Dr. Shaun Hughes

Biography

Shaun F. D. Hughes earned an M.A. (Hons.) from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand in 1967, and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1972. He has taught at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand before joining the faculty of the English Department at Purdue University in 1972. His professional experience includes serving as a Visiting Lecturer in Scandinavian Studies at Harvard University in 1978 and as a Guest Professor at the Englisches Seminar of Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany from 1998 to 1999. Hughes' research interests focus on Old Norse/Icelandic literature and culture, early modern Icelandic literature, history of the English language, as well as postcolonial literature and world literature. He has published extensively in various academic journals and has guest edited several special issues for Modern Fiction Studies, covering topics such as modern New Zealand and Australian fiction, postcolonial African fiction, and J. R. Tolkien. His significant publications address themes in medieval Icelandic literature and gender roles, indicating a deep engagement with both historical and contemporary literary discussions.

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