Dr. Michael Gamer

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Biography

Michael Gamer is a Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also serves as the Graduate Chair of Comparative Literature. His research interests lie in the impact of media ecologies on aesthetic forms, particularly in the areas of Poetry, Gothic literature, and performance studies. He has received a Global Professorship from the British Academy (2020-2024), which has facilitated his exploration of melodrama and Digital Humanities. Gamer's publications include notable works such as Romanticism Gothic (2000) and Self-Canonization, Business Poetry (2017), among others. He has collaborated on several monographs, including Cultural History of Tragedy in the Age of Empire and Interacting Print: Modes of Reading in the Age of Print Saturation. Gamer's scholarly pursuits also encompass the study of genre and canon formation, reflected in his co-edited editions of anthologies and research articles addressing various topics ranging from melodrama to gender performance. He is a recipient of multiple teaching awards for his distinguished instruction, and he is immersed in a forthcoming comprehensive performance database for Romantic Melodrama, alongside fellow scholars. His dedication to education is evident in the diverse range of courses he has taught at the Penn, covering themes from Gothic literature to the Romantic period.

Research Interests

Media Ecologies Poetry Gothic Literature Melodrama Digital Humanities

Courses

Gothic Bodies Gothic (First Year Seminar) Melodramatic Tactics Romantic Book, Romantic Media Penn London: London Theatre Experience Penn London: Jane Austen Jane Austen Adaptation Pedagogy Landscape British Poetry, 1660-1900 Lyrical Ballads: Contemporary Approaches English Honors Program Romantic Revolutions Gothic Novel Romance: Gender, Genre, Theory, History Novel: Form, History, Theory Jane Austen Adaptation Romantic Book English Novel: Urban Spectacles Romantic Poetry Performance Jane Austen Contemporaries National Tales British Poetry Painting Trouble Republic Letters: Literature Law British Literature, 1770-1800 Rise of the Novel: Urban Spectacles Jane Austen Popular Culture Advanced Fiction Writing Proseminar - Atlanticisms: English Literatures in the Atlantic World Romantic Drama Theater Jane Austen Topics in Novel: National Tales London Literature: Novel Urban Spectacles Early British Novel British Novel Gothic Novels and National Tales Jane Austen Romantic Novel Major British Poets 1660-Present British Literature, 1770-1800 Romantic Poets Gothic Novel Gothic Fiction and National Tale Authorship, Collaboration, Literary Property Major British Poets, 1660-present: Poetry Painting Staging London: Urban Gothic Spectacle Major British Poets Women, Law, Gothic Major British Poets England's Ruins: British Literature Romantic Political Prose Restoration and 18th Century Inventing British Literature, 1700-1900 Women’s Conduct & Educational Writing, 1750-1850 Gothicism and Romanticism Major English Romantic Poets Rise of the Novel British Fiction: Defoe to Austen

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
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