Expert Profile
Melisa Klimaszewski
Associate Professor of English
College of Arts and Sciences
Department: English
Areas of Expertise: Literature
Research Areas: The Victorian novel; Charles Dickens and his Christmas literature; Wilkie Collins; literary representations of race; collaboration in the Victorian Periodical press
Courses: Approaches to British Literature; The "Classic" Then and Now; Victorian Novel; South African Literature
Melisa Klimaszewski is Drake's resident expert on Victorian/19th century British literature. She is particularly interested in Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins, and she has edited a number of their works in addition to writing books about them. Klimaszewski is also well versed in South African literature; in fact, she leads a travel seminar and takes students to South Africa to study race relations and storytelling.. She also serves as the faculty advisor for the Coalition of Black Students and is an active member of the NAACP.
Contact: melisa.klimaszewski@drake.edu