Dr. Jessica Burstein

Associate Professor

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Biography

Jessica Burstein is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Washington. They earned a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, focusing on literature, fashion, and art in the context of 21st-century British culture. Burstein's interdisciplinary work includes a study on Cold Modernism, which explores the connections between literature and visual culture through key authors and artists. They have authored a chapter in the Cambridge Companion to Modernist Culture, contributing to scholarship on visual arts. Notably, Burstein has directed the University of Washington's London Study Abroad Program and engages students with the works of Virginia Woolf. They are a member of the editorial committee for the scholarly journal Modernism/modernity and co-edit the Journal of Modern Literature, highlighting their active involvement in modernist literary scholarship. Burstein has been recognized with several awards, including the Pushcart Prize and Distinguished Teaching Award from the Department of English at the University of Washington.

Research Interests

Awards

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Pushcart Prize

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Royalty Research Fund

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Whiting Fellowship

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Distinguished Teaching Award

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American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship

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Society Scholars

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
Application Checklist
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  • Letters of Recommendation
  • Resume/CV
  • English proficiency scores (for international students)
Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.