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Michael Matthew Kaylor serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of English and American Studies at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts, where he maintains an active research and teaching profile centered on Anglophone literary traditions. His academic work bridges American and British literary canons with cultural and linguistic analysis, focusing on genre evolution and historical contexts.
His research interests include:
- 19th-20th Century American Literature (Henry James, Emily Dickinson)
- British Literary Traditions and Cultural Contexts
- Literary Biography as Genre Crossroads
- Anglophone Linguistic Studies
- Forrest Reid's Literary Contributions
- Victorian Poetry and Sociohistorical Frameworks
Dr. Kaylor has secured sustained research funding through Masaryk University's grant programs, including the ongoing "Language, Literature and Culture in Anglophone Contexts" series (2021-2025) and "Paradigms, strategies and developments" projects (2020-2023). His work extends to national collaborations like the Ministry of Education-funded "Area orientation (USA, Canada, Mexico)" initiative (2010-2013) and Czech Science Foundation research on literary biography (2009-2011).
As a supervisor, he mentors doctoral candidates through dissertation seminars and specialized courses while maintaining active scholarly engagement, including a 2010 research trip to the British Library for his publication on Tom Barber and Forrest Reid.