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John Carlos Rowe is the USC Associates Professor of Humanities specializing in English, American Studies and Ethnicity, and Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California. He is recognized as one of the leading Americanists, closely associated with the emergence of the 'new American studies' and its global expansion. Rowe has published extensively on Henry James and the intersections of nineteenth-century American literature with postmodern theory and U.S. imperialism. His notable works include 'Emerson’s Tomb: Politics of Classic American Literature' and 'Afterlives of Modernism: Liberalism, Transnationalism and Political Critique.' He has received numerous awards for his contributions to teaching and research, including the Mellon Mentoring Award and a Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of California, Irvine. Rowe's scholarly work critically engages with themes of race, class, and gender in American literature, advocating for a theoretically informed, post-nationalist approach.
University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA
Holding the USC Associates Chair in the Department of Humanities.
University of California, Irvine • Irvine, CA
Prominent faculty member in the Department of English.
University of California, Irvine • Irvine, CA
Advanced faculty position in the Department of English.
University of California, Irvine • Irvine, CA
Initial tenure-track faculty position.
University of Maryland • College Park, MD
Early faculty position in the Department of English.
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