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Matthew Kilbane is the Glynn Family Honors Assistant Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, affiliated with the Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society and the History and Philosophy of Science Program. He holds a PhD from Cornell University, an MFA from Purdue, and a BA from Oberlin. His research explores 20th- and 21st-century American literature, focusing on poetry’s intersections with sound, media, and digital cultures. His book The Lyre Book: Modern Poetic Media (2024) received the 2021 Northeast MLA Book Award and ACLS support. Current projects include an edited volume on social media and global poetry publics and a study of community writing workshops.
Education:
- PhD, English, Cornell University (2020)
- MFA, Poetry, Purdue University (2014)
- BA, English, Oberlin College (2010)
Research Interests: Modern poetry, sound studies, media theory, digital humanities, lyric form, and marginalized literary institutions. His work bridges literary analysis with media archaeology, examining how technological shifts shape poetic practices and vice versa.
Awards: Recipient of NEH Summer Stipend (2024), Newberry Library Fellowship (2024), and ACLS Dissertation Fellowship (2019). His work has been published in PMLA, College Literature, and Journal of Modern Literature.
Teaching: Courses include 'Poetry Machines: Computing and Creativity' and 'Technology and Desire.' He emphasizes digital tools and interdisciplinary approaches, co-organizing the 'Data Poetics' initiative at Notre Dame.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society on projects linking poetry and platform cultures. Active in transatlantic poetry network analysis via the 'North Atlantic Turbine' digital platform.
