Ordinary Unhappiness: A Social History of the Soul

This project is ongoing.

I am researching a book-length social history of the experience of personhood colloquially known as "having a soul." 

Qualifications

Students interested in being research assistants are required to have taken at least one of the following classes in the English Department:  E337 ("Early American Literature: Beginnings to 1865") or E379 ("American Literature and Thought"). This requirement is not flexible. Ideally, prospective students should also be English majors, though there is more leeway in this requirement. 

Project Timeline

This research project will probably be open until 2027 or 2028.

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Project Lead
Who to Contact
Ana Schwartz
Contact Email
ana.schwartz@utexas.edu

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