Alfred Bendixen

{{Short description|American academic}}

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Alfred Bendixen is the founder and Executive Director of the American Literature Association and a lecturer in the Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies at Princeton University.

Bendixen gained a Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina in 1979, with a thesis on "Americans in Europe before 1865 : a study of the travel book".{{cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40159208|title=Catalog record|publisher=Worldcat|oclc=40159208|accessdate=17 January 2014}} He held posts at Barnard College (1979-1988) and California State University, Los Angeles (1988-2005) before moving to Texas A&M University, where he served as the Associate Department Head of English (2007-2009) and a Professor of English (2006 - 2013).{{cite web | url=http://www.english.tamu.edu/people/abendixen?destination=user%2F52 | title=Alfred Bendixen | work=Faculty | publisher=Department of English, Texas A&M University | access-date=17 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201103742/http://www.english.tamu.edu/people/abendixen?destination=user%2F52 | archive-date=1 February 2014 | url-status=dead }} He now serves as a lecturer in the Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies at Princeton University,{{cite web |title=Alfred Bendixen |url=https://gss.princeton.edu/people/alfred-bendixen |website=Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies |publisher=Princeton University |access-date=25 March 2024 |language=en}} having previously been a lecturer in English at the same university.{{cite web |title=Alfred Bendixen |url=https://english.princeton.edu/people/alfred-bendixen-0 |website=Department of English |publisher=Princeton University |access-date=25 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318040328/https://english.princeton.edu/people/alfred-bendixen-0 |archive-date=18 March 2020}}

His research has centered on the recovery of 19th century literature and neglected genres, including the ghost story, detective fiction, science fiction, and travel writing.