# Ron Broglio

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**Ron Broglio** (born 1966) is an American academic who is a [Professor](/source/Professor) in the Department of English at [Arizona State University](/source/Arizona_State_University). His research addresses [animal studies](/source/Animal_studies), [environmental humanities](/source/Environmental_humanities), [art history](/source/Art_history), [museum studies](/source/Museum_studies), [British literature](/source/British_literature), and [romanticism](/source/Romanticism).

## Career

Broglio read for a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in English and philosophy at the St. Meinrad College (a now-closed division of [Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology](/source/Saint_Meinrad_Seminary_and_School_of_Theology)) graduating in 1988. He then undertook postgraduate work in [world religions](/source/World_religions) at [Loyola University New Orleans](/source/Loyola_University_New_Orleans) (1989–91) and in [British literature](/source/British_literature) at [Boston College](/source/Boston_College) ([Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts), graduating 1993). He undertook a [PhD](/source/PhD) in [romanticism](/source/Romanticism) and [literary theory](/source/Literary_theory) at the [University of Florida](/source/University_of_Florida), graduating in 1999.[1] His thesis was entitled *Romantic Transformation: Visions of Difference in Blake and Wordsworth*, and his [committee](/source/Thesis_committee) included [Donald Ault](/source/Donald_Ault), John Leavey, John Murchek, and Gayle Zachmann.[2] While undertaking postgraduate study, Broglio taught at both Boston College and the University of Florida.[1]

After completing his postgraduate studies, held an [adjunct](/source/Adjunct_professor) position at the [University of Alabama](/source/University_of_Alabama) (1999-2000) and then a [postdoctoral research position](/source/Postdoctoral_fellowship) at the [Georgia Institute of Technology](/source/Georgia_Institute_of_Technology) (2000–02). He took up an [Assistant Professorship](/source/Assistant_Professorship) at Georgia Tech in 2002, where he remained until 2009 (including two years at [Blekinge Institute of Technology](/source/Blekinge_Institute_of_Technology)).[1] His first book, *Technologies of the Picturesque*, was published in 2008.[3] From 2009-10, Broglio took up an [Associate Professorship](/source/Associate_Professorship) at [Georgia Gwinnett College](/source/Georgia_Gwinnett_College) before moving to [Arizona State University](/source/Arizona_State_University) in 2010 as an assistant professor.[1]

Broglio's second book, *Surface Encounters*, was published in 2011.[4] In 2012, Broglio was promoted to associate professor.[1] He published his third book, *Beasts of Burden: Biopolitics, Labor, and Animal Life in British Romanticism* in 2017,[5] and was promoted to [Full Professor](/source/Full_Professor) in 2018.[1] His fourth book, *Animal Revolution*, was published in 2022. It featured illustrations by [Marina Zurkow](/source/Marina_Zurkow) and an afterword by [Eugene Thacker](/source/Eugene_Thacker).[6]

## Select bibliography

Broglio has published over 20 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and more than ten chapters in scholarly collections. He has served as an associate editor for the journal *[Romantic Circles](/source/Romantic_Circles)*, and book review editor of *[Configurations](/source/Configurations_(journal))*. He has also guest-edited special issues of *[Angelaki](/source/Angelaki)*, *Art and Research*, *Romantic Circles Praxis*, and *Configurations*.[1]

- Broglio, Ron (2008). *Technologies of the Picturesque*. [Bucknell University Press](/source/Bucknell_University_Press).
- Broglio, Ron (2011). *Surface Encounters: Thinking With Animals and Art*. [University of Minnesota Press](/source/University_of_Minnesota_Press).
- Broglio, Ron, and Frederick Young, eds. (2015). *Being Human: Between Animals and Technology*. Routledge.
- Broglio, Ron (2017). *Beasts of Burden: Biopolitics, Labor, and Animal Life in British Romanticism*. [State University of New York Press](/source/State_University_of_New_York_Press).
- Turner, Lynn, Undine Sellbach, and Ron Broglio, eds. (2018). *The Edinburgh Companion to Animal Studies*. [Edinburgh University Press](/source/Edinburgh_University_Press).
- Broglio, Ron (2022). *Animal Revolution*. [University of Minnesota Press](/source/University_of_Minnesota_Press).

