James Engell

James Engell is the Gurney Professor of English and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University, where he has been teaching since 1978. His expertise spans a wide range of fields, including Romantic, Eighteenth-Century, and Restoration British Literature, Comparative Romanticism, Criticism and Critical Theory, Rhetoric, Environmental Studies, and the History and Economics of Higher Education. Engell's scholarly contributions are extensive, with notable works such as "The Call of Classical Literature in the Romantic Age" (2017), an edited edition of William Wordsworth's "Prelude" (2016), and "Environment: An Interdisciplinary Anthology" (2008). His book "Saving Higher Education in the Age of Money" (2005) won the Association of American Colleges & Universities Ness Book Award. Engell is also a member of the Committee on the Study of Religion and a faculty associate of the Harvard University Center for the Environment. His interdisciplinary approach is evident in his work, combining literature, environmental studies, and educational policy. Engell has received multiple teaching awards and has been instrumental in shaping environmental education at Harvard and beyond, including teaching seminars at the National Humanities Center and participating in international conferences on environmental issues