Terence Brunk
Ph.D. literatures in english
Email 312-344-7296
Terence Brunk, Ph.D., Professor of English and Cultural Studies and Coordinator of the Literature Program, received his doctorate from Rutgers University. His research interests include literature and culture, gender studies, pedagogical theory, teaching with technology, and composition theory. He teaches a wide range of courses in literature, culture, and writing, including Shakespeare, Gothic Fiction, British Novel, English Authors, and other classes in drama, poetry, and composition.
Terence Brunk, Ph.D., Professor of English and Cultural Studies and Coordinator of the Literature Program, received his doctorate from Rutgers University. His research interests include literature and culture, gender studies, pedagogical theory, teaching with technology, and composition theory. His article, "`A Hurly-Burly in This Poor Woman's Head': The Gothic Character of Ann Yearsley's Authorial Identity," appeared in a recent issue of ELN. Currently, he is at work on several projects, including an article exploring intersections among masculinity, aesthetics, and the visual arts in Matthew Lewis's gothic novel, The Monk and research for the third edition of Literacies: Reading, Writing, Interpretation, a composition text he co-authored for Norton. Other publications include reviews of books in gender and culture in the 18th century and essays for the Encyclopedia of Feminist Literary Theory; he has served as a reviewer and consultant for the development of several books in literature and composition and a new edition of Shakespeare’s works. He regularly presents papers on issues in literature, culture, and composition studies at regional and national conferences. He teaches a wide range of courses in literature, culture, and writing, including Shakespeare, Gothic Fiction, British Novel, English Authors, Women Writers, and, and other classes in drama, poetry, and composition. In addition, he used a Teaching with Technology Fellowship and a Course Development Grant to pioneer an online version of Introduction to Literature.