Thomas Keymer is the Chancellor Henry N.R. Jackman University Professor of English at the University of Toronto , with affiliations to University College and Massey College . A leading scholar of Restoration, eighteenth-century, and Romantic-era British and Irish literature , his work spans narrative and the novel book history and print culture literature and law intertextuality and reception textual editing His research explores how censorship and legal constraints shaped literary creativity, as seen in his award-winning book Poetics of the Pillory . He has directed U of T's Collaborative Graduate Program in Book History & Print Culture and serves as General Editor of The Review of English Studies (OUP). Keymer’s scientific awards include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation , Leverhulme Trust , and All Souls College, Oxford . His publications analyze intersections between literature and politics , with recurring themes in 17th-19th century British literature censorship and libel textual materiality authorship economies His editorial work includes the Cambridge Edition of Samuel Richardson and projects on Henry Fielding and Jane Austen .
Anthony Corbeill is the Basil L. Gildersleeve Professor of Classics and Interim Chair in the Department of Classics at the University of Virginia. He is a leading scholar in Roman cultural history, with a focus on rhetoric, sexuality, gesture, and language. Previously, he taught for 26 years at the University of Kansas before joining the University of Virginia in 2017. Research Interests: Roman Rhetoric and Oratory Grammatical and Biological Gender in Ancient Rome Ancient Gesture and Body Language Political Humor and Invective Roman Religion and Prodigies Cicero and Caesar Studies Roman Educational Practices His recent publications reflect a deep engagement with Cicero’s speeches, Roman declamation, religious practices, and gender. The articles demonstrate a consistent focus on rhetorical strategies, textual interpretation, and cultural symbolism in late Republican Rome. His work often bridges literary analysis with social and political history. Scientific Awards: Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit (2016) from the Society for Classical Studies for Sexing the World Outstanding Academic Book of 1997 ( Choice ) for Controlling Laughter Corbeill has held prestigious fellowships including the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome (1994–1995), and has served as editor of Memorials of the American Academy in Rome and as a Trustee (2014–2016). He has held visiting appointments at Oxford, Michigan, Wisconsin, Vassar, and the Institute of Classical Studies in London. He was a SCS Fellow to the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae in Munich early in his career. No information is available about advising students or leading a lab or research team.
John Lurz is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Tufts University, part of the School of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on 19th- and 20th-century British fiction, particularly James Joyce and Virginia Woolf, alongside literary theory (semiotics, deconstruction, psychoanalysis, phenomenology), media studies, and the history of the book. He has written extensively on Roland Barthes and Proust, emphasizing interdisciplinary connections between literature and visual studies. Education: PhD in English Literature from UC Berkeley (2011); BA in English from Princeton University (2003). Teaching includes courses like 'British Modernism,' 'Virginia Woolf & Bloomsbury Group,' 'James Joyce's Ulysses,' and graduate seminars exploring literary theory. Recent publications (2021–2025) engage with Barthesian criticism, semiotics, modernist narrative techniques, and the materiality of books. No scientific awards are listed in the provided texts. His work bridges historical literary analysis with contemporary critical theory, reflecting a commitment to both canonical and interdisciplinary scholarship.
