Andrew Erlandson

Professional Bio

As a postdoctoral teaching fellow in the field of nineteenth-century American literature, Andrew's work examines how theories of democracy in fictional and non-fictional texts of this period are informed, challenged, or shaped by bodies deemed aberrant--whether through disability, deformity, addiction, chronic illness, or other bodily categories of social exclusion. He specializes in democracy theory, disability studies, crip theory, antebellum reform movements, African American literature, and print culture.

Recent Publications

"Expressing Invisible Disabilities in Antebellum Reform Movements." All of Us (blog). Disability History Association. August 13, 2024. https://allofusdha.org/experiences-of-disability-in-early-america/expressing-invisible-disabilities-in-antebellum-reform-movements/

"Intemperate Reform: Cripped Associations in Walt Whitman's Franklin Evans." J19: The Journal of Nineteenth-Century Americanists 10, no. 1 (2022): 179-185. doi:10.1353/jnc.2022.0010.

Awards

Milton B. Dolinger Graduate Fellowship in Writing award, Spring 2023

2023 PhD Excellence in Teaching Award, English Department, Pennsylvania State University

Honorable Mention, C19 Rising Scholar Prize, for his paper "Intemperate Reform: Crip Associations in Walt Whitman's Franklin Evans"