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Sarah Wagner-McCoy is an Associate Professor of English and Humanities at Reed College, affiliated with the Department of English and the Division of Literature and Languages. She holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University, an M.A. from University College Dublin, and a B.A. from Columbia University. Her research focuses on 19th- and 20th-century U.S. literature, transatlantic pastoral traditions, and the intersection of literature with socio-economic themes like slavery, industrialization, and immigration. She is editing an edition of Charles W. Chesnutt's writings, supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and has authored a book manuscript analyzing realist novels' engagement with America's global identity.
Education:
- Ph.D., Harvard University
- M.A., University College Dublin
- B.A., Columbia University
Her teaching spans American literature, transatlantic studies, and modern Irish drama, including courses like Race and Region: Southern Fiction and Modern Irish Drama. She also contributes to Reed's first-year Humanities 110 course, blending classical literature with educational equity advocacy.
Awards:
- Helen Choate Bell Dissertation Prize (Harvard University)
Her work has been supported by grants such as the Mitchell Scholarship (for research in Ireland) and NEH funding for the Chesnutt project. She actively engages in academic editing and public scholarship on underrepresented literary figures.
