T. Hugh Crawford
Associate Professor
Member Of:
- School of Literature, Media, and Communication
Office Phone: 4048948009
Office Location: 345 Skiles
Related Links:
Email Address: hugh.crawford@lmc.gatech.edu
Overview
Dr. Hugh Crawford received his PhD in American Literature from Duke University. He joined the Georgia Tech faculty as an Associate Professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication in 1996. A specialist in the cultural studies of science and technology, he has published on literature and medicine, cinema and science, medical imaging technologies, the novels of Herman Melville, and the poetry of William Carlos Williams. He is past president of the Society for Literature, Science and the Arts, and former editor of Configurations: a Journal of Science, Technology and Culture published by the Johns Hopkins University Press.
Education:
- Ph.D. 1988, Duke University, American Literature
- MA. 1979, Claremont Graduate University, English and American Literature
- BA. 1978, Virginia Military Institute, Honors in American Literature
Awards and
Distinctions:
Distinctions:
- Georgia Tech ANAK Society Professor of the Year, 2012
- State of Georgia Board of Regents’ Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2011
- Georgia Tech Don Bratcher Award for Human Relations 2008
Interests
Teaching Interests:
Biopolitics
21st century environmental philosophy
Environmentalism and Ecocriticism
The literature and culture of walking
21st century environmental philosophy
Environmentalism and Ecocriticism
The literature and culture of walking
Research Interests:
Biopolitcs
21st century environmental philosophy
Environmentalism and Ecocriticism
The literature and culture of walking
21st century environmental philosophy
Environmentalism and Ecocriticism
The literature and culture of walking
Research Fields:
- Literary and Cultural Studies
- Science and Technology Studies
Courses
- ENGL-1102: English Composition II
- LCC-2100: Intro-Sci,Tech & Culture
- LCC-2300: Intro Biomedicine & Cult
- LCC-2813: Special Topics in STAC
- LCC-3114: Sci, Tech & Modernism
- LCC-3219: Literature and Medicine
- LCC-3226: Major Authors
- LCC-3308: Environment Ecocritic
- LCC-3318: Biomedicine & Culture
- LCC-3823: Special Topics Lit/Cult
- LCC-3853: Special Topics in Film
- LCC-4100: Seminar in STAC
- LCC-4102: Senior Thesis
- LCC-4699: Undergraduate Research
- LMC-2000: Intro-Lit, Media, & Comm
- LMC-2050: Lit, Media, Comm Seminar
- LMC-2100: Intro to STAC
- LMC-2300: Intro Biomedicine & Cult
- LMC-3219: Literature & Medicine
- LMC-3226: Major Authors
- LMC-3308: Environment Ecocritic
- LMC-3316: Postcolonialism
- LMC-3318: Biomedicine & Culture
- LMC-3405: Media Culture & Society
- LMC-3833: Special Topics in STAC
- LMC-4000: Senior Seminar in LMC
- LMC-4100: Seminar in STAC
- LMC-4102: Senior Thesis
- LMC-8803: Special Topics
Publications
Books
- Modernism, Medicine, and William Carlos Williams.
In: Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1993 [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 1993
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