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Onno Oerlemans is the Elizabeth J. McCormack Professor of Literature at Hamilton College, appointed since 1999. He holds joint affiliations with the Department of English and Creative Writing and the Environmental Studies program. His office is located in List Center 114B, and he can be contacted at ooerlema@hamilton.edu or 315-859-4378.
Education includes:
- Ph.D. from Yale University
- M.A. from Queen's University (Kingston, Canada)
- B.A. from Queen's University (Kingston, Canada)
Research focuses on Romantic-era literature through ecocritical and animal studies lenses, emphasizing how poetry mediates human-nature relationships. His monograph Poetry and Animals (2018) examines nonhuman representation across literary history, while ongoing work documents Adirondack cultural narratives. Central interests include:
- The ethics of anthropomorphism in literature
- Romanticism's materialist engagement with nature
- Environmental pedagogy and interdisciplinary methodologies
- Historical intersections of colonialism and ecology
Publications demonstrate consistent focus on nature representation across 500 years of literature, with recent work examining Adirondack regionalism and Romantic legacies in environmental thought. Thematically, articles cluster around: animal agency studies, poetic responses to industrialization, wilderness epistemology, and pedagogical innovations in ecological humanities.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Shortlisting for the Raymond Klibansky Prize (2003) for Romanticism and the Materiality of Nature
Administrative service features:
- Associate Dean of Faculty (2017-2020)
- Chair of English and Creative Writing Department (2010-2013)
- Leadership roles on Environmental Studies, Appointments, and Adirondack Academic Program committees
- Faculty-in-residence for Hamilton's Adirondacks program (2015)
