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Scott MacKenzie is an Associate Professor of English and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Mississippi's Department of English (College of Liberal Arts). He specializes in 18th-century and Romantic literature, focusing on prose fiction, political economy, eco-criticism, and narrative suspense. His work bridges literary analysis with interdisciplinary themes like poverty, domesticity, and environmental studies.
Education: Ph.D. in English from Cornell University (1999). Previous academic positions include Texas Christian University, University of Alabama, Davidson College, and University of British Columbia. His book Be It Ever So Humble (2013) won the Walker Cowen Prize, examining the socio-economic origins of middle-class domesticity through fiction.
Research emphasizes intersections between economic systems and literary form, particularly how scarcity and ecological concerns manifest in narratives. Recent articles explore climate change in 18th-century texts, eco-critical readings of Gothic fiction, and prehistories of corporate legal identity.
Awards: Walker Cowen Prize (2013). Courses taught include advanced studies in 18th-century literature, Romanticism, and literary theory. He is completing a study titled Poetics of Scarcity, extending his analysis of material conditions in narrative structures.