## References

1. Broglio, Ron. ["CV"](https://asu.academia.edu/RonBroglio/CurriculumVitae). Retrieved 10 April 2023.

1. Broglio, Ronald S. (1999). [*Romantic transformation: Visions of difference in Blake and Wordsworth*](https://www.proquest.com/docview/304499957)

1. Reviews: *Carlson, Julia Sandstrom (21 May 2009). ["Ron Broglio, Technologies of the Picturesque: British Art, Poetry, and Instruments, 1750-1830"](https://romantic-circles.org/reviews-blog/ron-broglio-technologies-picturesque-british-art-poetry-and-instruments-1750-1830). *[Romantic Circles](/source/Romantic_Circles)*. [University of Colorado Boulder](/source/University_of_Colorado_Boulder). Retrieved 10 April 2023. *Poetzsch, Markus (2008). "*Technologies of the Picturesque: British Art, Poetry, and Instruments 1750-1830*. Ron Broglio". *[The Wordsworth Circle](/source/The_Wordsworth_Circle)*. **39** (4): 178–9. [doi:10.1086/TWC24045241](https://doi.org/10.1086/TWC24045241) *"Technologies of the picturesque: British art, poetry, and instruments, 1750-1830. (2008)". *[Choice Reviews Online](/source/Choice_Reviews_Online)*. **45** (12). [doi:10.5860/choice.45-6607](https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.45-6607) *Jones, J. Jennifer (2009). "Ron Broglio. *Technologies of the Picturesque: British Art, Poetry, and Instruments, 1750-1830*". *[Romanticism and Victorianism on the Net](/source/Romanticism_and_Victorianism_on_the_Net)*. **53**. [doi:10.7202/029907ar](https://doi.org/10.7202/029907ar) *Thacker, Eugene (2008). ["On an Unhuman Earth"](https://electronicbookreview.com/essay/on-an-unhuman-earth/). *[Electronic Book Review](/source/Electronic_Book_Review)*. Retrieved 10 April 2023. *Underwood, Ted. (2011). [Untitled review]. *[European Romantic Review](/source/European_Romantic_Review)* **22** (1): 79-85. [doi:10.1080/10509585.2011.531596](https://doi.org/10.1080/10509585.2011.531596). *Charlesworth, Michael (2009). "Review: [Untitled]". *[Nineteenth-Century Literature](/source/Nineteenth-Century_Literature)*. **64** (2): 272–4. [doi:10.1525/ncl.2009.64.2.272](https://doi.org/10.1525/ncl.2009.64.2.272)

1. Reviews: *Featherston, Dan (2013). "Intersection of Nonhuman Animals and Art". *[Society & Animals](/source/Society_%26_Animals)*. **21** (4): 415–417. [doi:10.1163/15685306-12341248](https://doi.org/10.1163/15685306-12341248) *Whiteman, Maria (2013). "Surface Encounters: Thinking with Animals and Art". *Anthrozoös*. **26** (2): 311–4. [doi:10.2752/175303713X13636846944529](https://doi.org/10.2752/175303713X13636846944529). [S2CID 144324334](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:144324334) *Stepanian, Alysse (2012). ["Surface Encounters"](https://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/volume-10-issue-4-2012/). *Journal for Critical Animal Studies*. **10** (4): 188–97.

1. Reviews: *Lambert, Cornelia C. ["Ron Broglio, Beasts of Burden: Biopolitics, Labor, and Animal Life in British Romanticism"](https://www.bsls.ac.uk/reviews/romantic-and-victorian/ron-broglio-beasts-of-burden-biopolitics-labor-and-animal-life-in-british-romanticism/). British Society for Literature and Science. Retrieved 17 May 2023. *Washington, Chris (2018). "Ron Broglio. Beasts of Burden". *[Journal of British Studies](/source/Journal_of_British_Studies)*. **57** (1): 183–185. [doi:10.1017/jbr.2017.212](https://doi.org/10.1017/jbr.2017.212). [S2CID 149206534](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:149206534) *Ronda, Margaret (2020). "Beasts of Burden". *[Isis](/source/Isis_(journal))*. **111** (4): 888–9. [doi:10.1086/712364](https://doi.org/10.1086/712364). [S2CID 234559939](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:234559939) *Castellano, Katey (2018). "Ron Broglio, Beasts of Burden: Biopolitics, Labor, and Animal Life in British Romanticism". *[Wordsworth Circle](/source/Wordsworth_Circle_(journal))*. **49** (4): 260–2. [doi:10.1086/TWC4904260](https://doi.org/10.1086/TWC4904260). [S2CID 166701760](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:166701760)

1. Reviews: *Shukin, Nicole (2022). "*Animal Revolution*. By Ron Broglio". *[ISLE](/source/ISLE:_Interdisciplinary_Studies_in_Literature_and_Environment)*. **29** (4): 1262–3. [doi:10.1093/isle/isac063](https://doi.org/10.1093/isle/isac063) *Tierney, David (2022). "Animal Revolution". *Green Letters*. [doi:10.1080/14688417.2022.2146870](https://doi.org/10.1080/14688417.2022.2146870). [S2CID 253608622](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:253608622)

## External links

- [Official site](https://www.ronbroglio.com/)

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