Jordan Von Cannon

Jordan Von Cannon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Language & Literature at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), specializing in American Literature. His research and teaching focus on Early American literature, 19th-century American literature, U.S. women writers, digital humanities, travel writing, and feminist theory.

Education:

• Ph.D. in English (minor in Women's and Gender Studies), Louisiana State University
• MA in English, University of Kansas
• BA in English, Palm Beach Atlantic University

Research interests include exploring intersections of gender, productivity, and literary form in American women's writing. He has presented at conferences like the Modern Language Association, C19, and the American Literature Association. Current projects include a monograph on 'Idle Women: Productivity and the Power of Inaction in American Women’s Writing, 1773-1861.'

Publications appear in journals such as College Literature and Studies in American Naturalism, with a forthcoming article in Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers (2025).