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Kenneth Salzer is a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh's Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences. He joined the institution in 2010 and holds a PhD from the University of Rochester (2002), where his dissertation examined cross-dressing figures in 19th-century American literature. His research focuses on intersections of gender, race, and representation in American literature, including studies of slavery narratives, whiteness as a social construct, and bodily inscription through tattoos and scars.
Salzer teaches courses on queer/transgender literature, American literature, speculative fiction, and literary criticism. Notable courses include 'Apocalypse Science Fiction,' 'The Gothic Imagination,' and 'Sexuality & Representation.'
His publications explore 19th-century women writers, transatlantic abolitionism, and literary marketplaces. Recent work includes analyses of Ellen Craft's abolitionist performances and E.D.E.N. Southworth's negotiation of authorship in popular fiction. He has been honored with the 2016 Writing in the Disciplines Fellowship and the 2011 Student Choice Teaching Award.
