James Chandler

Jim Chandler
William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of English, Department of Cinema and Media Studies, and the College
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Ph.D., The University of Chicago
Research Interests: The Romantic movement; the study of lyric poetry; the history of the novel; the Scottish Enlightenment; the sentimental mode; cinema studies

Biography

James Chandler's research and teaching interests include the Romantic movement; the study of lyric poetry; the history of the novel; relations between politics and literature, history and criticism; the Scottish Enlightenment; modern Irish literature and culture; the sentimental mode; cinema studies; and the history of humanities disciplines.

James Chandler served as Chair of Cinema and Media Studies for AY2019-2020

Teaching

  • Film and Fiction (Fall 2022; CMST 25820)
  • Genre Fundamentals: Poetry (Fall 2022; ENGL 10404)
  • Enlightenments and Romanticisms (Winter 2023; ENGL 53450)
  • Media Aesthetics: Image, Text, Sound II (Winter 2023; HUMA 16100)

Previous courses taught include: Transformations of Style, Genre, Institution: 1740-1840 (ENGL 53520), Film and Fiction (CMST 25820), Enlightenments and Romanticisms (ENGL 53450), and The Country and the City (London Program - ENGL 20154)