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James Dorson is an Assistant Professor at the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, where he leads a research group focusing on American literature and managerialism from 1875 to 1925. He obtained his PhD from the Graduate School of North American Studies at Freie Universität Berlin with a dissertation that explored counternarrative possibilities within the works of Cormac McCarthy. His academic interests include the intersections of economic criticism and literary theory, particularly in U.S. literatures and environmental humanities. Dorson has coordinated numerous research networks, including the DFG Research Network 'Model Aesthetics: Literary Economic Knowledge', emphasizing the connections between literature and socio-economic structures. He has published multiple articles and edited volumes investigating the role of literary genres in shaping cultural perceptions of organization and economic systems. He regularly supervises theses in contemporary American literature and has been instrumental in shaping interdisciplinary academic discussions surrounding themes of identity, belonging, and economic criticism within literary studies.
John F. Kennedy Institute • Berlin
Assistant Professor in North American Literature, focusing on managerialism in literature.
John F. Kennedy Institute • Berlin
Conducted research on aesthetics and bureaucracy in American literary naturalism.
Freie Universität Berlin • Berlin
Engaged in postdoctoral research on North American literature.
Administered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences.