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Margaret Linley is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Simon Fraser University, specializing in 19th-century literature, media history, and literary theory. She holds a PhD from Queen's University and has contributed extensively to scholarship on Victorian poetry, print culture, and interdisciplinary media studies. Her recent work includes co-editing Media, Technology, Literature in the Nineteenth-Century: Image, Sound, Touch (2016) and exploring themes like digital humanities' environmental impact and telegraphy's gendered dimensions.
Education: BAA (Ryerson), Hons BA (Wilfrid Laurier), MA/PhD (Queen's University). Courses taught include advanced seminars on environmental literature and 19th-century media studies. Her research bridges literary analysis with technological and cultural critiques, emphasizing sensory experience and materiality in Victorian contexts.
Research interests focus on how 19th-century media technologies (e.g., telegraphy, print culture) shaped literary forms and cultural identities. Recent articles address topics like Arctic visual spectacles, DH sustainability, and George Eliot's engagement with transport infrastructure. She actively participates in digital humanities initiatives while maintaining a focus on pre-20th-century texts.
Collaborations include co-editing interdisciplinary volumes and presenting at conferences on media history. Her work often intersects with feminist criticism and environmental humanities, offering innovative frameworks for understanding historical literary ecosystems.
