Dr Cynthia G Kuhn
English
kuhnc@mscd.edu
CAMPUS BOX 032
4th Floor, King Center
303-352-4104
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Personal Biography Statement
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Ph.D., University of Denver
M.A., University of Colorado at Denver
B.A., University of Kansas
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Teaching Philosophy
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American Literature, Gothic Literature, Postmodern Fiction, Popular Culture, Cinema Studies, Literary Dress and Embodiment
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Selected Publications
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Reading Chuck Palahniuk: American Monsters and Literary Mayhem. Ed. with Lance Rubin. New York: Routledge, 2009.
“I Am Marla’s Monstrous Wound: Fight Club and The Gothic” Reading Chuck Palahniuk: American Monsters and Literary Mayhem. Ed. with Lance Rubin. New York: Routledge, 2009.
“Momifesto: Affirmations for the Academic Mother.” With Josie Mills, Christy Rowe, and Erin Webster Garrett. Mama, Ph.D: Women Write About Motherhood and Academic Life. Ed. Caroline Grant and Elrena Evans. Piscataway, New Jersey: Rutgers UP, 2008. 237-246.
Styling Texts: Dress and Fashion in Literature. Ed. with Cindy L. Carlson. Youngstown, New York: Cambria Press, 2007.
“‘Clothes would only confuse them’: Sartorial Culture in Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake.” Styling Texts: Dress and Fashion in Literature. Youngstown, New York: Cambria Press, 2007.
“Errour’s Tale.” Literary Mama. July 2006.
“Folklore: A Love Song.” Copper Nickel 5 (Spring 2006): 62-3.
Self-Fashioning in Margaret Atwood’s Fiction: Dress, Culture, and Identity. New York: Peter Lang, 2005.
“Current Atwood Checklist, 2001.” With Ashley Thomson. Newsletter of the Margaret Atwood Society 28 (Fall 2002): 3-16.
“Kikluna.” McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern 8 (June 2002): 64.
“Current Atwood Checklist, 2000.” With Ashley Thomson. Newsletter of the Margaret Atwood Society 26-27 (Fall/Winter 2001): 13-28.
“Writing toward Thoughtfulness through Logs.” Reflective Activities: Helping Students Connect with Texts. Ed. Louann Reid and Jeffrey N. Golub. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English, 1999. 74-86.
A Student’s Guide to First-Year English. Ed. with Margaret Whitt and Stuart Mills. 10th ed. Edina, MN: Burgess, 1998.
A Student’s Guide to First-Year English. Ed. with Margaret Whitt and Stuart Mills. 9th ed. Edina, MN: Burgess, 1997.
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Selected Presentations
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“Nature and Hybridity in The Journal of Madam Knight.” International Society for Travel Writing Conference. Denver, Colorado. 30 September 2006.
“Conjuring Glamour: The Witch and the Wardrobe in Margaret Atwood’s Work.” Giving Attention: Writers, Scholars, and Theorists Conference. Denver, Colorado. 8 October 2005.
“From Plagues to Pigoons: Mary Shelley’s The Last Man, Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake.” RMMLA Conference. Boulder, Colorado. 2 October 2004.
“Imag(in)ing Motherhood: Popular Culture.” Panel Chair. RMMLA Conference. Boulder, Colorado. 2 October 2004.
“(Pre)Tensions of Visual Culture in Coleridge’s Christabel.” RMMLA Conference. Boise, Idaho. 13 October 2000.
“Cyber Comp: Teaching English with Technology.” Education in the Digital Age Conference. Denver, Colorado. 11 November 1999.
“‘Before I was not a witch, but now I am’: Spelling Survival in Margaret Atwood.” NEMLA Conference. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 16 April 1999.
“‘The woman must be down there somewhere’: Veiled Ladies in Hawthorne and Atwood.” MLA Conference. San Francisco, California. 27 December 1998.
“‘Arts of mysterious arrangement’: Mesmerism and the Veiled Lady.” Invited Speaker. Graduate Symposium. University of Denver. 15 May 1998.
“The Cave of Collaboration: Invitation and Interpretation in Mary Shelley’s The Last Man.” RMMLA Conference. Denver, Colorado. 16 October 1997.
“Writing, Wonder, and Rope Tricks: Toward Reflective Participation.” Reconcilable (In)Differences: The Marriage of Writers and Theorists Conference. Denver, Colorado. 6 April 1997.
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Other
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[Courses Taught By Name] Development of the American Novel; American Gothic Literature; American Literature Since WWII; American Literature: Beginnings to 1865; American Literature: Civil War to the Present; Major Authors: Margaret Atwood; Development of the British Novel; Introduction to Literary Studies; Introduction to Children’s Literature; Introduction to Fiction; Introduction to Literature; Introduction to Cinema Studies; Introduction to Film; The Art and Craft of Writing; Advanced Composition; Research, Analysis, and Documentation; Freshman Composition: The Essay
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COURSES TAUGHT
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ENG-1010,ENG-1020,ENG-1100,ENG-1110,ENG-2100,ENG-2210,ENG-2220,ENG-2460
,ENG-2500,ENG-311G,ENG-3230,ENG-3330,ENG-3450,ENG-3510,ENG-412G,ENG-413L
,HON-3451,LAS-2850
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CURRENT SEMESTER SCHEDULE
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CRN
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COURSE
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TITLE
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DAYS
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TIME
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| 52651 |
ENG-2220-003 |
Amer Lit: Civil War to Present |
MW |
1130-1245 |
| 52660 |
ENG-2460-005 |
Intro to Children's Literature |
TBA |
TBA-TBA |
| 53266 |
LAS-2850-001 |
Introduction to Cinema Studies |
F |
1300-1630 |
| 54234 |
ENG-2100-006 |
Intro to Literary Studies |
TBA |
TBA-TBA |
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