Stefan Schoeberlein

Dr. Schöberlein’s research focuses on the intersections of science, literature, and technology in the nineteenth century. He is currently concluding work on his first monograph, based on his award-winning dissertation on the mapping of the brain in the 1800s and its impact on literary production. He has published extensively on the poet Walt Whitman, including a translation of Whitman’s novel Jack Engle into German (Berlin: Das Kulturelle Gedächtnis, 2017). Dr. Schöberlein serves as vice-president of the Digital Americanists Society, and is a contributing editor to the Walt Whitman Archive as well as co-editor of the Movable Project.