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 David Firth (University of Manchester)
- Francophone Noth African (Maghrebi)
- Professor Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London)
- 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)
Canadian Literature and Culture
- 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 Eftihia Mihelakis (Brandon University)
- Dr Emir Delic (Université Sainte Anne, 2014-2021)*
- 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 Delphine Munos (University of Liège)
- 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 Dainy Bernstein (University of Pittsburgh)
- Dr Dimitra Fimi (University of Glasgow, 2018-2022)*
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 Rory Critten (University of Lausanne)
- 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 Janine Hauthall (Vrije Universiteit, Brussel)
- Dr Louise McDonald (Newman University)
- Dr Grace Moore (University of Otago)
- Dr Kerry Myler (Newman University)
- 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 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 Sebastian Sobecki (University of Groningen, 2020-2022)*
- 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, 2016-2017)*
French-language Literature and Culture
- Dr Marianne Ailes (University of Bristol)
- Dr Kate Averis (Universidade de Antioquia, Columbia)
- Dr Hugo Azerad (University of Cambridge)
- Professor Patrick ffrench (King's College London)
- Professor Nigel Harkness (University of Newcastle)
- Dr Robert J. Hudson (Brigham Young University)
- Dr Heather Kirk (Brescia University College, Western University)
- Dr Matthew Lampitt (University of Cambridge)
- Dr Kathrina LaPorta (New York University)
- Dr Jenny Mander (University of Cambridge)
- Dr Polly T. Mangerson (DePaul University)
- Professor Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London)
- Dr Síofra Pierse (University College Dublin)
- Dr Sinan Richards (King's College London)
- Dr Allison Stedman (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
- Professor Jennifer Yee (University of Oxford)
- Dr Akane Kawakami (Birkbeck, University of London, 2020-2021)*
- Dr Edward Forman (University of Bristol, 2014-2020)*
- 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 Giacomo Fedeli (University of Exeter)
- Dr Elodie Paillard (University of Basel; University of Sydney)
- Dr Mali Skotheim (Ashoka University, India)
- Professor Jonathan Burgess (University of Toronto, 2011-2014)*
- Dr Vayos Liapis (The Open University of Cyprus, 2008-2011)*
- Dr Emily Kneebone (University of Nottingham, 2016-2021)*
- Dr Laura Swift (The Open University, 2016-2019)*
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
- Dr Paul Delaney (Trinity College Dublin)
- Dr Sinéad Sturgeon (Queen's University Belfast)
- Professor Ian Campbell Ross (Trinity College, Dublin)
- Dr Anne Markey (Dublin City University, 2010-2021)*
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 Giacomo Fedeli (University of Exeter)
- Dr Elodie Paillard (University of Basel; University of Sydney)
- Professor William J. Dominik (University of Otago, 2006-2015)*
- Professor Thomas Habinek (USC Dornsife 2005-2006)*
- Dr Sophia Papaioannou (The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2012-2022)*
- Dr Paul Roche (University of Sydney, 2008-2009)*
Middle Eastern Literatures and Cultures
- Dr Joseph Farag (University of Minnesota)
- Dr Claire Gallien (University Paul Valéry Montpellier 3)
- Dr Rita Sakr (Maynooth University)
- Dr Anna Bernard (King's College, London, 2015-2018)*
- Dr Nora Parr (SOAS, London, 2017-2022)*
- 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
- Professor Sven Hakon Rossel (University of Vienna)
- Professor Ármann Jakobsson (University of Iceland)
- Dr Anja Tröger (University of Edinburgh)
- 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 Liège)
- 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 Kate Averis (Universidade de Antioquia, Columbia)
- 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 Ceire Broderick (University College Cork, 2019-2022)*
- 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 Alexis Grohmann (University of Edinburgh)
- Dr Stuart Green (University of Leeds)
- Professor Duncan Wheeler (University of Leeds)
- Professor Andrew Beresford (University of Durham, 2018-2020)*
- 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)
- 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 Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico, 2017-2020)*
- 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)
Welsh Literature and Culture
- Dr Kirsti Bohata (Swansea University, 2011-2017)*
- Dr Rita Singer (Bangor University)
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