Dr. Lisa Moore

Biography

Lisa L. Moore is the Archibald Hill Regents Professor of American English Literature and a Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, where she also serves as Chair of the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She earned her Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1991. Moore is widely recognized for her contributions in the field of eighteenth-century English and American literature, as well as women's literature and LGBT literature and culture. Her scholarly interests extend to poetry, poetics, visual studies, and garden history, and she engages with feminist and queer theory and the history of sexuality. An accomplished author, Moore has published several works, including 'Sister Arts: Erotics Lesbian Landscapes,' which won a Lambda Literary Award, and has edited or co-edited notable anthologies and collections. Her writings frequently appear in respected venues such as the Los Angeles Review of Books and Critical Inquiry. As an educator, she is known for her innovative courses exploring transatlantic feminisms and LGBTQ studies, reflecting her deep commitment to advancing knowledge in these areas.

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