Dr. Benjamin Morgan

Biography

Benjamin Morgan is an Associate Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 2010. His research primarily focuses on the intersections of literature, science, and aesthetics during the Victorian period and the early twentieth century. Morgan is particularly interested in the fields of nineteenth-century sciences, including the study of mind and emotion, aestheticism, decadence, and speculative science fiction. His work addresses critical environmental humanities issues such as extinction, energy cultures, and literary perspectives on climate change. Morgan's book, 'Outward Mind: Materialist Aesthetics Victorian Science Literature' sheds light on how nineteenth-century scientific frameworks influenced literary and artistic interpretation. He is currently developing a new book project titled 'Human Scale: Aesthetics Climate Change,' which explores how literature and art engage with ecological crises. Morgan has extensive experience advising students on projects related to nineteenth and early-twentieth century British literature, environmental literature, and aesthetic theory.

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