory, and cultural history, with a focus on British literature from the 18th to 21st centuries. Recent work analyzes Gothic traditions, trauma, and interdisciplinary connections between literature and neuroscience.

Publications span a monograph on 18th-century London and articles examining topics like Aphra Behn’s pedagogical relevance, David Lynch’s surrealism, and post-disaster urban narratives. His scholarship bridges historical and contemporary literary analysis.