Marc Shell, born 1947 in Montreal, is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

literary critic Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. ...

. He has interests in nationalism and kinship. He serves as Babbitt Professor of Comparative Literature and Professor of English at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of highe ...

. Over 5 of his publications have each been cited over 100 times.

Education

Shell studied at

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Univer ...

and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge or Oxford. ...

, and earned a B.A. from

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is conside ...

and a Ph.D. from

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the w ...

. Before Harvard, he taught at The State University of New York (Buffalo) and the University of Massachusetts (Amherst). Shell received a

MacArthur Fellowship The MacArthur Fellows Program, also known as the MacArthur Fellowship and commonly but unofficially known as the "Genius Grant", is a prize awarded annually by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation typically to between 20 and 30 indi ...

"New Economic Criticism"

Shell is one of the forerunners, along with Jean-Joseph Goux and others, of the literary-critical movement that has been dubbed 'New Economic Criticism '. His contributions to the study of relations between

linguistic Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

and

literary Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to includ ...

economies are encompassed in several books, * ''The Economy of Literature'' (

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1978). * ''Money, Language, and Thought: Literary and Philosophical Economies from the Medieval to the Modern Era'' (UC Berkeley 1982). * ''Art and Money'' (

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1995). Forthcoming works in this area include the following:
''Wampum and the Origin of American Money''
(

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, 2013). * ''The Painting in the Trash Bin: Otis Kaye and the Perplexities of Art'' (Chicago, forthcoming). * ''The End of

Kinship In anthropology, kinship is the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of all humans in all societies, although its exact meanings even within this discipline are often debated. Anthropologist Robin Fox says that ...

: "

Measure for Measure ''Measure for Measure'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604, according to available records. It was published in the '' First Folio'' of 1623. The play's plot features its ...

Incest Incest ( ) is human sexual activity between family members or close relatives. This typically includes sexual activity between people in consanguinity (blood relations), and sometimes those related by affinity ( marriage or stepfamily), ado ...

, and the Ideal of Universal Siblinghood'' (Stanford 1988). * ''Children of the Earth: Literature, Politics, and Nationhood'' (Oxford 1993). * ''Elizabeth's Glass: With "The Glass of the Sinful Soul" (1544) by

Elizabeth I Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". Eli ...

and "Epistle Dedicatory" and "Conclusion" (1548) by

John Bale John Bale (21 November 1495 – November 1563) was an English churchman, historian and controversialist, and Bishop of Ossory in Ireland. He wrote the oldest known historical verse drama in English (on the subject of King John), and developed ...

'' (Nebraska 1995). Multilingualism: Shell is the co-founder of Harvard's Longfellow Institute, which is devoted to the study of Non-English American literatures, relevant books about translation, language policy and bilingualism that include: * ''The Multilingual Anthology of American Literature'' (NYU ed. 2000) * ''American Babel: Literatures of the United States from Abnaki to Zuni'' (Harvard ed. 2002) Disability studies: Shell's books in disability studies include works about

paralysis Paralysis (also known as plegia) is a loss of motor function in one or more muscles. Paralysis can also be accompanied by a loss of feeling (sensory loss) in the affected area if there is sensory damage. In the United States, roughly 1 in 5 ...

and

stuttering Stuttering, also known as stammering, is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words, or phrases as well as involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the ...

. * ''

Polio Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 70% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe sy ...

and its Aftermath'' (Harvard 2005) * ''Stutter'' (Harvard 2006) Canada and the United States: Shell's writings about Canada and the United States include: * ''French-Canadian / American Literary Relations'' (McGill French Canada Studies Centre 1968) * ''

Grand Manan Grand Manan is a Canadian island in the Bay of Fundy. Grand Manan is also the name of an incorporated village, which includes the main island and all of its adjacent islands, except White Head Island. It is governed as a village and is part of t ...

: or, A Short History of North America'' (McGill-Queens 2015 forthcoming)

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Marc Shell
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shell, Marc 1947 births Living people Canadian expatriate academics in the United States Canadian literary critics Disability studies academics Harvard University faculty MacArthur Fellows University at Buffalo faculty Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge McGill University alumni Yale University alumni State University of New York faculty University of Massachusetts Amherst faculty Stanford University alumni