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Michael Jonik is a Senior Lecturer in American Literature and Philosophy at the University of Sussex's School of Media, Arts and Humanities. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Institut d'Histoire des Représentations et des Idées dans les Modernités (IHRIM) in Lyon (2022–2023). His research focuses on 18th/19th-century American literature, continental philosophy, and the history of science. Notable works include Herman Melville and the Politics of the Inhuman (2018) and edited volumes like The New Cambridge Companion to Ralph Waldo Emerson. He leads major research initiatives such as Thoreau's Radical Ecologies (funded by the British Academy) and is a founding member of BrANCA (British Association of Nineteenth-Century Americanists). Jonik teaches modules on critical theory, 19th-century American literature, and philosophical approaches to literature. His recent work explores intersections of ecology, biopolitics, and radical political thought, with a focus on authors like Thoreau, Melville, and Emerson.
- Key Collaborations: IHRIM, Cornell Society for the Humanities
- Grants: British Academy (2023–2024), Leverhulme Trust (2014–2016)
Jonik’s articles span Melville’s narrative ambiguity, Thoreau’s environmental philosophy, and James’s psychological realism. His interdisciplinary approach bridges literary analysis with continental philosophy (Deleuze, Foucault) and scientific thought. He frequently lectures at institutions globally, emphasizing transatlantic intellectual exchanges and the legacy of 19th-century American thought.
