Berkeley English Faculty

Steven Goldsmith

Professor; Director of Graduate Studies

Wheeler Hall, room 431
Spring 2019 Tuesday 5:15-6:30; Friday 10:30-12
sgsmith@berkeley.edu

Specialties

Books

Blake's Agitation: Criticism and the Emotions

Blake’s Agitation is a thorough and engaging reflection on the dynamic, forward-moving, and active nature of critical thought. Steven Goldsmith investigates the modern notion that there’s a fiery feeling in critical thought, a form of emotion that....(read more)

FIELDS:

Unbuilding Jerusalem: Apocalypse and Romantic Representation

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FIELDS:

19th-Century British

Current Research

Blake, Aesthetics, Affect Studies

Recent English Courses Taught

fall, 2019
203/3	Graduate Readings: Aesthetics and Politics: Kant and Beyond	Graduate Courses

spring, 2019
107/1	The Bible as Literature
165/7	Special Topics: The Materialist Epic	Special Topics

fall, 2018
190/1	Research Seminar: Melville in the 50s	American Literature Novel Research Seminars
200/1	Problems in the Study of Literature	Graduate Courses

spring, 2018
107/1	The Bible as Literature
	107/101 -- discussion section	Wilson, Evan
	107/102 -- discussion section	Stevenson, Max
	107/103 -- discussion section	Wilson, Evan
	107/104 -- discussion section	Stevenson, Max
165/3	Special Topics: Is It Useless To Revolt?	Special Topics

fall, 2017
45B/2	Literature in English: Late-17th Through Mid-19th Centuries	Introductory Surveys
	45B/201 -- discussion section	Walton, Alex
	45B/202 -- discussion section	Eisenberg, Emma C.