Sharon Cameron
William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of English
The Johns Hopkins University

WProfessor Cameron will guide a close reading of Dickinson’s poetry exploring formal, conceptual, and philosophical innovations. She will examine the problem of naming in Dickinson’s poetry; the violence manifested in the disruptions in prosody and syntax; and the temporality of Dickinson’s works.

Cameron will also explore the significance of the way in which Dickinson ordered her poems.

ELIGIBILITY: The Summer Institutes in Literary Studies are open to scholars who received a Ph.D. within the last ten years and who teach in departments of literature or other relevant disciplines at colleges or universities in the United States.

STIPENDS & EXPENSES: Participation in an institute carries a stipend of $1,500. The National Humanities Center will cover the cost of travel, lodging, meals, and texts.

FORMAT: Each institute will combine extensive seminar discussion with small group work and individual consultation with the seminar leader.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Participants will have individual apartments in a residence hotel within ten minutes of the Center. The Center will provide bus service to and from the hotel.

This program is made possible by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.