Dr. Noah Chaskin

Biography

Noah Chaskin’s research explores representation and the construction of femininity through the long eighteenth century perspective, queer theory, and disability studies. His scholarship considers the ways narrative form and content interact to establish narrative cultural norms, demonstrating how the structure of a given text complicates or subverts its apparent—or stated—ideology. His work has been published in notable journals such as Women’s Writing, Modern Philology, and Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture. A recent chapter, titled “Ill Femininities: Problems of Protagonism in Jane Austen’s Novels,” is forthcoming in the Oxford Handbook of Disability Literatures in English: 1700-1900, scheduled for release in 2026. Professor Chaskin is also involved in teaching disability studies and emphasizes inclusivity, along with the principles of universal design for learning (UDL).

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