English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Maria Farland In brief Date - 21 November 2025Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George SquareSpeaker - Professor Maria Farland (Fordham University)Chair - Professor Paul CrosthwaiteTitle - Sylvia Plath and the Mid Century Critique of Psychiatry About the speakerA specialist in U.S. literature from 1840-1960, Maria Farland taught at Wesleyan and Columbia Universities before joining Fordham in 2000 and receiving tenure in 2007.Since 2009, Farland has been co-editor of the 'Studies in American Fiction' journal, and has published essays on Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Gertrude Stein, Sylvia Plath, 1970s feminism, and W.E.B. DuBois, in peer-reviewed venues like American Quarterly, ALH, ELH, minnesota review, and American Literature.Her current work on American antipastoral examines the writings of authors like Dickinson, Whitman, Robert Frost—and movements like modernism and the Harlem Renaissance—in terms of discourses of agricultural and rural decline.How to attendEach year, English and Scottish Literature hosts a variety of exciting research events featuring a fantastic range of guest speakers and colleagues.Events are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is required.Are you interested in a PhD in English Literature?We offer two PhDs: one in English Literature; and one in Creative Writing. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support research which crosses boundaries between disciplines and/or languages. Find out more about PhD study in English Literature at Edinburgh Tags English and Scottish Literature Nov 21 2025 16.00 - 18.00 English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Maria Farland An in-person seminar by Professor Maria Farland (Fordham University), titled 'Sylvia Plath and the Mid Century Critique of Psychiatry'. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Maria Farland In brief Date - 21 November 2025Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George SquareSpeaker - Professor Maria Farland (Fordham University)Chair - Professor Paul CrosthwaiteTitle - Sylvia Plath and the Mid Century Critique of Psychiatry About the speakerA specialist in U.S. literature from 1840-1960, Maria Farland taught at Wesleyan and Columbia Universities before joining Fordham in 2000 and receiving tenure in 2007.Since 2009, Farland has been co-editor of the 'Studies in American Fiction' journal, and has published essays on Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Gertrude Stein, Sylvia Plath, 1970s feminism, and W.E.B. DuBois, in peer-reviewed venues like American Quarterly, ALH, ELH, minnesota review, and American Literature.Her current work on American antipastoral examines the writings of authors like Dickinson, Whitman, Robert Frost—and movements like modernism and the Harlem Renaissance—in terms of discourses of agricultural and rural decline.How to attendEach year, English and Scottish Literature hosts a variety of exciting research events featuring a fantastic range of guest speakers and colleagues.Events are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is required.Are you interested in a PhD in English Literature?We offer two PhDs: one in English Literature; and one in Creative Writing. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support research which crosses boundaries between disciplines and/or languages. Find out more about PhD study in English Literature at Edinburgh Tags English and Scottish Literature Nov 21 2025 16.00 - 18.00 English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Maria Farland An in-person seminar by Professor Maria Farland (Fordham University), titled 'Sylvia Plath and the Mid Century Critique of Psychiatry'. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
Nov 21 2025 16.00 - 18.00 English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Maria Farland An in-person seminar by Professor Maria Farland (Fordham University), titled 'Sylvia Plath and the Mid Century Critique of Psychiatry'.
