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Sean Collins, Ph.D.

Teaching Assistant Professor, English
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Summary

Dr. Sean Collins (Literary and Cultural Studies) is a Teaching Assistant Professor of English and Core Humanities at the ÍƼöÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´. His research interests span modernist studies, environmental humanities and postcolonial studies—and his book project, "Nature and Nation: Preservation, Modernism and Race," is under review with an academic press. Sean's work appears or is forthcoming in Modernism/modernity, JML: Journal of Modern Literature, Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics and The Nautilus: A Maritime Journal of Literature, History and Culture.

Research Interests

  • Modernist Studies
  • Environmental Humanities
  • Postcolonial Theory
  • Critical Theory
  • The History of the Novel
  • Academic Research and Writing

Courses Taught

  • ENG 303: Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism
  • ENG 298: Writing ÍƼöÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Literature
  • CH 203: American Experience and Constitutional Change

Selected Publications

  • “Marianne Moore and the Environmental ‘Octopus’ of Modernist Collage” JML: Journal of Modern Literature (forthcoming Winter 2024)
  • “Enchanted But Enchained: Harriet Monroe, W.E.B. Du Bois and the Grand Canyon” Modernism/modernity (forthcoming 2025)

Education

  • Ph.D. in Literary and Cultural Studies, University of Utah