Dr. Jonathan Senchyne

Biography

Jonathan Senchyne is an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for History and Print Digital Culture at the Information School of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds a Ph.D. in English from Cornell University, awarded in 2012. His research interests include book history and print culture, American literary history, African American print culture, and digital humanities. He employs methodologies such as archival research, close reading, and historicism, focusing on literary and cultural theory, critical race theory, and materialism. Senchyne has taught various courses related to book history and print culture, including LIS 650, LIS 350, LIS 601, LIS 643, and LIS 950. He has a number of notable publications that contribute to the fields of American literature and critical studies, including works on early 19th-century American literature, material cultures of books, and African American thought. His scholarship reflects a dedication to furthering the understanding of how materials shape cultural narratives and historical contexts.

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