Dr. Carol Mackay

Professor

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Biography

Carol H MacKay is the J.R. Millikan Centennial Professor of English Literature and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. She earned her Ph.D. in 1979 from the University of California, Los Angeles. MacKay's scholarly interests focus on the Victorian novel, women's studies, and autobiography, with a specific emphasis on the works of notable authors such as Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray, Julia Margaret Cameron, Anne Thackeray Ritchie, Annie Besant, Elizabeth Robins, and Virginia Woolf. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she is affiliated with the Friends Dickens Project. MacKay's courses cover a range of topics related to women's autobiographical writing and the Victorian novel, reflecting her commitment to exploring the intersections of gender and literature.

Research Interests

Victorian Fiction Women's Autobiographies

Experience

Professor

1979-01-01 — Present

University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX

Teaching and research in English literature with a focus on Victorian novels and women's studies.

Courses

WGS 345 Women's Autobiographical Writing W E316K British Women Writers E328 Novel Nineteenth Century E379HA Brontes: Self Society E 392M Victorian Triple Decker E 328 British Novel 19th Century E 349S Charles Dickens WGS 345J Women's Autobiographical Writing E 323W Women's Autobiographical Writing WGS 393 Victorian Life-Writing C L 381 Victorian Life-Writing LAH 350 Victorian Triple-Decker Novel UGS 302 Writing Women's Lives E 392M Melodramatic Impulse in Victorian Literature

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
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