Linda Van Netten Blimke
دانشیار · Eighteenth-Century British Literature
Concordia University of Edmontonمعرفی
Dr. Linda Van Netten Blimke is an Associate Professor in the Department of Literature and Language at Concordia University of Edmonton, specializing in eighteenth-century British literature and women’s travel writing. Her research focuses on the intersections of gender, revolution, and travel narratives during the late 1700s. She has authored a forthcoming book on female sentimental travelogues and co-edited Hope Hook’s Diary. She teaches Victorian literature, critical theory, and composition, and received the 2012 Faculty of Arts Graduate Teaching Award from the University of Alberta.
- Education: PhD (English, University of Alberta, 2014), MA (English, University of Alberta, 2008)
- Key Publications: Political Affairs of the Heart (2023), Crossing Canada, 1909 (2011)
Her work examines how women’s travel writing redefined national and gender identities during pivotal revolutionary periods. Recent articles analyze texts like Janet Schaw’s Journal of a Lady of Quality and Mary Morgan’s Tour to Milford Haven, highlighting their critiques of colonial and political systems. She actively engages in editorial projects to recover overlooked historical narratives.
Dr. Blimke’s teaching spans foundational writing courses to advanced literary studies, emphasizing critical analysis and interdisciplinary approaches. Her grants and research collaborations reflect a commitment to textual recovery and feminist historiography.
