Dr. Tilottama Rajan

Biography

Tilottama Rajan is a Distinguished University Professor and Canada Research Chair at Western University in the Department of English and Writing Studies. Her research interests explore the interrelation between Romantic literature of the 1790s, specifically focusing on the Godwin-Shelley Circle and the works of Coleridge and Blake, and Idealist Romantic philosophy, particularly the ideas of Hegel, Schelling, and Schopenhauer. Rajan's scholarly contributions also engage contemporary critical theories including deconstruction. She is currently investigating the concept of knowledge across various disciplines as it intersects with figures like Hegel, Foucault, and Derrida, focusing on the philosophical and medical literatures of the Romantic period. Rajan is also working on a completed edition of William Godwin's novel 'Mandeville,' which is set during the English Civil Wars, with Broadview Press. In addition to her individual research projects, she is committed to supervising graduate students with interests in Romantic poetry, the historical aftermath of the 1790s, and themes related to phenomenology and deconstruction.

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