Chad Wriglesworth is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Waterloo, specializing in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of 20th/21st century American literature, ecocriticism, religion, and environmental humanities. His work explores the cultural and spiritual dimensions of North American regional landscapes. PhD in Twentieth-Century American Literature, University of Iowa MA in Theology and Literature, Regent College, University of British Columbia MA in English, Portland State University BA in English, Warner Pacific University Wriglesworth's research focuses on literary representations of environmental reclamation, theological perspectives in contemporary poetry, and bioregional theory. He is currently completing two major projects: editing 'What Clever Friends' (University of Michigan Press) and authoring 'Geographies of Reclamation' (University of Nevada Press), both examining Pacific Northwest cultural and environmental narratives. His recent work demonstrates expertise in analyzing literary responses to ecological challenges, indigenous land rights, and the intersection of spirituality and environmental stewardship. Wriglesworth's publications span interdisciplinary journals and book chapters addressing water ethics, salmon habitat restoration, and agrarian philosophies in American literature. 2025 Distinguished Teacher Award, University of Waterloo 2024 Arts Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Waterloo 2018 Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance Award for Teaching Excellence 2016 Best Interview Award (Evangelical Press Association) 2015 Robert Harding Humanities and Social Sciences Award 2009-2011 Mellon Foundation Early Career Fellowship As Associate Editor of The Raymond Carver Review, Wriglesworth contributes to ongoing scholarship on Pacific Northwest literary traditions. His teaching excellence has been recognized multiple times, including through the University of Waterloo's Federation of Students Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award (2018, 2014, 2008). He supervises graduate students in American literature, ecocriticism, and Native American studies.
Daria Motta is an Associate Professor of Italian Linguistics at the Department of Humanities, University of Catania, with a strong affiliation to the Special Teaching Structure of Foreign Languages and Literatures in Ragusa. She holds a formal academic position in the scientific disciplinary sector L-FIL-LET/12 and is actively engaged in research, teaching, and academic service. Her work bridges philology, sociolinguistics, and language pedagogy, with a particular emphasis on Italian literary and linguistic history. Her research interests span Italian linguistics, historical and sociolinguistic analysis of spoken and written language, pragmatics in literature and media, dubbing studies, Italian as a second language (L2), and corpus-based philological research. She has extensively studied 19th- and 20th-century authors like Giovanni Verga and Vitaliano Brancati, focusing on the representation of spoken language in literary texts. Her work also explores language teaching methodologies, multilingualism in migrant literature, and the role of media in shaping linguistic norms. The trends in her recent publications reveal a consistent focus on linguistic variation, historical pragmatics, and the intersection of language with literature and media. She frequently analyzes how language functions in narrative, theatrical, and audiovisual contexts, particularly through the lens of realism and sociocultural change. Her scholarly output combines philological rigor with sociolinguistic insight, contributing to both literary studies and applied linguistics. Member of the editorial board of «Annali della Fondazione Verga» (since 2012) Member of the editorial board of «Bollettino - Centro di Studi Filologici e Linguistici Siciliani» (since 2012) Member of ASLI (Associazione per la Storia della Lingua Italiana) and ASLI-Scuola Anonymous reviewer for journals such as «Italiano linguaDue» and «L’italiano a scuola» Referee for doctoral projects at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Daria Motta has supervised numerous master’s theses and mentored students through formal tutoring programs. She has played key institutional roles, including serving as a delegate for continuing education and school relations, coordinator for LIS interpreting services, and contact person for placement activities. She has also been involved in research projects funded by the University of Catania and national PRIN grants, focusing on language teaching, historical corpora, and textual analysis. Her leadership in academic events and research groups underscores her active engagement in the scholarly community. She has contributed to various research groups, including the PIACERI and Prometeo projects at the University of Catania, and has led her own research initiatives on literary dialogue and 17th-century language invention. She has also participated in major national projects like the Corpus of Reference for a New Vocabulary of Modern and Contemporary Italian under the Accademia della Crusca.
