Rate Professor Gillian White

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D., English, Princeton University, 2000; M.A., English, Princeton University, 1996; B.A., English, Harvard University, 1992.

Research Interests: African American literature, contemporary poetry, and cultural studies.

Appointments: Associate Professor of English, University of Michigan, 2005–present.

Awards: NEH Fellowship, 2010; UM Institute for the Humanities Fellow, 2015.

Publications:

• Lyric Shame: The Lyric Subject in American Poetry (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014)
• Race and affect in contemporary literature (American Literature, 2017)

Additional Contributions: Editorial board, Contemporary Literature; frequent speaker at MLA conferences.