Kevin King

Biography

I studied English and Russian Language and Literature at the University of Toronto. My current research explores the characterlogical dimensions of the omniscient narrator as well as the narratological functions of characters in the Victorian novel, with a focus on embodiment, affect and ideology.

ENGL 15004 War, Culture, and Imperialism: Russia and the West from the 19th Century to the Present

This course will survey literature shaped by the history of imperial conflict between Russia and “The West,” ultimately with a view to better understanding our current geopolitical situation and mediascape. The course will be anchored in the nineteenth century, focusing on writing related to the Crimean War (1853-6) and the long contest between Britain and Russia for domination in Central Asia and India known as “The Great Game,” but it will also provide a snapshot of Cold War cultural production, with an emphasis on ideological dissent among Black radicals and Russian emigres, before turning finally to our contemporary moment.

Kevin King

2022-2023 Spring

Fiction

1830-1940

Biography

Recent Courses

ENGL 15004 War, Culture, and Imperialism: Russia and the West from the 19th Century to the Present