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Department of English Directory Entry
4198 JFSB Provo, UT 84602
801-422-4938

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Paul Westover — Assistant Professor

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Contact Information

Office: 4149 JFSB

Phone: 422-3048

Email: paw@byu.edu

Commonly Taught Courses English 374 (British Romantic Literature), English 292 (Later British Literary History), English 294 (Transatlantic Literary History), English 451 (The Critical Tradition)

Semester Schedule: Winter 2013:

ENGL 292
MW 8:00-9:15
2009 JKB

ENGL 292
MW 9:30-10:45
2009 JKB


Other University Assignments:
Phi Kappa Phi executive Committee

Student Consultations:
3:00-4:00 or by appointment

Vita: Link to Vita

Biography:

Paul Westover joined the BYU faculty in 2008. His specialty is Romantic-era British literature and cultural history. His first book, *Necromanticism: Traveling to Meet the Dead, 1750–1860*, published by Palgrave Macmillan, appeared in early 2012. Currently, Dr. Westover is working on an electronic critical edition of William Wordsworth's *Guide to the Lakes* and researching a new book on the transatlantic invention of "English" literature.

Degrees: MA English, Brigham Young University; PhD English, Indiana University

Interests:


Romanticism, Literary Tourism, Death Studies, Cultural Memory, Travel Writing, Victorian Studies


Links

Necromanticism
Radio Interview 2009
Radio Interview 2012