Magdalena Nerio

Magdalena Nerio is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). She specializes in literature and culture from c. 1660-1870, with a focus on women's writing, epistolary forms, and 19th-century social reform movements. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on the novel, literary criticism, metafiction, women’s literature (e.g., Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen), New England Transcendentalists (e.g., Margaret Fuller), Gilded Age literature, and Victorian visual culture.

Education:

• Ph.D. in English, University of Notre Dame (2013)
• M.A. in English, University of Notre Dame (2009)
• B.A. in English, Brown University (2004)

Research Trends: Her publications analyze epistolary narratives, feminist discourse, and intersections of gender and political engagement in 18th-19th century British and American writing. Recent work examines Victorian realism, dissent in Elizabeth Gaskell's Ruth, and 19th-century Shakespeare criticism.

Scientific Awards:

• Minnie Helen Hicks Prize (2004), Brown University

Grants and Presentations: She has presented at international conferences including the Elizabeth Gaskell Conference (Cambridge, UK, 2023) and NeMLA (Niagara Falls, NY, 2023), focusing on themes like dissent in 19th-century realism and gender in devotional writing.