34 faculty and 26 courses in English Language and Literature at Skidmore College.
- Catherine Golden, Professor h-index 10
Victorian Literature and Culture Book illustration Jane Austen British and American Women Writers Children's Literature Charlotte Perkins Gilman Rhetoric and Composition Courses taught: EN 105H: The Reader Within EN 110: Introduction to Li
- Paul Benzon, Associate Professor and Associate Chair h-index 3
Contemporary Literature American Literature, 1865-present Media Studies and Media History Digital Culture Graphic Narratives Electronic Literature Literature and Theory of the Archive Courses taught: EN 105: Digital Identity EN 110: Introd
- Ruth McAdams, Associate Teaching Professor h-index 2
Nineteenth-Century British literature Labor activism Historical fiction in a global context Theory of the novel Life-writing Writing Composition Courses taught: EN 105/105H: Writing Gender EN 105/105H: Work EN 110: Introduction to Literar
- Bakary Diaby, Associate Professor h-index 1
Trans-Atlantic Romanticism and Eighteenth-Century Literature Aesthetic Theory Critical Race Studies Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science Courses taught: EN 105: Black Childhood EN 351: Romanticism and Human/Nature Recent publications
- Sandamini Ranwalage, Assistant Professor h-index 1
Postcolonial Studies Theater and Performance Studies South Asia and South Asian Diaspora Nostalgia Studies New Media and Popular Culture Gender Studies Courses taught: EN 105: Nostalgia EN 110: Introduction to Literary Studies EN 237: Post
- Andrew Bozio, Associate Professor
Early Modern English Literature and Culture Literary and Cultural Theory Publications: Book: Thinking Through Place on the Early Modern English Stage (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020) Edited volume: “Disability an
- April Bernard, Professor
- Archana Suresh, Assistant Teaching Professor
ELL/ENL Prose Poetry Global Anglophone Literature Course taught: EN 103 - Writing Seminar I Other interests: Singing and songwriting
- Barbara Black, Professor and Tisch Chair in Arts and Letters
Nineteenth-Century British Literature Cultural Studies, with particular focus on global networks and urban studies History and Theory of the Novel Victorian Nonfiction and Poetry Decadence and Aestheticism Courses taught: EN 105: American
- Brenda Pashley-Rabbitt, Lecturer
- Caitlin Jorgensen, Director of The Writing Center
Food Writing and the Rhetoric of Food Rhetoric and Composition The Essay English Renaissance Literature Courses taught: English 103 English 105: Food Fights Honors Forum 200: "What's for Dinner?" English 211 English 250H Other interests: K
- Eileen Sperry, Assistant Teaching Professor
Early modern English literature and culture Poetry and poetic theory Writing and composition studies Critical pedagogy Courses taught: GN 151: Literary Methods Colloquium EN 105: Last Words EN 105: The Cost of College EN 105H: Writing Skid
- Elizabeth Greeniaus, Assistant Lecturer
Nineteenth-Century British Literature Art and Aesthetics Religion and Secularism Poetry and Poetics Courses taught: EN 105: Addiction and Hope Selected publications: "Vernon Lee: Art Lover.” ELH 91, no. 1 (2024
- Greg Hrbek, Distinguished Writer-in-Residence
Fiction Writing Film Courses taught: EN 281: Intro to Fiction Writing EN 311: Recent Fiction EN 363: Fiction into Film EN 377: Reading for Writers EN 380: Fiction Workshop Publications: The Hindenburg Crashes Nightly , a novel (Bard/
- Hajar Hussaini, Assistant Teaching Professor
Poetry Creative Writing Translation Theory and Practice Global Anglophone and Postcolonial Literature Persian Literature and Literature of Afghanistan Books: Disbound: Poems. University of Iowa Press, 2022. Death and His Brother: A Novel b
- Jamie Parra, Associate Professor
19th-century American literature African American literature Slavery Theories of narrative and the novel Theories of literary character Gender and sexuality studies Courses taught: EN 105: The Afterlife of Slavery in Contemporary Literatur
