Editors

Editorial Director and Founder

Dr Robert Clark (UEA)

Robert Clark taught at UEA Norwich 1979-2012 and has published many essays on English and American fiction and its political history since 1700. His most recent work has been on Defoe and Austen. In the 1990s he founded the European Society for the Study of English and developed databases. In 1998 he conceived the social and scholarly model of The Literary Encyclopedia and its initial software. He continues to steer the ship.

Managing Editor

Dr Cristina Sandru (admin@litencyc.com)

Cristina has been working with the LE since 2007, and previously worked at various HE institutions across the UK. Cristina manages all queries regarding subscriptions, published content, accessing the database, offers of contribution, and any other editorial matters.

Assistant Editor

Dr Jessica Gossling (jessicagossling@litencyc.com)

Jessica deals with subscriber communications, helping subscribing members to set up bookshelves and generate other pedagogic resources. She assists editors and contributors in the process of updating and revising old published articles and in commissioning new ones. She is also in charge of recommended readings and social networking.

Founding Editors

*indicates an editor who has retired but whose work remains represented in the Encyclopedia.

Senior Editors

Professor Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths, University of London)
Professor Jo Ann Cavallo (Columbia University)
Professor Peter Childs (Newman University, Birmingham)
Professor Roman Koropeckyj (UCLA)
Professor Sarah Peverley (University of Liverpool)
Professor Jonathan Roe (University of York)
Professor Pat Rogers (University of South Florida)
Professor Emeritus Ian Campbell Ross (Trinity College Dublin))
Dr Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)
Professor Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University)
Professor Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University)

Area Editors

African Literatures and Cultures

Femi Nzegwu (Centre for Cross-Cultural Studies, Dakar, 2000-2005)*

Anglophone African
- Dr Helen Cousins (Newman University)
- Dr Alex Nelungo Wanjala (University of Nairobi, 2017-2019)*

Francophone African
- Dr Lia Brozgal (University of California, Los Angeles, 2011-2014)*

Lusophone African
- Professor Luis Madureira (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Dr Denise Saive Castro (University of Antwerp)
- Dr Maria Tavares (Queens's University, Belfast)

Australian Literature and Culture

Professor Sue Kossew (Monash University)
Dr Belinda Wheeler (Claflin University)

Canadian Literature and Culture

Dr Moira Day (University of Saskatchewan)
Professor Cynthia Sugars (University of Ottawa)
Professor Denis Salter (McGill University, 2005-2013)*
Dr Karis Shearer (University of British Columbia, 2011-2013)*
Dr Glen Nichols (Moncton University, 2003-2007)*
Dr Wendy Roy (University of Saskatchewan, 2003-2007)*

Francophone Canadian
- Dr Emir Delic (Université Sainte Anne)

Native Canadian
- Dr Renate Eigenbrod (University of Manitoba, 2010-2014)*
- Dr Sarah Henzi (McGill University)

Caribbean Literature and Culture

Anglophone Caribbean
- Dr. Ronald Cummings (Brock University)
- Dr. Melanie Otto (Trinity College Dublin)
- Dr. Jak Peake (University of Essex, 2015-2017)*
- Dr. Abigail Ward (University of Nottingham, 2015-2017)*

Francophone Caribbean
- Dr Maeve McCusker (Queen's University, Belfast, 2014-2018)*

Hispanic Caribbean
- Dr Ceire Broderick (University College Cork)
- Professor Anna Forné (University of Gothenburg)
- Dr Lori Oxford (Western Carolina University)
- Dr Ailsa Peate (University of Westminster)
- Dr Cara Levey (University College Cork, 2014-2019)*
- Professor Nuala Finnegan (University College Cork, 2016-2020)*

Children's and Young Adult Literature

Dr Dimitra Fimi (University of Glasgow)

Chinese Literature and Culture

Professor Bonnie McDougall (Chinese University of Hong Kong and Edinburgh University, 2002-2010)*

