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Kathleen Blake is a Professor Emerita at the University of Washington, specializing in 19th century British literature and culture. She received her A.B. from San Diego State College in 1966, followed by an M.A. from UCLA in 1967 and a Ph.D. from UC San Diego in 1971. Her research focuses on Victorian literature and its intersections with political economy, exploring how literature reflects and critiques capitalist and industrial realities. Blake is particularly interested in the economic themes of Victorian industry, commerce, and colonialism, as well as the ways in which Romantic poets addressed nature. She teaches postcolonial literature, including works by authors such as Narayan, Rushdie, and Naipaul, and offers courses on literature and nature, focusing on writings from the American West in the 20th and 21st centuries. Feminist concerns inform her teaching and scholarship, particularly regarding the works of women writers such as George Eliot. Blake also engages with the literature of Lewis Carroll, reflecting her broad interests in the subject matter of her own book.
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