Tiffany Cruz

Tiffany Cruz is a Ph.D. student in the English Department at Northeastern University, she focuses on race in British literature during the long eighteenth and nineteenth century. She also explores race in contemporary texts that adapt classic works, examining why there is such a strong interest in creating historical novels with these protagonist, and the significance of highlighting these people within the novels. She is particularly interested in the constructions of genre and how they shape both classical and modern texts, especially in relation to notions of race. This fascination extends to how literature influences societal values, and showcases the importance of these perspectives, and their contribution to literature during this historical period. Tiffany also focuses on Gothic narratives for the way they probe moral and psychological complexity. Her interest in Aristotelian ethics shapes her fascination with how literature represents virtue, morality, and the formation of character under conditions of fear, secrecy, and the uncanny.