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Susan Bruxvoort Lipscomb is Professor of English at Houghton University, where she teaches courses including Environmental Literature, Victorian Literature and Culture, and the Development of the Novel. She frequently collaborates with colleagues across disciplines through Houghton's honors semester in London and interdisciplinary core courses in the Humanities.
Her educational background includes an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign (1998, 2005), an M.A. from the University of Chicago (1997), and a B.A. from Calvin College (1996).
Professor Lipscomb's research centers on Victorian literature, particularly the works of George Eliot, Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Gerard Manley Hopkins, with special attention to literary representations of the natural world. Her scholarship explores how close attention to both language and nature can illuminate our understanding of the world. More recently, she has extended this approach to visual arts, examining how Madonna and Child paintings of Giovanni Bellini can prompt theological reflection. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes precision in language and observation, inspired by George Eliot's approach to both literature and natural phenomena.
Her scholarly work appears in publications such as The Christian Scholars Review and Book & Culture, where she has contributed essays on rural life writers and reviews of significant literary biographies. Professor Lipscomb's interdisciplinary approach bridges literature, environmental studies, and theological reflection, demonstrating how careful attention to texts and the world around us can lead to deeper understanding.
At Houghton University, Professor Lipscomb actively participates in the academic community through interdisciplinary teaching initiatives and scholarly contributions that connect literary studies with broader questions of meaning and observation. Her work exemplifies the integration of faith and learning that characterizes Houghton's educational mission.
