Kyla Schuller

About the Author

Kyla Schuller is a distinguished scholar and author whose work illuminates the intersections of race, gender, and science in historical contexts. Holding a PhD in English, she serves as an associate professor at Rutgers University-Newark, where she teaches courses on critical race theory, feminist science studies, and nineteenth-century American literature. Schuller's research draws on archival sources to explore how emotions and bodily experiences have been regulated through scientific discourses, challenging conventional narratives of progress and humanity. Her acclaimed book, The Biopolitics of Feeling: Race, Sex, and Science in the Nineteenth Century (ANIMA: Critical Race Studies Otherwise), has been praised for its innovative framework that redefines biopolitics through the lens of affect and embodiment. Through her writing, Schuller advocates for a more inclusive understanding of historical knowledge production, influencing scholars across disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.