English Literature and Culture

Professor Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths, University of London)
Professor Peter Childs (Newman University, Birmingham)
Dr Robert Clark (The Literary Encyclopedia)
Dr Daniel Cook (University of Dundee)
Dr Richard Dance (University of Cambridge)
Dr Dimitra Fimi (University of Glasgow)
Professor Neil Forsyth (Université de Lausanne)
Dr Natalie Hanna (University of Liverpool)
Professor William Hamlin (Washington State University)
Dr Grace Moore (University of Otago)
Dr Kerry Myler (Newman University)
Professor Deirdre Osborne (Goldsmiths, University of London)
Dr Judith Rahn (Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf)
Dr Jenni Ramone (Nottingham Trent University)
Professor John Roe (University of York)
Dr Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)
Dr Sean Seeger (University of Essex)
Professor Sebastian Sobecki (University of Groningen)
Professor Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University)
Professor Hugh Magennis (Queen's University, Belfast, 2002-2007)*
Dr James McKinstry (Durham University, 2016-2018)*
Professor Daniel Robinson (Widener University, 2011-2018)*
Mr Aleks Sierz (Rose Bruford College, London, 2004-2008)*
Professor Janet Todd (University of Aberdeen, 2000-2005)*
Professor Richard Utz (Western Michigan University, 2006-2009)*

Finnish and Sami Literature and Culture

Prof. Kuisma Korhonen (University of Oulu)

French-language Literature and Culture

Dr Marianne Ailes (University of Bristol)
Dr Hugo Azerad (University of Cambridge)
Dr Edward Forman (University of Bristol)
Professor Nigel Harkness (University of Newcastle)
Dr Robert J. Hudson (Brigham Young University)
Dr Akane Kawakami (Birkbeck, University of London)
Dr Kathrina LaPorta (New York University)
Professor Catherine Leglu (University of Luxembourg)
Dr Jenny Mander (University of Cambridge)
Dr Polly T. Mangerson (DePaul University)
Dr Síofra Pierse (University College Dublin)
Dr Allison Stedman (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Professor Jennifer Yee (University of Oxford)
Dr David Houston Jones (University of Exeter, 2005-2011)*
Dr Julia Prest (University of St Andrews, 2010-2018)*
Dr Benedict O'Donohue (University of Sussex, 2012-2015)*
Professor Tim Unwin (University of Bristol, 2006-2012)*
Dr Philip Usher (New York University, 2012-2016)*
Professor David Williams (University of Sheffield, 2002-2006)*
Professor Valerie Worth (University of Oxford, 2012-2013)*

Greek Literature and Culture (Classical, Hellenistic and Imperial)

Dr Emily Kneebone (University of Nottingham)
Dr Laura Swift (The Open University)
Professor Jonathan Burgess (University of Toronto, 2011-2014)*
Dr Vayos Liapis (The Open University of Cyprus, 2008-2011)*

German-language Literatures and Cultures

Professor Herbert Rowland (Purdue University)
Professor Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University)
Professor Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)
Professor Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah, 2002-2015)*

Hungarian Literature and Culture

Dr Virginia Lewis (Northern State University)

Iranian/Persian Literature and Culture

Dr Laetitia Nanquette (University of South Wales, Australia)

Irish Literature in English

Professor Ian Campbell Ross (Trinity College, Dublin)
Dr Anne Markey (Dublin City University)

Italian Literature and Culture

Professor Jo Ann Cavallo (Columbia University)
Associate Editor: Carla Bregman

Japanese Literature and Culture

Dr Roy Starrs (University of Otago)
Dr Mats Karlsson (University of Sydney)

Latin Literature and Culture

Dr Sophia Papaioannou (The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
Professor William J. Dominik (University of Otago, 2006-2015)*
Professor Thomas Habinek (USC Dornsife 2005-2006)*
Dr Paul Roche (University of Sydney, 2008-2009)*
Professor Julia Wildberger (American University of Paris, 2009-2011)*

