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Matthew Lester Eatough is Associate Professor of English and Affiliate Faculty of Black and Latino Studies at Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY), within the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences. He teaches courses on twentieth- and twenty-first century novels, publishing and book history, world literature, and African literature, with recent Spring 2025 offerings including The Global Business of Lit and Horror Fiction.
His educational background features a Ph.D. and M.A. in English from Vanderbilt University, an M.A. in Humanities from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in English/History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This interdisciplinary foundation informs his cross-cultural research approach.
Eatough's research centers on global modernisms through African and Irish literary lenses, examining corporate ideology in contemporary African fiction, globalization of Irish literature, and translated fiction in Anglo-American small presses. His work consistently interrogates how literary forms engage with world-systems theory, postcolonial economies, and infrastructural time, revealing connections between cultural production and global power structures. Particular attention is paid to small-press networks as sites of transnational literary circulation.
His recent publications demonstrate a clear trajectory from modernist studies to contemporary global literature, with increasing focus on African science fiction and Irish literary networks. A recurring theme is the role of cultural institutions (like the Goethe-Institut) in shaping literary futures, while his book projects analyze corporate influence in African fiction and the international networks of Irish literature.
His scientific recognition includes:
- Abioseh Porter Best Essay Award (2019) from the African Literature Association
- Margaret Church Modern Fiction Studies Memorial Prize (2016)
- Shortlisting for Modernist Studies Association Best Book Award (2013)
- Robert Manson Myers Graduate Award for Best Dissertation Prospectus (2011)
- Rose Alley Press Award (2010)
- John M. Aden Award for Best Graduate Paper (2009)
- Phi Beta Kappa (2004)
Eatough has secured eight consecutive PSC-CUNY research grants (2015-2023) totaling over $35,000, supporting projects on small presses, translation, and global literary networks. His current grant-funded work examines Irish fiction in small presses and the Goethe-Institut's role in African literary futurity. While specific graduate students aren't listed, his extensive teaching of Global Studies Capstone courses and independent studies demonstrates significant undergraduate mentorship in global literary studies.
He serves as Committee Chair for Baruch's Global Studies Minor and co-edits special journal issues, including Literary Geographies' 'Geographies of African Futures' (2022). His professional activities include editorial board membership for NANO: New American Notes Online and active participation in the Modernist Studies Association as Treasurer.