Jenny Davidson is a Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, where she maintains an active teaching schedule with office hours listed for Spring 2025. Her academic home is in the Department of English and Comparative Literature, where she contributes to both undergraduate and graduate programs with regular office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00-5:00pm. Professor Davidson's research spans multiple domains of literary studies, with a primary focus on eighteenth-century British literature and culture. Her intellectual interests extend to cultural and intellectual history, the history of science, and the contemporary novel in English. She approaches literary analysis through multiple lenses, examining prose fiction, the history of the novel, and British literary traditions with equal rigor. Her work bridges historical scholarship with contemporary literary practice. Davidson's scholarly output reveals a consistent trajectory from historical literary criticism toward more personal and stylistic explorations. While her early work focused on eighteenth-century manners and breeding practices, she has increasingly turned her attention to the mechanics of reading and writing, culminating in works that examine Jane Austen's legacy and the power of individual sentences. Her creative writing complements her scholarly work, with novels that often incorporate historical elements while exploring contemporary concerns. Her distinguished career has been recognized with numerous awards: Lenfest Distinguished Teaching Award (2005) Guggenheim Fellowship (2005-2006) Mark Van Doren Teaching Award (2010) Fellowship at Columbia's Institute for Ideas and Imagination in Paris (2018-2019) Professor Davidson has mentored numerous students through her academic career, though specific advisees are not listed in available materials. Her research has been supported by prestigious fellowships including the Guggenheim, which enabled significant progress on her scholarly work. While her Spring 2025 office hours indicate ongoing teaching responsibilities, specific grant information beyond her fellowships is not detailed in the provided materials. Though not explicitly mentioned in the available materials, Professor Davidson's fellowship at Columbia's Institute for Ideas and Imagination in Paris suggests participation in international academic collaborations. Her dual focus on scholarly criticism and creative writing places her at an interesting intersection of academic and literary communities, contributing to both theoretical discourse and literary production.
Dr Daniel Tyler is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Discipline of English and Writing at the University of Sydney, where he also serves as Principal of St Andrew's College. He holds degrees from the University of Oxford (MA, MSt, DPhil) and the University of Cambridge (PhD). His career includes roles as Vice-Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and Departmental Lecturer in English at Balliol College, Oxford. Tyler specializes in 19th-century British literature, with a focus on Victorian prose, style, and textual analysis. His research interests encompass Victorian literature, literary criticism, the history of the book, and manuscript studies. He has edited major works such as Dickens's Style and Poetry in the Making , and is currently editing Bleak House for the Oxford Edition of Charles Dickens. Key publications include On Style in Victorian Fiction (2022), The Cambridge Companion to Prose (2021), and Poetry in the Making (2020). His work bridges historical and critical approaches to literature, emphasizing stylistic innovation and textual revision. Teaching highlights include courses at Oxford and Cambridge on 19th-century literature, bibliography, and manuscript studies. His academic contributions reflect a deep engagement with both primary texts and scholarly discourse on Victorian literary traditions.
Dr. hab. Agata Seweryn, holding the title of Professor at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), serves in the Department of Enlightenment Literature, Romanticism and Art Criticism within the Institute of Literary Studies at the Faculty of Humanities. Her academic career spans decades of dedicated scholarship focused on Polish literary traditions from the Enlightenment through Romanticism, with particular emphasis on the intersections between literature and music. Professor Seweryn's research interests form a cohesive interdisciplinary framework examining Polish Enlightenment literature, Romanticism, literary criticism, and the complex relationship between music and literature. Her work demonstrates particular expertise in Norwid studies and Chopin's cultural reception, revealing how musical elements permeate literary works and vice versa. She has made significant contributions to understanding how Polish Romantic poets engaged with musical forms and how composers interpreted literary works. Her scholarly output reveals consistent thematic threads connecting musicology with literary analysis, particularly in examining how Polish Romantic writers incorporated musical structures into their poetry and prose. This interdisciplinary approach has yielded important insights into figures like Norwid and Chopin, while also exploring broader questions about artistic synthesis in 19th-century Polish culture. Medal of the National Education Commission Rector's Award, 1st degree Individual Award, 3rd degree Professor Seweryn actively supervises doctoral and master's theses while participating in numerous research projects funded by the Ministry of Education and Science, including the National Program for the Development of Humanities. She serves on juries for national literature and language olympiads and contributes to academic discourse through conference organization, including co-hosting the nationwide conference '(Po)między: borderlands, crossroads, undefined places.' Her service extends to editorial roles for scholarly publications and review work for academic journals. Her academic activities include regular lectures for secondary schools across Poland and specialized courses on voice production and spoken language culture at the Seminary of Friars Minor Capuchin in Lublin, demonstrating her commitment to both scholarly research and practical language education.
