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About Richard M. Magee

Rick Magee, a native Californian, received his B.A. in English from the University of California at Berkeley, and his M.A. from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He moved to New York to continue his graduate studies, and received his Ph.D. from Fordham University in 2002 for his dissertation “Sentimental Ecology: Susan Fenimore Cooper and a New Model of Ecocriticism.”

Magee joined the Sacred Heart Faculty in 2003. His research interests include 19th-century American literature, especially sentimental lit and ecocriticism. He has published articles on Cooper, ecofeminism, and food writing, and he edited a reprint of Cooper’s only novel, Elinor Wyllys. In his free time, Rick is an avid outdoorsman and competitive cyclist, and he is ranked in the top ten in local cycling competition.

Positions

September 2017 - Present Professor, Sacred Heart University Department of English
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2003 - 2017 Associate Professor English, Sacred Heart University Department of English
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Honors and Awards

  • Promotion, 2017

Education

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2002 Ph.D. English, Fordham University
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B.A., University of California at Berkeley ‐ English
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M.A., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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Contact Information

Languages and Literature
Martire Center BUCM*W320
College of Arts and Sciences
203-365-7637

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Recent Works (2)

Poetry (1)

Books (2)

Contributions to Books (4)

Dissertation (1)

Unpublished Papers (1)

Videos (1)