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Meet the Faculty
Richard Black
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| Title: |
Assistant Professor |
| Office: |
Colden Hall 2780
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| Phone: |
660.562.1744 |
| Fax: |
660.562.1731 |
| Email: |
rblack@nwmissouri.edu |
| Joined Northwest in 2008 |
Courses Taught
- English 463: Advanced American
Literature: "American Empire-Builders"
- English 325: Special Topics: "Studies in
Film History"
- English 315: Technical Writing
- English 234: American Literature:
1865-present
- English 220: Introduction to Literature,
Standard and Honors sections
- English 112: Composition II (Writing as
Engagement)
- English 111: Composition I (Academic
Literacies)
Education
- Ph.D.,
English Language and Literature, University of Tulsa
- M.A.,
English, Texas State University at San Marcos
- B.A.,
English, St. Edward's University
Academic Interests
- Nineteenth-
and Twentieth-Century American Literature and Culture
- American
Regionalism
- American
Social Realism and Literary Naturalism
- Film Studies
and History
Scholarly Activity
Publications
- "Real-Life Legends and Reluctant
Revolutionaries: Stephen Harrigan's The
Gates of the Alamo."
- Southwestern American Literature 36.1 (Fall 2010): 33-50.
- "Love, as Summer Goes." New Texas: A Journal of
Literature and Culture. Vol. 14
(2007).
Recent Conference Presentations
- "Constructing Grace: Irish
Identity in Maria Edgeworth's The
Absentee." South-Central Modern
- Language
Association Conference: Hot Springs, AR; October, 2011.
- "‘The Blessings-of-Civilization
Trust:' Tripartite Imperialism in Paul Theroux's The Mosquito Coast."
- The
Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture since 1900: Louisville, KY;
February 2011.
- "Texas, Topophilia, and John
Graves' Hard Scrabble." Southwest Texas Popular and American
- Culture
Association Conference: Albuquerque, NM; February 2009.
Student Group Advisement
- Co-sponsor, Alpha Chi Honor
Society
Other Professional Experiences
Membership in Professional Organizations
- Modern
Language Association
- South-Central
Modern Language Association
- Northeast
Modern Language Association
- International
Theodore Dreiser Society
- Southwest
Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association
- Sigma Tau
Delta, National English Honor Society
Editorial Work
- Assistant
Editor, The Laurel Review
- Advisory Reader: College Literature
