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Faculty Directory: M.A. Literature
This page lists current faculty who teach M.A. Literature courses in the Department of English and updates annually on October 1.
Director of Graduate Studies and Program Director: Dr. drea brown
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Dr. Suparno BanerjeeProfessorEmail Dr. Suparno Banerjee at sb67@txstate.edu sb67@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. Suparno Banerjee is (512) 245-7698 (512) 245-7698 FH 241 Faculty Profile for Dr. Suparno Banerjee Faculty ProfileTeaching InterestsScience Fiction and Fantasy, Postcolonial Studies, Indian Literature and Culture, Russian Literature, Literature in Translation, World Literature, Literary TheoryResearch InterestsScience Fiction and Fantasy, Postcolonial Studies, Indian Literature and Culture, Russian Literature, Literature in Translation -
Dr. Emily M BantaAssistant ProfessorEmail Dr. Emily M Banta at rbw58@txstate.edu rbw58@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. Emily M Banta is (512) 245-8231 (512) 245-8231 FH 365 Faculty Profile for Dr. Emily M Banta Faculty ProfileBiography and EducationDr. Banta received her Ph.D. in English from Rutgers University, where she studied nineteenth-century American literature. Her research interests include early American theater and performance history, performance studies, and comedy. She is currently at work on her first book, Sovereign Pleasures:... -
Dr. John M BlairUniversity Distinguished ProfessorEmail Dr. John M Blair at jblair@txstate.edu jblair@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. John M Blair is (512) 245-3722 (512) 245-3722 FH 216 Faculty Profile for Dr. John M Blair Faculty Profile -
Dr. Drea Brown(They/Them/Theirs/Themselves)Associate ProfessorEmail Dr. Drea Brown at drea.brown@txstate.edu drea.brown@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. Drea Brown is (512) 245-3822 (512) 245-3822 FH 358 Faculty Profile for Dr. Drea Brown Faculty ProfileBiography and Educationdrea brown is a queer Black feminist poet-scholar whose writing has appeared in journals and anthologies such as Stand Our Ground: Poems for Marissa Alexander and Trayvon Martin, the Smithsonian Magazine, Southern Indiana Review, Bellingham Review and About Place Journal. drea is the author of...Teaching Interests20th & 21st century Black literature, Black women's intellectual traditions, Black feminisms, poetry and poetics, Black speculative writing, haunting & horrorResearch InterestsBlack women's literary traditions, Black feminisms, poetry and poetics, haunting
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Dr. Zoe M Bursztajn-IllingworthAssistant ProfessorEmail Dr. Zoe M Bursztajn-Illingworth at zillingworth@txstate.edu zillingworth@txstate.edu Flowers Hall 132 Faculty Profile for Dr. Zoe M Bursztajn-Illingworth Faculty Profile -
Dr. Gabriel L DuckelsAssistant ProfessorEmail Dr. Gabriel L Duckels at xjs21@txstate.edu xjs21@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. Gabriel L Duckels is (512) 245-7698 (512) 245-7698 FH Faculty Profile for Dr. Gabriel L Duckels Faculty ProfileBiography and EducationDr. Gabriel Duckels is an Assistant Professor of Children's and Young Adult Literature at Texas State University. He was previously an Early Career Research Fellow at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge.Teaching InterestsI teach critical approaches to children's and young adult literature. I am also passionate about teaching students how to engage with theory in order to develop robust argumentation in their thoughts and writing.Research InterestsMy research interests include the history of children's and young adult literature, with a particular interest in the politics of "problem novels." My scholarship often engages with the cultural history of HIV/AIDS in the United States and its role on the politics of childhood and adolescence. -
Dr. Denae DyckAssistant ProfessorEmail Dr. Denae Dyck at denae.dyck@txstate.edu denae.dyck@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. Denae Dyck is (512) 245-3822 (512) 245-3822 Flowers Hall 247 Faculty Profile for Dr. Denae Dyck Faculty ProfileBiography and EducationDr. Denae Dyck holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Victoria, an M.A from Dalhousie University, and a B.A. from Ambrose University. Her publications include articles in Victorian Poetry, Victorian Review, Victorian Popular Fictions Journal, Volupte: Interdisciplinary Journal...Teaching InterestsRecent Courses
