John Klancher Bio

Klancher's research has focused on writers' relation to their publics, the forming of cultural institutions, and the impact of new print media. He is the author of The Making of English Reading Audiences 1790-1832, and many essays on literary history, the history of critical theory, and the sociology of culture. He taught at UCLA, Caltech, and Boston University before coming to Carnegie Mellon, and has held both Guggenheim and NEH fellowships. He also recently served as the Charles Watts Visiting Professor in English at Brown University. Currently he is working on the debate concerning historicism, postmodernity, and the restructuring of cultural and political institutions.

	*Jon P. Klancher, Associate Professor of English and Literary and Cultural Studies*
	Klancher's research has focused on writers' relation to their publics, the forming of cultural institutions, and the impact of new print media. He is the author of The Making of English Reading Audiences 1790-1832, and many essays on literary history, the history of critical theory, and the sociology of culture. He taught at UCLA, Caltech, and Boston University before coming to Carnegie Mellon, and has held both Guggenheim and NEH fellowships. He also recently served as the Charles Watts Visiting Professor in English at Brown University. Currently he is working on the debate concerning historicism, postmodernity, and the restructuring of cultural and political institutions.