Melissa RyanDr. Melissa Ryan is a Professor of English at Alfred University, specializing in American literature and Social Justice Studies. Her work has appeared in 'African American Review', 'ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and the Environment', Studies in the Novel', 'ESQ: A Journal of the American Renaissance', 'ATQ: American Transcendental Quarterly', 'Studies in American Fiction', and 'American Literature'. Read More Read Less