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Lenora Warren is an Associate Professor at Cornell University within the College of Arts and Sciences, affiliated with the American Studies Program and the Literatures in English department. Her work focuses on Early American and Early African American Literature, particularly the intersections of maritime narratives with themes of abolition, insurrection, and resistance. She holds a Ph.D. in English from New York University (2011), an M.A. in English from the same institution (2007), and a B.A. in English from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2001).
- Education:
- B.A., English, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2001)
- M.A., English, New York University (2007)
- Ph.D., English, New York University (2011)
Warren's research explores how enslaved individuals and sailors used literature to articulate resistance, examining works such as Melville's Billy Budd and narratives by Olaudah Equiano. Her 2019 book Fire on the Water analyzes maritime insurrections in early American literature, while her current project investigates the legacy of Phillis Wheatley in Black women's writing traditions.
Her recent publications highlight connections between maritime violence, racial dynamics, and revolutionary ideology, with a particular emphasis on Herman Melville's treatment of abolitionist themes. She teaches courses like Merchants, Whalers, Pirates, Sailors: Early American Sea-Faring Literature (Spring 2025) and A Haunted House Divided: The American Gothic Tradition in Nineteenth-Century Literature (Fall 2025).