Graduate
Loss and Hope in Victorian Poetry
Aestheticism, Sexuality, and Mysticism at the Fin de Siècle
Victorian Poetry & Spiritual Searching
Literary Scholarship
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Women's Writing
Victorian Literature and Culture
British...Research InterestsNineteenth-century British literature; women writers and gender studies; poetry and poetics; literature and religion/spirituality -
Dr. Joseph R FaloccoProfessorEmail Dr. Joseph R Falocco at jf48@txstate.edu jf48@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. Joseph R Falocco is (512) 245-2163 (512) 245-2163 FH 365 Faculty Profile for Dr. Joseph R Falocco Faculty Profile
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Dr. Geneva GanoProfessorFH 365
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William JensenAssoc Professor of InstructionEmail William Jensen at wj13@txstate.edu wj13@txstate.edu The phone number for William Jensen is (512) 245-0351 (512) 245-0351 BRAZ BRAZOS 220 Faculty Profile for William Jensen Faculty Profile -
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Dr. Katie KapurchProfessorEmail Dr. Katie Kapurch at kk19@txstate.edu kk19@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. Katie Kapurch is (512) 245-3822 (512) 245-3822 FH 245 Faculty Profile for Dr. Katie Kapurch Faculty ProfileBiography and EducationKatie Kapurch, Ph.D. is Professor of English at Texas State University. As a scholar of pop culture, she has written widely about Disney and the Beatles, as well as other pop phenomena including Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and the Twilight series.
Katie is currently working on several books, including...Research InterestsKatie's scholarship focuses on icons and the iconic, especially popular phenomena at the intersections of literature, music, and film.
Her book, Blackbird: How Black Musicians Sang the Beatles into Being-- and Sang Back to Them Ever After (Penn State UP, 2023) is supported by the National... -
Dr. Simon LeeAssociate ProfessorEmail Dr. Simon Lee at simonlee@txstate.edu simonlee@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. Simon Lee is (512) 245-8231 (512) 245-8231 FH 239 Faculty Profile for Dr. Simon Lee Faculty ProfileBiography and EducationPhD in English, University of California, Riverside
MA in English, University of California, Riverside
BA in English and World Literature / Art History, Pitzer CollegeResearch InterestsPost-45 British Literature, Contemporary Fiction, Working-Class Culture, Critical Theory, Urbanism and Architecture -
Dr. Kathleen McClancy(She/Her/Hers/Herself)Associate ProfessorEmail Dr. Kathleen McClancy at kmcclancy@txstate.edu kmcclancy@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. Kathleen McClancy is (512) 245-3777 (512) 245-3777 FH 365 Faculty Profile for Dr. Kathleen McClancy Faculty Profile
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Dr. Sara A Ramirez(She/Her/Hers/Herself)Assistant ProfessorEmail Dr. Sara A Ramirez at sramirez@txstate.edu sramirez@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. Sara A Ramirez is (512) 245-3718 (512) 245-3718 Flowers Hall M20 Faculty Profile for Dr. Sara A Ramirez Faculty ProfileBiography and EducationB.A., University of Notre Dame, English and Pre-Professional Studies
M.A., University of Texas at San Antonio, English
M.A., University of California, Berkeley, Comparative Ethnic Studies
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Comparative Ethnic StudiesTeaching InterestsChicana/o/x feminist literature and theory; cultural productions by women of color; Anzaldúan philosophy; decolonial thoughtResearch InterestsDr. Ramírez is an interdisciplinary scholar whose research lies at the intersection of Chicana/x feminist philosophy and literature; cultural studies; literary archival research; the arts; medical humanities; the history of Chicana/o publishing venues -
Dr. James B ReevesAssociate ProfessorEmail Dr. James B Reeves at jreeves@txstate.edu jreeves@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. James B Reeves is (512) 245-7697 (512) 245-7697 FH 212 Faculty Profile for Dr. James B Reeves Faculty ProfileBiography and EducationDr. Reeves received his Ph.D. in 2016 from UCLA, where he studied eighteenth-century and Romantic British literature. His research interests include the early novel, satire, and secularization. His work has appeared in multiple outlets, including Eighteenth-Century Studies, Eighteenth-Century... -
