Paul Westover Assistant Professor
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
NecromanticismRadio Interview 2009
Radio Interview 2012
