Dr. Justine Murison

Biography

Justine S. Murison is a Professor and Department Head in the Department of English at the University of Illinois. She is an LAS Alumni Distinguished Professorial Scholar with research interests centered on Nineteenth-Century American Literature, Early American Literature, and the intersections of medicine and literature. Murison has contributed significantly to the fields of Gender/Sexuality Studies, Romanticism, and Victorian Women’s Literature. Her academic journey included a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006, an M.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2000, and a B.A. from American University in 1997. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she is affiliated with initiatives focused on Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies, and Criticism Interpretative Theory. Murison's work engages with various literary movements and eras, examining the cultural implications of narratives produced in critical historical contexts.

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