
Natalie McKnight
Dean; Professor of Humanities
Teaching Interests
Survey literature and art courses, Victorian studies, creative writing and ethical philosophy
Research Interests
Victorian studies, gender studies and general education
Selected Publications
Books
Culture and Context. Co-editor. Vols. I & II. Cognella Academic Publishing, 2014.
Dickens Studies Annual. Co-editor. Vols. 41 to the present. AMS Press, 2010 to the present.
Fathers in Victorian Fiction. Co-author and editor. Cambridge Scholars Press, 2011.
Idiots, Madmen and Other Prisoners in Dickens. St. Martin’s Press, 1993.
Suffering Mothers in Mid-Victorian Novels. St. Martin’s Press, 1997.
Interviews
“Scholars: Dickens classic may have Lowellian links.” Lowell Sun. December 16, 2013. http://www.lowellsun.com/news/ci_24731925/scholars-dickens-classic-may-have-lowellian-links
Was Dickens’s Christmas Carol borrowed from Lowell’s mill girls?” Boston Globe. December 15, 2013. http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2013/12/15/dickens/vFjBRRSBUtzHVH9DXiCSSL/story.html?s_campaign=email_BG_TodaysHeadline
Other Professional Activity and/or Awards
President of the Dickens Society.
Co-editor, Dickens Studies Annual, 2010 to the present.
Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award, Boston University, 1998-99.
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