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Jeff Miller is a Professor of English at Gonzaga University, specializing in 19th-century American literature, African American literature, and civic education themes. He teaches courses such as ENGL 413: 19th-Century American Novel, ENGL 240: African American Literature, and ENGL 193: Citizenship.
- Ph.D. in English from University of Cincinnati
- M.A. in English from University of Cincinnati
- B.A. in English from Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
His research focuses on the intersection of literature and citizenship discourse in the Gilded Age, analyzing works by Mark Twain, Charles Chesnutt, and Pauline Hopkins through philosophical lenses like Kantian ethics and liberal political theory. He is currently developing a book manuscript titled Cultivating Citizens: American Literature and Civic Education in the Gilded Age.
Recent publications include analyses of dialect pedagogy in Chesnutt’s work (2017), economic themes in Twain’s Roughing It (2017), and citizenship in post-Reconstruction African American literature (2009-2002). Articles span topics from Moby-Dick’s historical context to ethical frameworks in American realism.
Contact: millerj3@gonzaga.edu | Office: Humanities 201, Gonzaga University
