Denis Jonnes

Denis Jonnes was born in Zurich, Switzerland, and grew up in Europe, North Africa and the US. He received a BA in English from Columbia University and a PhD in Comparative Literature from Brown University. A peripatetic scholar, he has held teaching posts at the University of Garyounis (Benghazi, Libya), Birzeit University (Palestine), Kagoshima University (Japan), Kyushu University (Japan) and, most recently, as Professor of Anglo-American Studies at the University of Kitakyushu (Japan). Research interests include the literature of empire, narrative theory, and fictional representations of courtship, marriage and family. He is currently at work on a study of "generational politics" in American Cold War literature and culture.