Iver Bernstein is a Professor of History, African and African-American Studies, and American Culture Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. His scholarship focuses on the long 19th-Century United States, particularly examining slavery, race, political culture, and the traumatic legacies of the Civil War.
Corinne Andersen is a Professor of English and Program Director of English at William Peace University (WPU). She previously served as Chair of the English Department (2015-2016) and holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her teaching focuses on world literature surveys, women’s studies, and 20th-century fiction. Education: B.A. in Comparative Literature, Indiana University Bloomington M.A. and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Interests: Dr. Andersen explores intersections between literature and visual arts, gender studies, and autobiographical forms. Her work analyzes authors like Katherine Anne Porter, Frida Kahlo, and Claude Cahun, emphasizing how creative works negotiate identity, cultural memory, and political contexts. She frequently engages with postcolonial and feminist frameworks in her scholarship. Notable Recognition: WPU Outstanding Advisor Award Advising & Leadership: As Program Director, she oversees English curriculum development. Her mentorship is recognized through awards, though specific grants are not detailed in available texts. No formal lab affiliations are noted, but her research collaborates with art historians and cultural theorists.
Philip Gentry is an Associate Professor of Music History and Literature at the University of Delaware’s School of Music, part of the College of Arts & Sciences. His research focuses on 20th-century American music, particularly the intersection of identity, politics, and cultural history. He authored *What Will I Be: American Music and Cold War Identity* (Oxford UP, 2017) and is currently writing a book on 20th- and 21st-century performances of early American history. His work spans diverse genres, including classical, popular, soul, hip-hop, and LGBTQ musical traditions. Dr. Gentry previously taught at the College of William & Mary and has held leadership roles in the American Musicological Society, including as president of its mid-Atlantic chapter. His teaching includes undergraduate music history sequences, graduate research methods, and specialized courses on topics like soul music, hip-hop, and LGBTQ musical history. He emphasizes creative historiography and its implications for contemporary political culture. His recent articles explore themes like historical reenactment (e.g., Colonial Williamsburg) and music’s role in political processes (e.g., electoral systems). Gentry’s scholarship bridges academic and popular culture, analyzing figures like Leonard Bernstein, John Cage, and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s *Hamilton*. His work interrogates how music constructs and contests identities, from Cold War ideologies to modern LGBTQ narratives. Despite no explicitly listed awards, his contributions reflect significant engagement with interdisciplinary and public-facing musicology.
Steven Trout is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Alabama. His research focuses on cultural representations of war in literature, visual art, and public monuments. He has held previous appointments at the University of South Alabama (2011-2020) and Fort Hays State University (1993-2011). Trout earned his PhD in English from the University of Kansas (1993), MA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (1987), and BA from the same institution (1985). His major research areas include American and British Modernism, Twentieth-Century American Cultural Studies, and First World War literature. Trout has authored three books and edited/co-edited multiple volumes, including On the Battlefield of Memory (2010) and Portraits of Remembrance (2020). He serves as editor of the University of Alabama Press’ “War, Memory, and Culture” series. Trout’s scholarship bridges literature and history, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to war’s cultural impact. His recent work addresses African-American war experiences, WWI memorialization trends, and Hemingway’s early writings. He received the 2017 MidAmerica Award for contributions to Midwestern literature studies. Key Projects: Edited World War I in American Fiction (2014) Co-edited War+Ink: New Perspectives on Ernest Hemingway’s Early Writings (2013) Authored The Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Angel Fire (2020) His writing appears in journals like The Hemingway Review , American Literary Realism , and War, Literature, and the Arts . Trout actively engages with public history through battlefield studies and memorial analysis.
Zachary Anderson is an Instructor in the Department of English at the University of Alabama. His research and teaching span multiple disciplines within literature and writing, including Creative Writing, Composition & Rhetoric, and Digital Humanities. He specializes in diverse literary periods and genres, such as African-American, Early American, Late American, Medieval, Renaissance, Restoration & 18th Century, 19th-Century British, 20th-Century British, and Postcolonial Literature. His work also engages with Critical Theory and the Strode Program. While no specific academic awards or grants are mentioned, his expertise is anchored in both traditional literary studies and innovative digital humanities approaches. He does not currently have listed advisees or published articles in the provided data.
Mary Linehan is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Tyler (UTT), where she has served as Department Chair since 2009. She introduced UTT’s first gender studies course, established an internship program, and promoted faculty equity. Previously, she taught the first Women’s History course at the University of Notre Dame and co-founded its Gender Studies program. She holds a PhD from Notre Dame, focusing on gender, politics, race, and sexuality. Her research has been published by major academic presses and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University M.A., University of Notre Dame Ph.D., University of Notre Dame Her research emphasizes intersections of gender with political systems, race, and sexuality. Notable works include studies on Chicago’s prostitution history, Catholic institutions’ roles in racial justice, and cultural analyses of Nancy Drew narratives. She has advised First Ladies on historical contexts through a presidential historians’ committee. Mary is a recipient of six campus-wide teaching awards, specializing in post-Civil War U.S. history. She prioritizes inclusive pedagogy, fostering student communities that engage critically with U.S. historical narratives. Her courses emphasize historical relevance to contemporary issues.
