Summary
Dr. Sean Collins (Literary and Cultural Studies) is a Teaching Assistant Professor of English and Core Humanities at the University of Nevada, Reno. 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 About 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