• Roland Lam
  • Roland Lam
  • Doctoral Candidate
  • At Rutgers Since: 2022
  • Primary Areas of Specialization: Romantic-period literature, eighteenth-century British literature, ethics, aesthetics
  • Field of Interest: Restoration & Eighteenth Century, Romantic
  • About:

    I specialize in Romantic-period prose and poetry though my interests are primarily drawn from eighteenth-century literature and philosophy, particularly ethics and aesthetics. I am currently writing a dissertation on the promises that beauty offers when it is tied to morality.

  • Undergraduate Courses Taught:

    ENG 355:101:PA, College Writing, Fall 2023

    ENG 355:101:RF, College Writing, Spring 2024

    ENG 355:101:FG, College Writing, Spring 2025

    ENG 359:201:11, Principles of Literary Study, Fall 2025

  • Awards:

    Marius Bewley Prize, 2024

  • Other Dept University Postions:

    Graduate Executive Committee, 2023-2024

  • Education: BA with honors of highest distinction, UCSD; MA, Rutgers University.