Christopher González is a Professor and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Endowed Chair in the Department of English at Southern Methodist University. His research focuses on 20th century American literature, multiethnic literatures, Latinx cultural production, film, comics, narrative theory, and American studies. Education: PhD in English from The Ohio State University Key Works: He authored Reel Latinxs: Representation in U.S. Film & TV , Permissible Narratives: The Promise of Latino/a Literature , Reading Junot Díaz , and Graphic Borders: Latino Comic Books, Past, Present and Future . Awards: International Latino Book Award (2017) Perkins Prize Honorable Mention (2010) Advising & Grants: No specific grants or advisees listed in the provided text. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary scholarship bridging literature, film, and visual culture.
Nicholas A. Kaldis is an Associate Professor and Director of Chinese Studies at Binghamton University, with a courtesy title in the Translation Research and Instruction Program (TRIP). He specializes in 20th-century Chinese literature, cinema, and translation. His research focuses on aesthetic cognition in Chinese and Taiwanese fiction/film, psychoanalytic theory applied to Chinese cultural production, and Lu Xun studies. He holds a PhD and MA from Ohio State University, an MA from Purdue University, and a BA from Ohio University. Research Interests: Aesthetic Cognition in Chinese/Taiwanese Film & Fiction Psychoanalytic Theory & Chinese Culture Chinese-to-English Translation Sinophone Cinemas Dr. Kaldis has published extensively on modern Chinese literature, poetry, and film from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. His notable work includes The Chinese Prose Poem: A Study of Lu Xun’s Wild Grass (2014). He also translates Chinese poetry, theater, and critical essays. His teaching spans Sinophone cinemas, post-colonial Taiwan studies, and composition. Notable Contribution: Collaborated on translating the Taiwanese film Happy Together , bridging Chinese-language cinema with global audiences.
Albert D. Pionke is a Professor of English at the University of Alabama , where he also serves as the William and Margaret Going Endowed Professor of English and Associate Dean of General Education and Academic Affairs . He specializes in 19th-Century British Literature, Digital Humanities, and Critical Theory, with a focus on Victorian cultural, imperial, and intellectual history. His editorial projects include sole editorship of the Victorians Institute Journal and co-editorship of Digital Studies in Language and Literature . He has published extensively on Victorian fiction, nonfiction prose, and poetry, with a particular interest in marginalia analysis through the Mill Marginalia Online project. 2024: Blackmon-Moody Outstanding Professor Award 2019: William and Margaret Going Endowed Professor 2014: Promotion to Professor 2009: Tenure and Associate Professor Pionke’s research spans Victorian bibliography, pedagogy, and digital scholarship, with grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, and National Endowment for the Humanities. His collaborative work with the Alabama Digital Humanities Center focuses on digitizing John Stuart Mill’s marginalia.
Katherine Fusco is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Nevada, Reno, and Chair of the Gender, Race and Identity program. She holds a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University (2008) and a B.A. from SUNY Geneseo (2003). Her work bridges film studies and literary criticism, with a focus on silent film, feminist theory, and modernist literature. She launched the university’s cinema and media studies minor and served as Director of Core Humanities. Her research explores intersections between film history, gender, and race, including studies of Anita Loos, W.E.B. Du Bois’s data visualizations, and racial dynamics in early cinema. She has published two books, including Kelly Reichardt: Emergency and the Everyday (2017) and Silent Film and U.S. Naturalist Literature (2016), alongside over a dozen peer-reviewed articles. Awards: 1921 Prize in American Literature (for “Techniques of Justice”), William Riley Parker Prize (for “Feast Your Eyes...”) Publications: Over 20 articles across journals like Feminist Modernist Studies , MELUS , and Modernism/Modernity . Her current project, a biography of Anita Loos, combines archival research with cultural analysis. Fusco teaches advanced courses on modernism, cinema theory, and American literature, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches.
