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. Over 5 of his publications have each been cited over 100 times.

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 and the University of Massachusetts. 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,
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:
Disability studies: Shell's books in disability studies include works about paralysis and stuttering.
Canada and the United States: Shell's writings about Canada and the United States include:
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