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Theory/Criticism
Faculty working in Theory/Criticism
Anustup Basu
Professor
basu1@illinois.edu
José B. Capino
Professor
jcapino@illinois.edu
Eleanor Courtemanche
Associate Professor
ecourtem@illinois.edu
Tim Dean
James M. Benson Professor
timdean123@gmail.com
Catharine E Gray
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Associate Professor
cathgray@illinois.edu
Jim Hansen
Associate Professor
jhansen1@illinois.edu
Irvin Hunt
Assistant Professor of English and African American Studies
ijh@illinois.edu
Christopher Kempf
Visiting Assistant Professor
ckempf2@illinois.edu
Melissa Monique Littlefield
Professor
mml@illinois.edu
Lindsay Rose Russell
Director of Writing Studies
Associate Professor
russellr@illinois.edu
Renée R. Trilling
Associate Professor
trilling@illinois.edu