Lucille Kerr is a Professor of Latin American Literature and Culture at Northwestern University's Department of Spanish and Portuguese. She is affiliated with the Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Jewish Studies, and Comparative Literary Studies programs. She held the Herman and Beulah Pearce Miller Research Professorship from 2003 to 2005. Her research focuses on 20th-century Latin American literature, including the Boom and post-Boom movements, narrative fiction, literature and film, testimonio, and Jewish Latin America. She is the author of Suspended Fictions: Reading Novels by Manuel Puig and Reclaiming the Author: Figures and Fictions from Spanish America , and co-editor of Teaching the Latin American Boom . She founded the Latin American Literature and Film Archive and serves as Review Editor for Latin American Literary Review . Her work has been supported by the American Philosophical Society, ACLS/SSRC, and NEH. Her current research explores 'Jewish Readings in Latin American Literature and Culture.' She has directed dissertations on topics ranging from colonial and 19th-century literature to 20th-century themes like Cuban anti-slavery narratives and Eva Perón studies. She served as Chair of her department in two terms (1999–2002 and 2003–2006). Education: Ph.D., Yale University Her teaching includes courses such as Spanish 105: Jewish Argentina and Spanish 397: Exploring Jewish Argentina , reflecting her expertise in Jewish Latin American cultural history. She has contributed to major publications like PMLA and Criticism , and her editorial roles span multiple journals in Romance languages and literary studies.
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Waïl S. Hassan is a Professor and Head of the Program in Comparative and World Literature at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. He holds additional appointments in English, French and Italian, and interdisciplinary centers including the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory, European Union Center, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and Center for Global Studies. His research focuses on Arabic and Arab Diaspora literatures, transnational studies, postcolonial theory, and comparative literature, with a current emphasis on the Arabic novel and Arab cultural interactions with the Americas. Hassan earned his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from UIUC in 1998. His notable works include Arab Brazil: Fictions of Ternary Orientalism (2024) and essays on Arab-American literature and global South literary comparisons. His affiliations span multiple academic centers, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach to literature and culture. Recent publications highlight his exploration of South-South relations, transnational narratives, and the geopolitical dimensions of world literature. His work bridges Arabic, Brazilian, and North American literary traditions, emphasizing cultural translation and postcolonial identity.
Professor Alison Stone is a faculty member in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University. She holds a DPhil from the University of Sussex (1998), previously held positions at the University of Cambridge, and has been at Lancaster since 2002. Her research focuses on feminist philosophy, post-Kantian continental philosophy, the history of philosophy, and aesthetics, with a particular emphasis on 19th-century women philosophers and the aesthetics of popular music. Her major works include the edited collection Frances Power Cobbe: Essential Writings of a Nineteenth-Century Feminist Philosophy (2022), Women Philosophers in Nineteenth-Century Britain (2023), and the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Nineteenth-Century British and American Women Philosophers (2025). She has also contributed to journals like Hegel Bulletin and Hypatia . Education: DPhil in Philosophy, University of Sussex (1998) Awards: Philip Leverhulme Prize, Leverhulme Fellowship, Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship Teaching: Nineteenth-Century Philosophy and History of Women Philosophers Her research spans German Idealism (Hegel, Schelling), feminist critiques of maternal subjectivity, and interdisciplinary studies linking philosophy with music and art. She co-edits the Routledge Companion to Feminist Philosophy and actively supervises PhD students exploring 19th-century women philosophers. Stone is affiliated with Lancaster's Centre for Gender Studies and Continental Philosophy and Critical Theory research groups. Her work bridges historical philosophy with contemporary feminist and aesthetic concerns, emphasizing marginalized voices in intellectual history.
Elizabeth Chant is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Sustainable Development at the University of Warwick, affiliated with the School for Cross-Faculty Studies. She serves as Study Abroad Co-ordinator and Library Liaison. Her educational background includes a PhD in Spanish and Latin American Studies from University College London, an MPhil from the University of Cambridge, and a BA from the University of Durham. She holds recognition as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research employs interdisciplinary approaches spanning environmental humanities, Latin American cultural studies, and visual analysis. Primary interests include the construction of 'nature' in the Americas through historical cartography, tourism ephemera, and environmental narratives—particularly focused on Patagonia (Argentina/Chile) from the 18th to 20th centuries. Current book projects examine Patagonian cultural representations and dark tourism ecologies in American industrial frontiers. Publications demonstrate consistent themes: Latin American environmental history analyzed through maps, tourism materials, and literary texts. Recent works explore Antarctic literary nationalism, Patagonian cartography, and nature commodification in Juan Fernández Islands, reflecting methodologies bridging historical geography, ecocriticism, and visual studies. Research recognition includes support from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and fellowships at: Newberry Library Huntington Library Library of Congress She coordinates international partnerships for student mobility and contributes as trustee of the International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap).
Amanda Jennifer Su is a Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on 20th- and 21st-century American literature with emphases on Asian American and Pacific studies, critical theory, and gender/sexuality studies. No specific academic affiliations beyond her lecturing role are mentioned in the provided text. Education details and prior roles are not detailed here. Her specialties integrate interdisciplinary approaches to contemporary literary and cultural analysis. No grants, awards, or advised students are listed in the available information.