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Patricia J. Roylance is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on early American literature, transnationalism, material culture, and the history of the book. She holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University (2005) and a B.A. from Harvard University (1998).
Education:
- Ph.D., English, Stanford University (2005)
- B.A., English, Harvard University (1998)
Research Interests: Roylance examines how 19th-century U.S. literature engaged with global empires, media transformations, and Indigenous histories. Her book Eclipse of Empires (2013) analyzes U.S. anxieties toward collapsed empires, while her ongoing work The Timescapes of Nineteenth-Century U.S. Media explores transmedial adaptations of texts like Uncle Tom’s Cabin. She also investigates Indigenous education initiatives and colonial material culture.
Grants and Service:
- Recipient of the Excellence in Graduate Education Award (2024)
- Co-Director of the Coronat Scholars Program (2022–present)
- Co-Organizer of the “Not in the Books” Indigenous education initiative
- Lead on the “Listen to the Elders Speaker Series” grant (2025)
Teaching: Courses include Race & Literary Periods Before 1900, Advanced Critical Writing, and The Literature of War and Peace. She mentors graduate students in early American literature, transnationalism, and media studies.