Dr. Leah SchwebelProfessorEmail Dr. Leah Schwebel at las235@txstate.edu las235@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. Leah Schwebel is (512) 245-3629 (512) 245-3629 FH 365 Faculty Profile for Dr. Leah Schwebel Faculty ProfileBiography and EducationPh.D., University of Connecticut, English Literature, 2014
M.A., McGill University, English Literature, 2008
B.A., McGill University, English Literature, magna cum laude, 2006 -
Dr. Nithya SivashankarAssistant ProfessorEmail Dr. Nithya Sivashankar at nithya.s@txstate.edu nithya.s@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. Nithya Sivashankar is (512) 245-3718 (512) 245-3718 Flowers Hall 249 Faculty Profile for Dr. Nithya Sivashankar Faculty ProfileBiography and EducationI am an Assistant Professor who teaches courses on children's literature, adolescent literature and world literature. I have a PhD in Literature for Children and Young Adults from The Ohio State University with a Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in South Asian Studies, and an MA in Writing for...Teaching InterestsChildren's Literature, Adolescent Literature and World LiteratureResearch InterestsPicturebooks, Contemporary Children's and Adolescent Literature, Literature about Forced Displacement, Postcolonial Children's Literature, Historical Fiction for Children, and Rhetorical Narrative Theory -
Dr. Victoria L SmithAssociate ProfessorEmail Dr. Victoria L Smith at vlsmith@txstate.edu vlsmith@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. Victoria L Smith is (512) 245-3010 (512) 245-3010 FH M11 Faculty Profile for Dr. Victoria L Smith Faculty ProfileBiography and EducationPh.D., History of Consciousness, University of California, Santa Cruz
M.A., English, University of Texas, Austin
B.A., English, Pomona CollegeTeaching InterestsFeminist and Literary Theory, Queer Studies, Film, Twentieth Century British and American Women novelistsResearch InterestsFeminist Theory, Queer Studies, Twentieth Century Women Writers—particularly modernists, Classic and Contemporary Hollywood film, Cultural Studies -
Dr. Robert T Tally Jr.ProfessorEmail Dr. Robert T Tally Jr. at robert.tally@txstate.edu robert.tally@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. Robert T Tally Jr. is (512) 245-3016 (512) 245-3016 FH M09 Faculty Profile for Dr. Robert T Tally Jr. Faculty ProfileBiography and EducationRobert T. Tally Jr. is a Professor of English and an Honorary Professor of International Studies at Texas State University.Teaching InterestsCritical Theory, American Literature, World Literature, History and Theory of the NovelResearch InterestsCritical Theory, History of Criticism, 19th Century Literature, American Literature, Spatial Literary Studies, Marxist Criticism -
Dr. Graeme A Wend-WalkerAssociate ProfessorEmail Dr. Graeme A Wend-Walker at graeme@txstate.edu graeme@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. Graeme A Wend-Walker is (512) 245-7883 (512) 245-7883 FH M25 Faculty Profile for Dr. Graeme A Wend-Walker Faculty Profile -
Dr. Julie M WengAssociate ProfessorEmail Dr. Julie M Weng at julie.weng@txstate.edu julie.weng@txstate.edu The phone number for Dr. Julie M Weng is (512) 245-7689 (512) 245-7689 Faculty Profile for Dr. Julie M Weng Faculty ProfileBiography and EducationDr. Julie McCormick Weng specializes in the study of 20th century Irish literature and culture, with a particular focus on the varied reception of emerging sciences and technologies in modernist texts. She is curious about how past approaches to science and technology can inform how we understand them...Teaching InterestsRecent Courses:
Graduate:
James Joyce
Global Modernisms
Experimental Modernisms
Modern Irish Poetry
Contemporary Irish Literature
Joyce / Beckett
Undergraduate:
James Joyce
20th-21st Century British Literature
British Modernism
Global Modernist...Research InterestsModernist Literatures, Irish and Postcolonial Studies, Science and Technology, James Joyce -
Steve WilsonProfessorEmail Steve Wilson at sw13@txstate.edu sw13@txstate.edu The phone number for Steve Wilson is (512) 245-7680 (512) 245-7680 FH 349 Faculty Profile for Steve Wilson Faculty Profile
