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Margaret Ellen RussettProfessor of EnglishChair Contact Information E-mail: russett@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-3749 Office: THH 435 LINKS Curriculum Vitae |
Biographical Sketch |
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| I took my B.A. from Yale University in 1983 and my Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University in 1992. At USC, where I've been for twenty-some years now, I teach British literature with an emphasis on Romanticism, as well as courses on Gothic fiction and the family for the GE and CORE programs. I have also spent several semesters and summer terms teaching at Bogazici University, in Istanbul, and this has led to a secondary interest in Anglo-Turkish literary relations. My research focuses on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century authorship, literary authority, and canon-formation--most recently, looking at Romanticism through the lens of literary forgery and imposture. I also write from time to time on contemporary fiction. My current project examines Romantic aesthetics and pedagogy in the context of translation and foreign-language education. I've published two books, both with Cambridge University Press: *De Quincey's Romanticism: Canonical Minority and the Forms of Transmission* (1997), and *Fictions and Fakes: Forging Romantic Authenticity, 1760-1845* (2006), as well as essays in journals such as ELH, Studies in Romanticism, MLQ, and Discourse. | |
Education |
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 Ph.D. British Literature, The Johns Hopkins University, 1/1992
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Tenure Track Appointments |
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Professor of English, University of Southern California, 02/2006-
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Associate Professor, University of Southern California, 01/01/1996-
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Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, 01/01/1990-01/01/1996
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Visiting and Temporary Appointments |
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M.A. Faculty, Bread Loaf School of English, 06/2006-07/2006
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Visiting Professor, Bogazici University, Istanbul,
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2006
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Fulbright Senior Lecturer, Bogazici University, Istanbul,
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2002
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| My research focuses on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British literature, with emphases on Romanticism and the gothic tradition. I am particularly interested in questions of authorship, authority, and canon-formation. My most recent book considered the problem of authenticity through the lens of literary forgery and imposture; my current project approaches problems of Romantic aesthetics and pedagogy in the context of translation and foreign-language study. I also write essays on contemporary fiction, considered in terms of its Romantic legacies, and maintain a secondary interest in Anglo-Turkish literary relations. | |
Research Keywords |
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| romanticism, critical theory, the gothic novel, eighteenth and nineteenth-century, Turkey | |
Research Specialties |
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| Romantic literature, aesthetics, Gothic fiction, canon-formation, literary transmission | |
Funded Research |
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Contracts and Grants Awarded |
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INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE AND SUMMER INSTITUTE (CIES Fulbright Alumni Initiative Awards Grant), Margaret Russett, $21,000, 06/01/2003-07/31/2005
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Literature and Abstraction in Nineteenth-Century Britain (John Simon Guggenheim Foundation), Margaret Russett, $35,000, 2001-2002
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Fulbright Senior Lectureship (Council for the International Exchange of Scholars), Margaret Russett, $12,000,
Spring
2002
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Publications |
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Book |
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Russett, M.
(2006).
Fictions and Fakes: Forging Romantic Authenticity, 1760-1845. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
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Russett, M. E.
(1997).
De Quincey's Romanticism: Canonical Minority and the Forms of Transmission, Cambridge University Press, 1997. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
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Book Chapter |
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Russett, M.
(2010).
Genuity or Ingenuity? Invented Tradition and the Scottish Talent. pp. 31-57. Palgrave Macmillan.
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Russett, M. E.
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Three Faces of Ruth Rendell: Feminism, Popular Fiction, and the Question of Genre. pp. p. 143-65.
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Russett, M. E.
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The Knocking at the Gate: Shakespeare, Regicide, and Romantic Theatricality. pp. p. 386-95. Bogazici University Press.
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Journal Article |
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Russett, M.
(2007).
Recent Studies in the Nineteenth Century. SEL.
Vol. 47 (4), pp. 943-98.
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Russett, M. E.
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Race Under Erasure. Callaloo/Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. p. 358-68.
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Russett, M.
(2003).
Meter, Identity, Voice: Untranslating "Christabel". Studies in English Literature 1500-1900/Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. p. 773-97.
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Russett, M., Dane, J. A.
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'Everlastinge to Posterytie': Chatterton's Spirited Youth. MLQ.
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Russett, M. E.
(1998).
Narrative as Enchantment in The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1998.
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Russett, M. E.
(1995).
The 'Caraboo' Hoax: Romantic Woman as Mirror and Mirage, Discourse, Winter 1994-5. Discourse.
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Russett, M. E.
(1991).
Wordsworth's Gothic Interpreter: De Quincey Personifies "We Are Seven". Studies in Romanticism/International Society for the Classical Tradition, Boston University. pp. p. 345-65.
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Multimedia Scholarship and Creative Works |
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Video Game Content Consultant, Content Consultant on "Modern Prometheus," an interactive game in development., 2005-2006
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Documentary Interview Subject, Appear in Learning Channel Documentary on "Wuthering Heights," dir. Rick King, 2001-2002
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Documentary Interview Subject, Appear in Discovery Channel Documentary on "Impostors," dir. Jay Miracle, 2001-2002
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Honors and Awards |
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Who's Who Among American Women, 2004-
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USC Phi Kappa Phi Faculty Recognition Award, Best Book in the Humanities, 2007-2008
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Fulbright Award, Fulbright Alumni Initiatives Awards Grant, 2003-2005
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Monroe Kirk Spears Award by Studies in English Literature for "Meter, Identity, Voice: Untranslating Christabel, 2003
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Fulbright Award, Senior Lectureship at Bogazici University, Istanbul, 2002
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Guggenheim Fellowship Recipient, 2001-2002
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USC Zumberge Research and Innovation Fund Award, 1992
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Service to the University |
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Administrative Appointments |
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Chair, 08/16/2008-08/15/2011
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Service to the Profession |
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Professional Memberships |
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American Association of Colleges and Universities, 2005-
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Poetics and Linguistics Association, 2003-2005
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