PUBLIC-FACING ESSAYS
I've published essays on Jane Austen, pop culture, the history of the novel, women in sport, and contemporary academic life, in newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, The Atlantic, the Times Literary Supplement and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Below are some of the essays of which I'm most proud. Many are open access, with a few behind a paywall. Thanks for supporting these fine publications!
I've published essays on Jane Austen, pop culture, the history of the novel, women in sport, and contemporary academic life, in newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, The Atlantic, the Times Literary Supplement and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Below are some of the essays of which I'm most proud. Many are open access, with a few behind a paywall. Thanks for supporting these fine publications!
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“Heroics All at Sea: Jane Austen’s Brother and ‘Crushing’ the Slave Trade,” TLS, 8 July 2022, p. 5.
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“Breaking the Silence: The Austen Family’s Complex Entanglements with Slavery,” TLS, 21 May 2021, pp. 2-3.
“Austen Film Silenced” Jane Austen’s Regency World Magazine, no. 112, July/August 2021, pp. 16–21. (Print)
“Rusty Parts, Roller Derby, and Return to Play,” Global Sport Matters, ASU Global Sport Institute, 12 March 2021,
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“Roller Derby in a Pandemic,” Global Sport Matters, ASU Global Sport Institute, 22 July 2020.
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“Another B+ Coronavirus Essay,” The Rambling, Issue 8, 27 April 2020.
“Five Myths About Jane Austen,” Washington Post, 6 March 2020, p. B3.
“Fan Fiction or Fan Fact? An Unknown Pen Portrait of Jane Austen,” TLS, 13 December 2019, pp. 14-15.
“The Sadness of Rewatching Rollerball in 2019,” Slate, 14 November 2019,
“Oos-Oos-Oos-Ah!” TLS (12 July 2019).
“Teaching Jane Austen to Sex Offenders,” Salon (1 March 2019).
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“Descending from Jane Austen,” Times Literary Supplement (25 January 2019): 8-9.
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“Stop Trying to Make Pride and Prejudice a Christmas Story: It’s Not, No Matter What Hallmark Does.” LitHub (17 December 2018).
“Writing a Book or Article? Now’s the Time to Create Your ‘Author Platform’” The Chronicle of Higher Education (16 July 2018).
“Emma Woodhouse is Your Friend,” Outlook (India) (6 November 2017).
“Queering the Work of Jane Austen is Nothing New,” The Atlantic (21 July 2017).
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“Jane Austen Wasn’t Shy,” The New York Times (15 July 2017).
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“Cutting-Edge Austen: Whatever Her Persuasion,” TLS (20 Jan 2017): 3–4.
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“Ultimate fan face-off: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Horror fan Clark Collis and Jane Austen expert Professor Devoney Looser pick over the bones of the new horror mash-up movie” (with Clark Collis), Entertainment Weekly (12 Feb 2016): 52. Print; (5 Feb 2016).
