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Gerald L. Early
Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters
Early is a noted essayist and American culture critic. A professor of English, of African & African American studies and of American culture studies, all in Arts & Sciences, Early is the author of several books, including The Culture of Bruising: Essays on Prizefighting, Literature, and Modern American ...
Expertise: American literature, African-American culture 1940-1960, Afro-American autobiography, non-fiction prose, baseball, jazz music, prizefighting, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-5576
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glearly@wustl.edu
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Wayne Fields
Lynne Cooper Harvey Distinguished Chair in English
Fields is a nationally known expert on American literature, non-fiction prose, rhetoric and American political argument. His book, "Union of Words: A History of Presidential Eloquence" (1996) examines the use of rhetoric in presidential speeches, from declarations of candidacy to nomination acceptances, ...
Expertise: Presidential speechmaking, American political argument, American literature, rhetoric, non-fiction prose, rhetoric, Mark Twain, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-5216
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wdfields@artsci.wustl.edu
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David A. Lawton
Professor and Chair of English in Arts & Sciences
David Lawton has published five books and many articles in English literary and cultural studies and in medieval studies. He is currently preparing editions of Chaucer's poetry and prose, and completing a book on voice and space in medieval literature. He is founding co-editor of a major journal, ...
Expertise: Medieval literatures, Medieval culture, Chaucer, literary history, literary theory, poetics, The Bible, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-5114
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dalawton@wustl.edu
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Joseph Loewenstein
Professor of English in Arts & Sciences
Joseph Loewenstein's recent books — "The Author's Due: Printing and the Prehistory of Copyright" (2002) and "Ben Jonson and Possessive Authorship" (2002) — are studies of Early Modern intellectual property, the prehistory of modern copyright, but he is also extremely interested in prosody and poetics. ...
Expertise: Renaissance literature, Shakespeare, Milton, Spenser, Jonson, Renaissance poetry and drama, poetics, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-4404
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jfloewen@wustl.edu
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Carl Phillips
Professor of English and of African and African American studies in Arts & Sciences
Phillips is the highly acclaimed author of 10 collections of poetry. His first book, "In the Blood," won the 1992 Samuel French Morse Poetry Prize and was heralded as the work of an outstanding newcomer in the field of contemporary poetry. His other books are "Cortege" (1995), a finalist for both the ...
Expertise: contemporary poetry, African-American literature, 20th-century poetry, homoerotic poetry, contemporary literature, ancient writers, ancient poets, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-7133
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cphillips@wustl.edu
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Bob Wiltenburg
Dean of University College in Arts & Sciences
Expertise: adult education, continuing education, liberal arts, poets, Ben Jonson, English composition, John Milton, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-4806
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rewilten@artsci.wustl.edu
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Rafia Zafar
Professor of African and African American Studies
Zafar's research interests include African American literature, early American literature and food and its relationship to American society. Her recent books include We Wear the Mask: African Americans Write American Literature, 1760-1870; New Essays on Harriet Jacobs and Incidents in the Life of a ...
Expertise: African American literature, American literature, English, history
Direct contact: (314) 935-8556
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zafar@wustl.edu
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