Dr hab. Anna Maziarczyk is a Professor at the Department of Romance Languages, Faculty of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. She serves as Chair of the Quality Assurance Team for Romance and Italian Studies and leads editorial committees for Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature . PhD studies at UMCS Specialized training at École de Hautes Études Commerciales (Lille, France) Her research focuses on: Contemporary French & Francophone literature Narrative structures & unreliable narration Ecocritical fiction Intermediality & intertextuality War trauma in literary representation Ludic elements in modern novels Her recent publications analyze narrative strategies in works by Éric Chevillard, Éric Laurrent, Ahmadou Kourouma, Alain Mabanckou, and Gilles Rozier. Key themes include ecological storytelling, childhood perspectives in conflict zones, and metafictional techniques. She has received multiple Rector's Awards for high-impact publications and coordinates the implementation of specialized French business language programs developed with École de Hautes Études Commerciales du Nord. 2018: National Education Commission Medal 2018, 2020 (twice), 2022: UMCS Rector's Awards for scientific articles Active in international collaboration through Erasmus and specialized training programs with French institutions.
Professor Agnieszka Dziuba is a faculty member at the Department of Latin Philology, Institute of Literary Studies, within the Faculty of Humanities at John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Her research focuses on Classical Philology, Roman Rhetoric, and Neo-Latin Studies, with particular emphasis on the reception of Roman political figures and religious discourse in Renaissance Latin literature. Research Interests : Roman Republican politicians, Latin historiography, gender in antiquity, Cicero's rhetoric, and the interplay between classical sources and modern interpretations. Publications : Over two decades, she has published extensively on figures like Marcus Caelius Rufus and Marcin Kromer, analyzing rhetorical strategies, historical narratives, and the persistence of classical topoi in Polish-Latin texts. Scientific Awards : Recognized with the National Education Commission Medal (2011), Lanckoroński Foundation Scholarship (2012), and active involvement in academic reviews and proceedings. Students : Supervised doctoral research, including Barbara Popiel's work on Marcin Kromer's 'De origine et rebus gestis Polonorum'. Organizational Roles : Served as editor-in-chief for 'Roczniki Humanistyczne' (2016), member of the National Expert Team for Latin Olympiads, and organizer of academic conferences on antiquity and patronage.
Bharat Tandon is a Lecturer in the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia (UEA), where he teaches British and American literature from the 18th century to the present. He previously taught at the University of Cambridge (1995–2006) and the University of Oxford (2006–2011) before joining UEA in 2012. He is a member of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Research Group and an International Collaborator at the Inter-University Center for the Study of Romanticism, University of Bologna. His educational background includes undergraduate and graduate studies in English literature at Trinity College, Cambridge. Tandon’s research centers on British literature from 1700 to the present and American literature from 1900 onward. Key interests include Jane Austen, Victorian novelists (Dickens, Eliot, Hardy), Romantic fiction, literary style, narrative form, and the representation of urban space and haunting in 19th-century writing. He has a strong focus on how literary style reflects historical and cultural contexts. His work often bridges academic scholarship and public intellectual engagement. His recent publications span from academic chapters on Austen’s use of numbers and Dickensian style to cultural commentary in The Times Literary Supplement . Collectively, these works reveal a deep engagement with narrative technique, textual materiality, and the cultural afterlives of literary figures. His writing combines close reading with broad cultural analysis, particularly in the realms of realism, modernism, and literary heritage. Scientific Awards and Recognition: Judge, Man Booker Prize for Fiction (2012) Tandon is actively involved in graduate supervision, welcoming PhD students in areas such as Romantic fiction, Victorian literature, and contemporary British fiction. His public engagement includes over sixty contributions to The Times Literary Supplement and media appearances on Jane Austen and literary culture. He is currently working on a monograph titled Ghosts of Sound: Haunting Figures in Victorian Writing and interdisciplinary projects on numbers in realist fiction and representations of writing in 19th-century literature. He is affiliated with research groups at UEA and the University of Bologna, contributing to collaborative studies in Romanticism and 19th-century literary culture.
