Thomas L. Loebel

Thomas L. Loebel is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at York University, where he also served as former Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. He holds a PhD in American Literature from SUNY Buffalo (1996), along with MA degrees in Literary Theory (SUNY Buffalo), Curriculum Studies (University of Toronto), and a BA in Political Science/Philosophy from McGill University.

Research Interests: His work focuses on 19^th- and 20^th-century American literature, literary theory, psychoanalysis, and continental philosophy. Current projects include studies on vocal color and national identity, object relations in Henry James, and pre-consciousness in Dickinson, Ellison, and Kushner.

Awards & Grants: Recipient of the John Charles Polanyi Prize (1998-99), SSHRCC Doctoral Fellowship (1992-94), and grants totaling over $50,000 for research on American prose poetics. His book The Letter and the Spirit of Nineteenth-Century American Literature (2005) remains a key contribution to the field.

Teaching & Service: Directed undergraduate studies in English, taught courses ranging from American literature to gender studies, and supervised numerous graduate theses. Active in curriculum development, including high school-university pedagogy initiatives and digital humanities projects at the University of Calgary.

Professional Contributions: Published in Arizona Quarterly, CR: The New Centennial Review, and co-translated Levinas interviews for Is it Righteous to Be? (2002). Served on York University committees including Senate Admissions and SCARSA appeals.