20092025

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Dr. David Buchanan is an Assistant Professor of English in the Centre for Humanities and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies at Athabasca University. He is a scholar of literary history and print culture from the eighteenth century to the present. His published research on transatlantic literature of the long nineteenth century focuses on the intersection of book history, the historical novel, and modernity. He has also developed interests in proletarian and popular literatures as well as an integrational approach to the study of communication. 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, University of Alberta

… → 2012

M.A

… → 2007

B.A, University of British Columbia

… → 1998

Keywords

  • PR English literature
  • reading
  • book history
  • popular print culture
  • nineteenth century
  • modernity
  • digital humanities
  • transnational

Research Interests

  • nineteenth-century studies
  • histories of popular print culture
  • proletarian literatures in Canada
  • publishing and reading practices
  • representations of modernity
  • transatlantic communication

Seeking students interested in the following Focus areas and Topics

  • popular print culture
  • nineteenth century
  • Britain
  • Canada

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