Education
PhD, English, UC Berkeley, 2003.
BA, English, Yale University, 1994.
Dr. Joel Slotkin, PhD
Professor
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Areas of Expertise
16th and 17th century English literature and drama
Shakespeare
Milton
Biography:
Joel Slotkin teaches literature, particularly Shakespeare and other early modern English writers. His book, Sinister Aesthetics: The Appeal of Evil in Early Modern English Literature (Palgrave, 2017), examines the aesthetic appeal and religious significance of representations of evil in Shakespeare, Milton, and other works in the period. He has published articles on sinister aesthetics, on representations of Islam in early modern English drama, and on 20th-century works by Carlos Bulosan, William Gibson, and Ezra Pound.