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Michael Johnston
Assistant Professor, Department of English
Office Phone: (765) 494-3326
Office Fax: (765) 494-3780
Email: mjohnst@purdue.edu
Specialization: British Literature; Middle English literature, the history of the book, theories of textual editing
Michael Johnston comes to the English Department at Purdue from the University of North Texas, where he has been a lecturer for the past academic year. He completed his BA in English at John Carroll University in 2000, his M.Litt. in Mediaeval English at the University of St Andrews (Scotland) in 2001, and his Ph.D. at The Ohio State University in 2007. He has published articles in Reformation, The Library, and Neophilologus. Mike's research interests include medieval romance, late medieval manuscript culture, the history of the book, and Marxist literary theory. His teaching interests include Middle English literature, the History of the Book, Theories of Textual Editing, medieval romance, and William Langland's Piers Plowman.