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Christopher Keep teaches Nineteenth-century British literature, literary theory, cultural studies, and first-year courses in storytelling. He received the Edward G. Pleva Award for Excellence in Teaching (2010-11) and the Bank of Nova Scotia, UWO Alumni Association, University Students’ Council Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2002-03). His research interests focus on Victorian literature and culture, particularly the impact of new communication technologies like the typewriter, telegraph, and gramophone on society. He has published widely on topics including apocalyptic literature and film, the cultural significance of drugs in the British Empire, the role of the typewriter girl, psychogeography of urban spaces, electronic literature, and the gothic nature of information. His recent work explores the Society for Psychical Research and how scientific inquiries into the paranormal and occult have shaped modern knowledge organization. Christopher supervises graduate students in English, Theory, Criticism, and Comparative Literature, guiding them through various projects related to Victorian literature and culture, electronic texts, and cultural studies.
Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.