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Jason Berger is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Houston, within the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. His scholarship bridges 19th-century American literature and critical theory, with a strong emphasis on political subjectivity, maritime narratives, and non-liberal ontologies.
- Ph.D., University of Connecticut
- M.A., University of Vermont
- B.S., Central Connecticut State University
His research centers on 19th-century American literature, critical theory—including Marxism, psychoanalysis, queer theory, and posthumanism—and the environmental humanities. He challenges liberal-humanist frameworks through explorations of personhood, labor, and ecological actuality in antebellum and maritime contexts.
The thematic arc of his publications reveals a sustained inquiry into how literature negotiates political fantasy, national identity, and affective structures. His work spans transcendentalism, sea literature, and transnational formalism, often reinterpreting canonical texts through radical theoretical lenses.
Scientific recognition includes a nomination for the MLA First Book Prize for Antebellum at Sea.
- MLA First Book Prize (nominee)
He is currently developing a new monograph, Whale Undone: Ecologies of Actuality, which promises to extend his critique into material ecologies and non-anthropocentric being. While no formal advisees or grants are listed in the provided text, his extensive publication record and theoretical rigor suggest an active research profile.
Berger is affiliated with the Department of English at the University of Houston, where he contributes to the intellectual life of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences through teaching and scholarship.
