Stephen Karian

Stephen Karian is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Missouri, College of Arts and Science. He holds a PhD and MA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BA from Oberlin College.

• Education: PhD, MA (University of Wisconsin-Madison); BA (Oberlin College)

His research focuses on 18th-century British literature, particularly the works of Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope. He specializes in bibliographical studies, textual scholarship, and book history, with a strong emphasis on digital humanities and manuscript analysis.

His recent publications explore Swift's manuscript poetry, the challenges of the English Short-Title Catalogue (ESTC), and the circulation of Swift's writings. He is co-editor of the Swift Poems Project, an electronic archive of Swift's poetry, and is working on the Oxford Edition of Alexander Pope's writings.

• Scientific Awards:
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship (2022-23)
  • NEH Scholarly Editions Grant (2012-15)
  • Richard H. Rodino Prize (2002)
  • Ernst Philip Goldschmidt Fellowship (1998)
• Grants: Strategic Investment Program Tier 3 Award (2020), Research Council Large Grants (multiple years), PRIME Fund award (2012-15)