Patrick Hogan

Professor

Education

Ph.D. in English, 1983, State University of New York at Buffalo

Areas of Expertise

The history of literary theory; cognitive and neuroscientific approaches to literature, emotion, and narrative; the literature and culture of India; and postcolonial Anglophone literature.

Bio:

After a B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy, Patrick Hogan did his Ph.D. in English, concentrating on literary theory. His areas of research and teaching include the history of literary theory; cognitive and neuroscientific approaches to literature, emotion, and narrative; the literature and culture of India; and postcolonial Anglophone literature. He is the author of twelve books and over one hundred scholarly articles, as well as several dozen shorter pieces; he has also edited five special issues of journals and four books, including the forthcoming Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Language Sciences. He is also on the faculty of the India Studies Program and the Program in Cognitive Science.