- Joseph Cermatori, Associate Professor and Director of Periclean Honors Forum
Comparative Literature Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Critical Theory Modern and Contemporary Drama Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama Opera and Music-Theatre Media and Performance Studies Queer Theory and Gender Studies Publications: Book: B
- Kaylin O'Dell, Visiting Assistant Professor
- Linda Hall, Associate Professor
Literary nonfiction (especially cultural criticism and the personal essay) Alice Munro Elizabeth Hardwick Thomas Hardy Courses taught: EN 105: Writing on Demand EN 105H: Confidence: The Conundrum EN 105H: Writing on Demand EN 228: Prose Bo
- Lori Soderlind, Assistant Teaching Professor
Creative nonfiction, memoir Narrative and literary journalism American studies Media studies Courses taught: EN 219: Nonfiction EN 105: Memoir from the margins EN 105: Backstories: Why Things Are... Publications: The Change: My Great Ameri
- Maggie Greaves, Associate Professor
Poetry and poetics Cultural histories of science History of emotion Poetry and popular culture Gender studies Courses taught: EN 105: Writing Outer Space EN 110: Introduction to Literary Studies EN 213: Poetry EN 229: Literature and the Co
- Marc Woodworth, Lecturer and Associate Editor, Salmagundi
- Mark Mayer, Assistant Professor
Fiction and Fiction Writing Narrative Theory, Form, and Practice Courses taught: EN 281: Intro to Fiction Writing EN 380: Fiction Workshop Publications: Books: About, Above, Around: 50 Prepositions (TRP, 2025) Aerialists: Stories (Bloomsbu
- Marla Melito, Lecturer
- Mason Stokes, Professor and Class of 1948 Chair for Excellence in Teaching
African-American Literature and Culture Queer Literature and Theory Theories of Race and Ethnicity History and Theory of Sexuality Creative Writing/Young-Adult Fiction Courses taught: EN 105: "Race," Writing, and Difference EN 110: Introdu
- Melora Wolff, Professor and Director of Creative Writing
Creative Writing: Nonfiction, Fiction Expository Writing Film Literature: Fiction, Poetry, Essay Writing About Theater and Drama Courses taught: EN 105: Body Narratives; Transformations; Bad Boys: Rebel Artists; Fantastic Imagination; Real
- Nick Junkerman, Associate Professor and Department Chair
Early American Literature American Religion Disability Studies Literature and the Supernatural Courses taught: EN 105: Utopia/Dystopia EN 110: Introduction to Literary Studies EN 226: Introduction to American Literature EN 228: American Li
- Olivia Dunn, Associate Teaching Professor
Creative Writing Composition Writing Courses taught: EN 103: Writing Seminar I EN 105: Imagining Cities EN 105: Beyond Favs and Trolls: Reading & Writing Criticism EN 105: Writing as Radical Empathy EN 211: Intro to Fiction EN 210: Int
- Peg Boyers, Lecturer and Executive Director of Salmagundi
- Robert Boyers, Professor and Editor of Salmagundi
Politics and Literature Education and The Condition of the Culture Contemporary and Modernist Poetry Film History of Ideas Victorian Literature and Culture Founder (1965) and editor-in-chief of the quarterly journal Salmagundi Founder (198
- Susannah Mintz, Professor
Disability Studies Autobiography and Life Writing Creative Nonfiction/Personal Essay Seventeenth-century British literature Poetry Courses taught: EN 110: Introduction to Literary Studies EN 213: Poetry EN 219: Nonfiction EN 223: Women and
- Thad Niles, Lecturer, Director of Expository Writing and ESL Specialist
- Thai-Catherine Matthews, Assistant Professor
Medieval Literature Modern Medievalisms in Popular Culture Critical Race Theory Comparative Approaches to Literature and Media Courses taught: EN 105: Writing with Magic EN 229: Psychology of the Quest — Misadventure in Medieval Romance Se
- Tim Wientzen, Associate Professor
Literary modernism in British and global contexts The science and politics of modernist literature Early science fiction Environmental humanities The history and theory of the novel Contemporary Anglophone fiction Metafiction Research: My
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