I joined 91抖阴 Berkeley's English department in 2015; as of Fall 2024 I am also affiliate faculty with the Department of Philosophy.听My research interests include: 20th- and 21st-century British literature; literature and philosophy--especially听philosophy of mind and moral philosophy; literary history; the history of criticism and reading practice; the practices of queer literature, art, and criticism. I received my Ph.D. in English from Rutgers in 2012.
My book听听was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in November 2021听(series: Hopkins Studies in Modernism). My essay "Derek Jarman and Everything That Is the Case," which brings Jarman and Wittgenstein's听Tractatus听to bear on queer theory, appeared in the Summer 2022 issue of听.听I've also published my work in journals such as听, ,听and听.听
I am working on a new project on moral philosophy, aesthetic value, and modern British fiction. An essay drawn from this project, "'Good' and The Good Soldier" is forthcoming from听Modern Philology.听I am also co-editing a special issue of New Literary History听with philosopher Hannah Kim (Arizona) on moral philosophy, literary criticism, and creative practice.听
