- Ph.D. Brandeis University, 2010
Areas of expertise
Modernism, Postmodernism, American literature, critical theory, film & television studies, critical race and ethnic studies, dystopian fiction, addiction studies.
BIO
Sean A. Witters, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer and recipient of the Kroepsch-Maurice Award for Excellence in Teaching. He teaches courses on American Literature, Critical Theory, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Film & Television Studies, Addiction Studies, Health and Humanities, and Dystopian Fiction. In 2018, he co-founded the UVM English and FTS Symposium. He received his BA from the University of Vermont and his PhD from Brandeis University. He has published on writers and theorists including, Aldous Huxley, Jacques Lacan, George Orwell, Toni Morrison, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Mary McCarthy, Michel Foucault, Henry James, and J.D. Salinger. He is presently writing a book-length study of the emergence and evolution of the “Addict” in literature, cinema, medicine, law, and culture.
Courses
- Modern American Novel
- Contemporary American Novel
- Dystopian Narrative & Modernity
- Critical Approaches to Literature
- Race and Ethnic Literary Studies
- Addicts & Contemporary Culture
Publications
Sean Witters Publications (PDF)
Awards and Achievements
- 2014 UVM Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award
- 1999-2000 Fredrick M. Corse Fellowship for Post-Graduate studies in Literature
Bio
Sean A. Witters, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer and recipient of the Kroepsch-Maurice Award for Excellence in Teaching. He teaches courses on American Literature, Critical Theory, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Film & Television Studies, Addiction Studies, Health and Humanities, and Dystopian Fiction. In 2018, he co-founded the UVM English and FTS Symposium. He received his BA from the University of Vermont and his PhD from Brandeis University. He has published on writers and theorists including, Aldous Huxley, Jacques Lacan, George Orwell, Toni Morrison, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Mary McCarthy, Michel Foucault, Henry James, and J.D. Salinger. He is presently writing a book-length study of the emergence and evolution of the “Addict” in literature, cinema, medicine, law, and culture.
Courses
- Modern American Novel
- Contemporary American Novel
- Dystopian Narrative & Modernity
- Critical Approaches to Literature
- Race and Ethnic Literary Studies
- Addicts & Contemporary Culture
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- 2014 UVM Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award
- 1999-2000 Fredrick M. Corse Fellowship for Post-Graduate studies in Literature