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Kristin Flieger Samuelian is an Associate Professor of English in the Department of English at George Mason University, within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her academic work bridges literary studies, cultural history, and performance theory, with a focus on the Romantic period in England.
Her research centers on the intersections of dance, national identity, and print culture in late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain. She investigates how dance functioned as a symbolic and political force in shaping Englishness during the Romantic era, particularly through periodicals, fiction, and visual satire. Her work engages with themes of gender, class, imperialism, and spectatorship.
- Romantic Literature
- Print and Periodical Culture
- Dance and Embodiment
- Nationalism and Nostalgia
- Gender and Performance
- British Imperial Imaginary
Her publications reveal a consistent focus on how cultural forms like dance were mobilized in debates over identity and power. Both her books analyze how bodily performance in public and literary spheres contributed to ideological constructions of English exceptionalism and social hierarchy.
Kristin Flieger Samuelian has made significant contributions to Romantic-era scholarship through her monographs and critical essays. While specific awards are not listed, her work has been praised by leading scholars in the field for its originality and interdisciplinary reach.
She advises graduate students in English and Romantic studies, though specific advisees are not named in the provided text. Her research has been supported through academic publishing and institutional affiliation, though grant details are not mentioned.
While no formal lab or research team is described, her work implies collaboration with scholars in performance studies, literary criticism, and cultural history, particularly through her engagement with interdisciplinary journals and book series.
