Johannes Burgers

Johannes Burgers is a seasoned academic with extensive experience in English and Digital Humanities. Currently serving as Co-Director and Associate Director at Digital Yoknapatawpha since September 2014, Burgers also holds the position of Associate Professor of English and Digital Humanities at James Madison University since August 2022. Additional roles include Research Fellow and Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities at Ashoka University since August 2017, and Associate Editor (Reviews) at the DH Lawrence Review since January 2020, focusing on new scholarship related to DH Lawrence. Burgers' tenure includes a Lillian Gary Taylor Fellowship in American Literature at the University of Virginia, which involved developing a digital archive for William Faulkner's artifacts. Previous academic positions encompass roles as Assistant Professor at Queensborough Community College and as Adjunct Lecturer at Hunter College and Kingsborough Community College. Educational qualifications include a PhD in English Language and Literature from The Graduate Center, CUNY, an MA in Literary Studies from Utrecht University, and a BA in Humanities from University College Utrecht.