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Dr. Julie Husband is a Professor of English at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), affiliated with the College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences and the Languages & Literatures department. She joined UNI in 2000, specializing in American literature, particularly 19th-century texts, rhetoric, and reform movements. Her research focuses on intersections between literature and social reform, including antislavery discourse, Frederick Douglass’s rhetoric, and Industrial Era history.
Education:
- Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
- M.A., University of Chicago
- B.A., Bucknell University
Research Interests: Dr. Husband explores 19th-century literature and rhetoric through lenses of social reform, abolitionism, and labor history. She co-authored Daily Life in the Industrial United States, 1870–1900 (2019) and Antislavery Discourse in American Literature: Incendiary Pictures (2010). Her recent work includes co-editing The Speeches of Frederick Douglass: A Critical Edition (2018), analyzing Douglass’s oratory and its legacy. Her scholarship frequently engages interdisciplinary topics like gender, race, and historical memory.
Publications Trends: Her articles (2018–2023) emphasize Douglass’s rhetorical impact, multicultural exceptionalism in political speeches, and intersections between literature and social justice. Recent work examines contemporary educational policy debates and biofiction’s portrayal of historical figures.
Contributions: She has contributed to interdisciplinary programs like UNI’s Study Abroad (Ireland), Women’s and Gender Studies, and the Frederick Douglass Human Rights Festival. Her teaching spans American literature, short fiction, and liberal arts core courses.
