Eric Wertheimer

Eric Wertheimer writes cultural history and poetry and works to implement the curricular and research possibilities of the digital humanities. He is currently Associate Dean for Graduate Initiatives and faculty director of ASU’s Digital Humanities Initiative. He is the founder and past Director of ASU’s Center for Critical Inquiry and Cultural Studies, serves on the editorial board of Early American Literature, and is currently a member of the MLA Publications Committee.  In addition to his works of poetry, Dr. Wertheimer has published articles on topics in early and nineteenth century American literature. His publications include: Imagined Empires: Incas, Aztecs, and the New World of American Literature, 1771-1876 (Cambridge University Press, 1998), Mylar (blazeVOX Press, 2012), Critical Trauma Studies:  Understanding Violence, Conflict and Memory in Everyday Life (co-editor, NYU Press, 2016), and Regulus (forthcoming, Chambers Press, Fall 2016).