Education
- Ph.D. in Medieval English Literature from University of Oregon (2000)
- M.Ed. in English Education from University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1993)
- B.A. in English Literature from State University of New York, College at Purchase (1991)
Selected Publications
Books
- Forthcoming Bad Chaucer: The Great Poet's Greatest Mistakes in the Canterbury Tales. University of Michigan Press, 2024.
- Will & Grace. Wayne State University Press, 2023.
- Understanding Agatha Christie. University of South Carolina Press, 2023.
- Queer Oz: L. Frank Baum's Trans Tales and Other Astounding Adventures in Sex and Gender. University of Mississippi Press, 2023.
- Teaching Games and Game Studies in the Literature Classroom. Coedited with Lynn Ramey. Bloomsbury, 2022.
- On the Queerness of Early English Drama: Sex in the Subjunctive. University of Toronto Press, 2021.
- Harry Potter and Beyond: On J. K. Rowling's Fantasies and Other Fictions. University of South Carolina Press, 2020.
- Chaucer's Losers, Nintendo's Children, and Other Forays in Queer Ludonarratology. University of Nebraska Press, 2019
- The Queer Fantasies of the American Family Sitcom. Rutgers University Press, 2018.
- Precious Perversions: Humor, Homosexuality, and the Southern Literary Canon. Louisiana State University Press, 2016.
- Folse, K., & Pugh, T. (2015). Great Writing Book 5 (3rd Ed.). National Geographic Learning.
- Chaucer's (Anti-)Eroticisms and the Queer Middle Ages. Ohio State University Press, 2014.
- Truman Capote: A Literary Life at the Movies. University of Georgia Press, 2014.
- Literary Studies: A Practical Guide. Co-written with Margaret E. Johnson. Routledge, 2014.
- Queer Chivalry: Medievalism and the Myth of White Masculinity in Southern Literature. Louisiana State University Press, 2013.
- An Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer. University Press of Florida, 2013.
- Medievalisms: Making the
Past in the Present.
Co-written with Angela Jane Weisl. Routledge, 2012.
- Innocence, Heterosexuality, and the Queerness of Children's Literature. Routledge, 2011.
- Sexuality and Its Queer Discontents in Middle English Literature. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
- Queering Medieval Genres. Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
Edited Collections
- The United States of Medievalism. Coedited with Susan Aronstein. University of Toronto Press, 2021
- Queering the South on Screen. University of Georgia Press, 2020.
- Jews in Medieval England: Teaching Representations of the Other. Co-edited with Miriamne Ara Krummel. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
- Chaucer on Screen: Absence, Presence, and Adapting the Canterbury Tales. Co-edited with Kathleen Coyne Kelly. Ohio State University Press, 2016.
- The
Disney Middle Ages: A Fairy-Tale and Fantasy Past. Co-edited with Susan Aronstein. Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
- Queer Movie Medievalisms. Co-edited with Kathleen Kelly. Ashgate, 2009.
- Men and Masculinities in Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde. Co-edited with Marcia Smith Marzec. D. S. Brewer. 2008.
- Race, Class, and Gender in “Medieval” Cinema. Co-edited with Lynn Ramey. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
- Approaches to Teaching Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde and the Shorter Poems. Co-edited with Angela Jane Weisl. Modern Language Association, 2007.
Courses
Course Number | Course | Title | Mode | Date and Time | Syllabus |
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93070 | ENL4311 | Chaucer | Face to Face (P) | M,W,F 12:30 PM - 01:20 PM | Unavailable |
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92524 | LIT3132 | Legend & Lit King Arthur | Face to Face (P) | M,W,F 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Unavailable |
No Description Available |
No courses found for Summer 2024.
Course Number | Course | Title | Mode | Date and Time | Syllabus |
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11543 | ENL3378 | Harry Potter Studies | Face to Face (P) | Tu,Th 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Unavailable |
J. K. Rowling created a global phenomenon with her Harry Potter novels, and this course explores their popularity through the multiple lenses available through literary theory. Students will read the seven books of the Harry Potter series as well as critical studies of them. They will also write several essays of varying lengths, as well as facing numerous quizzes and a final exam. Studying children’s literature requires sophisticated critical and analytical skills, which this course will assist students in honing. |
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11283 | ENL3378H | Hon Harry Potter Studies | Face to Face (P) | Tu,Th 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM | Unavailable |
J. K. Rowling created a global phenomenon with her Harry Potter novels, and this course explores their popularity through the multiple lenses available through literary theory. Students will read the seven books of the Harry Potter series as well as critical studies of them. They will also write several essays of varying lengths, as well as facing numerous quizzes and a final exam. Studying children’s literature requires sophisticated critical and analytical skills, which this course will assist students in honing.
Honors courses contain additional requirements for students, including longer essay assignments, more readings, and higher expectations for classroom participation. |