Marc Shell

Marc Shell, born 1947 in Montreal, is a Canadian literary critic. He has interests in nationalism and kinship. He serves as Babbitt Professor of Comparative Literature and Professor of English at Harvard University.[1] Over 5 of his publications have each been cited over 100 times.[2]

Education

Shell studied at McGill University and Trinity College, Cambridge, and earned a B.A. from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from Yale University. Before Harvard, he taught at The State University of New York (Buffalo) and the University of Massachusetts (Amherst).[3] Shell received a MacArthur Fellowship.

"New Economic Criticism"

Shell is one of the forerunners, along with Jean-Joseph Goux and others, of the literary-critical movement that has been dubbed 'New Economic Criticism '. His contributions to the study of relations between linguistic and literary economies are encompassed in several books,[4]

Forthcoming works in this area include the following:

Multilingualism: Shell is the co-founder of Harvard's Longfellow Institute, which is devoted to the study of Non-English American literatures, relevant books about translation, language policy and bilingualism that include:

  • The Multilingual Anthology of American Literature (NYU ed. 2000)
  • American Babel: Literatures of the United States from Abnaki to Zuni (Harvard ed. 2002)

Disability studies: Shell's books in disability studies include works about paralysis and stuttering.

  • Polio and its Aftermath (Harvard 2005)
  • Stutter (Harvard 2006)

Canada and the United States: Shell's writings about Canada and the United States include:

  • French-Canadian / American Literary Relations (McGill French Canada Studies Centre 1968)
  • Grand Manan: or, A Short History of North America (McGill-Queens 2015 forthcoming)
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References
  1. "Marc Shell". heymancenter.org. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  2. "Marc Shell". scholar.google.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  3. "Marc Shell". columbia.edu. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
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