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Alan Bewell is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Toronto, where he is also a retired faculty member and participates in graduate and undergraduate instruction. His primary research field is British Romanticism, with additional interests in Romantic and Victorian literature, British colonialism, postcolonial theory, ecology, environmental history, and the intersection of science and literature. Bewell has authored critical works like "Wordsworth and Enlightenment: Nature, Man, Society and Experimental Poetry" and "Romanticism and Colonial Disease." He has edited materials on medicine and the West Indian slave trade and is currently working on a monograph titled "Romanticism and Mobility," focusing on how Romantic writers responded to a world characterized by the movement of people, ideas, and commodities. Bewell's contributions to academia include roles on the editorial boards of several journals, recognition through various fellowships, and prestigious awards for excellence in teaching and research. His scholarship has significantly influenced the understanding of how colonialism and environmental issues were portrayed in literature during the late 18th and 19th centuries.
University of Toronto • Toronto, ON
Teaching and researching in the field of English Literature, focusing on British Romanticism and related disciplines.
Department of Sociology