Sarah Ficke

Sarah Ficke is a Teaching Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She holds a PhD in English (UNC Chapel Hill, 2011), an MA in English (UNC Chapel Hill, 2005), and a BA in English and Religion from Oberlin College (2001). Her research bridges rhetoric, digital humanities, and historical literary analysis, focusing on how popular media shapes contemporary perceptions of history. She teaches courses in composition, digital humanities, and 19th-century British literature.

Research Interests

• African American Literature
• British Literature (1789–1900)
• Digital Humanities & Pedagogy
• Feminist Theory and Gender Studies
• Post-Colonial Theory
• Romance Fiction and Historiography

Her scholarship examines intersections of race, gender, and colonialism in historical romance narratives and explores digital tools in literary education. Recent work emphasizes how popular genres like romance fiction mediate historical memory. No scientific awards are listed, but her publications reflect interdisciplinary innovation. Teaching and advising roles are central to her academic profile, though specific grant or lab affiliations are not detailed here.