Middle Eastern Literatures and Cultures

Dr Sophia Brown (Birkbeck, University of London)
Dr Claire Gallien (University Paul Valéry Montpellier 3)
Dr Nora Parr (SOAS, London)
Dr Rita Sakr (Maynooth University)
Dr Anna Bernard (King's College, London, 2015-2018)*
Dr Anastasia Valassopoulos (Manchester University, 2015-2017)*
Dr Ziad Elmarsafy (University of York, 2011-2014)*

New Zealand and Pacific Literatures and Cultures

Dr Doreen D'Cruz (Massey University)
Dr John Ross (Massey University)
Dr Jenny Lawn (Massey University, 2007-2014)*
Professor Mark Williams (Victoria University of Wellington, 2004-2006)*

Polish Literature and Culture

Professor Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles)
Professor Ewa Thompson (Rice University, 2009-2014)*

Romanian Literature and Culture

Professor Calin-Andrei Mihailescu (University of Western Ontario)

Russian and Ukrainian Literatures and Cultures

Professor Andrei Rogatchevski (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway)
Professor Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles)
Professor Neil Cornwell (University of Bristol, 2000-2012)*

Scandinavian Literatures and Cultures

Dr Benjamin Mier-Cruz (University of Oregon)
Dr J. Stougaard-Nielsen (University College London, 2015-2018)*

Scottish Literature and Culture

Dr Kate Ash-Irisarri (University of Edinburgh)
Dr Daniel Cook (University of Dundee)
Dr Derrick McClure (University of Aberdeen, 2004-2011)*

South Asian Literatures and Cultures

Dr Claire Gallien (University Paul Valéry Montpellier 3)
Dr Birte Heidemann-Malreddy (University of Bremen)
Dr Pavan Malreddy (University of Frankfurt)
Dr Delphine Munos (University of Frankfurt)
Muneeza Shamsie (Independent Scholar, Writer and Editor)
Professor Niaz Zaman (Independent University Bangladesh)
Professor Joel Kuortti (University of Turku, 2015-2016)*

South American Hispanic Literatures and Cultures

Dr Ceire Broderick (University College Cork)
Professor Anna Forné (University of Gothenburg)
Dr Lori Oxford (Western Carolina University)
Dr Ailsa Peate (University of Westminster)
Dr Ben Bollig (University of Oxford, 2007-2014)*
Dr Cara Levey (University College Cork, 2014-2019)*
Professor Nuala Finnegan (University College Cork, 2016-2020)*
Dr Carolina Orloff (Independent Researcher, 2014-2018)*

Spanish Literature and Cultures

Professor Andrew Beresford (University of Durham)
Professor Alexis Grohmann (University of Edinburgh)
Dr Stuart Green (University of Leeds)
Professor Duncan Wheeler (University of Leeds)
Juan Pablo Rodríguez Argente del Castillo (Yale University, 2014-2017)*

Literatures and Cultures of South-Eastern Europe (Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegvina, Macedonia, Montenegro; Albania and Kosovo)

Professor John Cox (North Dakota State University)

United States Literature and Culture

Dale Enggass (University of Utah)
Dr Dimitra Fimi (University of Glasgow)
Dr Christopher Gair (University of Glasgow)
Dr Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico)
Professor Stephen Meats (Pittsburg State University)
Dr Justin Parks (The Arctic University of Norway)
Dr Sean Seeger (University of Essex)
Professor Emory Elliott (University of California at Riverside, 2000-2007)*
Dr Scott Slawinski (Western Michigan Univesity, 2013-2015)*
Professor Nick Selby (University of East Anglia, 2008-2010)*

African American Literature and Culture
- Dr Philathia Bolton (University of Akron)
- Professor Patrick Chura (University of Akron)
- Professor A. Yemisi Jimoh (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2012-2013)*

First Nations/Indigenous Literature and Culture of the US
- Dr Padraig Kirwan (Goldsmiths, University of London)

Chicano/Latino American Literature and Culture
- Professor Nuala Finnegan (University College Cork)

Welsh Literature and Culture

Dr Kirsti Bohata (Swansea University, 2011-2017)*
Dr Rita Singer (Bangor University)