Nicholas Marcelli

Biography

Nicholas Marcelli is a PhD Candidate working under the supervision of Dr. Laura Murray. His research examines representations of immigrant child labour in American literature from 1870-1945. He is particularly interested in the relationship between author, narrator, and fictionalized child labourer, and how narrative and authorial distance influences the depiction of labour.

Research Interests

19th/20th century American Literature, Narrative Theory, Marxist Criticism, New Historicism, Cultural Materialism. 

Selected Publications

Marcelli, Nicholas. "'The Jungle' at 120: How a 1906 novel continues to surface in discussions about unjust labour." The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026, https://theconversation.com/the-jungle-at-120-how-a-1906-novel-continues-to-surface-in-discussions-about-unjust-labour-265234

Awards and Recognition

Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master's (2020-21)
Alfred Bader Graduate Fellowship in the Humanities (2023-2024)
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2025-2026)
William C. Leggett Graduate Fellowship (2026-2027)

Graduate Supervision

Laura Murray