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John Savarese is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Waterloo, specializing in Romantic-era literature, the relationship between literature and science, and Gothic traditions. His interdisciplinary work bridges literary studies with cognitive science, examining how Romantic writers conceptualized mind, cognition, and sociability within their historical context, with particular attention to ballad traditions and Gothic literature.
Dr. Savarese completed his PhD at Rutgers University in 2012, following an MA from Rutgers and a BA from New York. Prior to joining Waterloo in 2014, he held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of California, Berkeley.
His research explores how Romantic poets engaged with emerging sciences of the mind, revealing connections between poetic form and cognitive processes. Dr. Savarese investigates how literary traditions like ballads and Gothic narratives served as vehicles for exploring theories of social cognition, distributed mind, and environmental relations, demonstrating literature's role in shaping conceptual frameworks that anticipated contemporary cognitive theories.
- UW/SSHRC Explore Grant, 2020-2022
- David L. Kalstone Award, Rutgers University (English alumni award), 2019
- UW/SSHRC Insight Development Grant 4A Funding, 2015-2016
- Travel stipend, University of Edinburgh, 2015
- UW/SSHRC Travel Grant, 2014
- American Council of Learned Societies New Faculty Fellowship, 2013-2014
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2012-2013
As an educator, Dr. Savarese supervises graduate students in Romantic literature, Gothic studies, and the history of science. His interdisciplinary approach extends to collaborations with Waterloo's Cognitive Science program and the History of Distributed Cognition project at the University of Edinburgh. His creative work in sound design and field recording for projects including 'Cities and Memory' and 'Gothic Listening' demonstrates his commitment to exploring literary studies through multiple sensory and technological modalities.