Joe Bray is Professor of Language and Literature at the University of Sheffield's School of English, where he has been Head of School since September 2018. He joined the university in 2005 after previous academic positions at the University of Stirling (2000-2005) and the University of Strathclyde (1997-1999). His educational background includes a PhD (1997), MPhil in General Linguistics, and BA in English, all from the University of Cambridge. Bray's research specializes in literary stylistics, with a focus on narrative techniques in 18th and early 19th-century fiction. His work examines epistolary novels, female readership representations, portraiture in fiction, and Jane Austen's stylistic innovations. Additional interests include book history, textual culture, and experimental literature, evidenced by his co-editorship of The Routledge Companion to Experimental Literature . His recent publications demonstrate sustained engagement with Jane Austen's stylistic legacy, adaptation studies, and the intersection of visual arts with Romantic literature. Work from 2016-2024 shows concentrated focus on portraiture as narrative device, epistolary fiction evolution, and Austen's linguistic patterns, while exploring broader themes of gender representation and literary adaptation in contemporary culture. Bray actively supervises PhD researchers, guiding projects on Jane Austen's narrative techniques, Brontë autobiographical fiction, Cormac McCarthy's style, and 19th-century Shakespeare adaptations. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses including 'Narrative Style in the Contemporary Novel' and 'Narrative and Cognition', emphasizing stylistic analysis across literary periods.
Oded Nir is an Assistant Professor of Hebrew at Queens College (CUNY), holding a PhD from The Ohio State University (2014). His research employs Marxist theory to analyze how Israeli cultural texts reflect tensions within contemporary capitalism, examining intersections of literature, film, and social form. As Associate Editor for CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture , Nir maintains active scholarly engagement. Research interests include Israeli-Palestinian conflict representation, political economy of culture, and materialist approaches to cultural production. Recent publications explore themes ranging from structural analysis of Hebrew fiction to examinations of populism in Israeli television. Teaching encompasses Hebrew literature, Israeli film/TV, and conflict representation courses, emphasizing multidisciplinary analysis of cultural texts as social commentary. Publications demonstrate consistent focus on cultural critique and social theory.
Dr. Iwona Maciejewska, Professor at the Department of Polish Literature within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, specializes in 17th-18th century Polish literary studies. Her research focuses on women's creative output, epistolography, autobiographical writing, and eroticism in Saxon-period culture. Current doctoral supervisor ORCID: 0000-0002-8165-502X Available research funds for doctoral projects Her recent publications examine: Baroque epistolary conventions Polish nobility family correspondence Manuscript analysis of historical documents Interdisciplinary approaches to old Polish literature Research interests include: 18th century autobiographical writing Polish romance novels and drama Epistolography and social networks Eroticism in historical correspondence She supervises doctoral students and contributes to editorial projects related to rediscovering marginalized female voices in Polish literary history.
Franco GATTI is an Associate Professor at the Department of Asian and North African Studies, Ca' Foscari University of Venice. His research focuses on Chinese and Southeast Asian languages and literatures, with particular emphasis on classical Taoist literature, modern Chinese linguistic studies, and business language applications. He teaches courses in advanced Chinese language for business and academic contexts. GATTI is fluent in Italian, Chinese, English, and has basic Japanese proficiency. Research & Publications Specializes in Tang Dynasty literature, Taoist texts, and cross-cultural communication strategies. Authored/co-edited works on classical Chinese poetry, linguistic corpora, and cultural studies. Contributes to editorial boards of Annals of Ca' Foscari, Oriental Series and Sinica venetiana . Teaching & Engagement Teaches Chinese language courses with a focus on business and professional communication. Supervises students in language studies and literary analysis. Notable Works 2022: Analyzed Buxuci poetry of Wei Qumou. 2020: Co-edited linguistic research on modern Chinese. 2015: Studied narrative techniques in the Xuanshi zhi .
