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Susan Gillman is a Professor in the Literature Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, specializing in race and race-relations in the United States, the Americas, and beyond. Her scholarly work approaches national literatures and cultures from a 'worlded' perspective developed by the cluster in World Literature and Cultural Studies at UCSC.
Her research interests span American Literature, Literature of the Americas, Critical Race Theory, Translation Studies, and History of Slavery. Gillman's work frequently examines the intersections of race, identity, and cultural production, with a particular focus on the nineteenth century.
Her publications demonstrate a consistent engagement with the themes of racial classification, identity performance, and transnational connections. Her scholarly output shows a trajectory from early work on Mark Twain's engagement with racial identity to more recent explorations of hemispheric connections, archipelagic theory, and comparative approaches to American studies.
Gillman has received recognition for her contributions to the field through numerous publications in prestigious journals and presses. Her work has appeared in American Literary History, Caribbean Quarterly, and various edited collections focused on American studies, hemispheric studies, and literary theory.
She has contributed significantly to the fields of Mark Twain studies, race theory, and comparative American literature through both monographs and edited collections. Her scholarship consistently challenges conventional boundaries in American literary studies, advocating for more expansive, transnational approaches to understanding American cultural production.
