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Biography
I am an Assistant Professor of English at the University of South Alabama, where I specialize in postmodern and contemporary fiction with an emphasis on sound culture studies. I earned a B.A. in English from Washington & Lee University in 1997, and spent the following three years teaching English as a foreign language in Wrocław, Poland. I did my graduate work at the University of Iowa, where I earned an M.A. in 2004 and a Ph.D. in 2007.
I am an Assistant Professor of English at the University of South Alabama, where I specialize in postmodern and contemporary fiction with an emphasis on sound culture studies. I earned a B.A. in English from Washington & Lee University in 1997, and spent the following three years teaching English as a foreign language in Wrocław, Poland. I did my graduate work at the University of Iowa, where I earned an M.A. in 2004 and a Ph.D. in 2007.
Recent Publications
"Mahfouz and the Arabian Nights Tradition." Approaches to Teaching the Works of Naguib Mahfouz, edited by Waïl S. Hassan and Susan Muaddi Darraj. MLA Approaches to Teaching World Literature, 2012.
"Eat Your Fried Mush: The Curious Case of Wee Willie Shantz." Forthcoming in Big Muddy 11.2, Fall 2011.
"Binocular Disparity and Pynchon's Panoramic Paradigm." Pynchon’s Against the Day: A Corrupted Pilgrim’s Guide, edited by Jeffrey Severs and Christopher Leise. University of Delaware Press, 2011.
"Soundtracking the Novel: Willy Vlautin’s Northline as Filmic Audiobook." Audiobooks, Literature, and Sound Studies, edited by Matthew Rubery. Routledge, 2011.
"Borrowed Time: Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day and the Victorian Fourth Dimension." Science Fiction Studies 113 (38.1), March 2011.
"Mahfouz and the Arabian Nights Tradition." Approaches to Teaching the Works of Naguib Mahfouz, edited by Waïl S. Hassan and Susan Muaddi Darraj. MLA Approaches to Teaching World Literature, 2012.
"Eat Your Fried Mush: The Curious Case of Wee Willie Shantz." Forthcoming in Big Muddy 11.2, Fall 2011.
"Binocular Disparity and Pynchon's Panoramic Paradigm." Pynchon’s Against the Day: A Corrupted Pilgrim’s Guide, edited by Jeffrey Severs and Christopher Leise. University of Delaware Press, 2011.
"Soundtracking the Novel: Willy Vlautin’s Northline as Filmic Audiobook." Audiobooks, Literature, and Sound Studies, edited by Matthew Rubery. Routledge, 2011.
"Borrowed Time: Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day and the Victorian Fourth Dimension." Science Fiction Studies 113 (38.1), March 2011.
Recent Presentations
"Just Press Mute: DeLillo and the Tele-visible." The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture since 1900, Louisville, KY, February 24, 2012.
"'I Can't Sing Anyway': On Wee Willie Shantz and Doing It Yourself." Post45 @ The Rock Hall, Cleveland, OH, April 29, 2011.
"Musical Notes: The Book Score as Paratext." NeMLA 2011 Convention, New Brunswick, NJ, April 8, 2011.
"Impossible Music: Vaucanson and the Invention of the Hypervirtuosic." MLA 2009 Convention, Philadelphia, PA, December 30, 2009.
"Listening to Lolita." NeMLA 2009 Convention, Boston, MA, February 27, 2009.
"Contextualizing Mahfouz: An Approach to Teaching Arabian Nights and Days." MLA 2008 Convention, San Francisco, CA, December 29, 2008.
"Just Press Mute: DeLillo and the Tele-visible." The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture since 1900, Louisville, KY, February 24, 2012.
"'I Can't Sing Anyway': On Wee Willie Shantz and Doing It Yourself." Post45 @ The Rock Hall, Cleveland, OH, April 29, 2011.
"Musical Notes: The Book Score as Paratext." NeMLA 2011 Convention, New Brunswick, NJ, April 8, 2011.
"Impossible Music: Vaucanson and the Invention of the Hypervirtuosic." MLA 2009 Convention, Philadelphia, PA, December 30, 2009.
"Listening to Lolita." NeMLA 2009 Convention, Boston, MA, February 27, 2009.
"Contextualizing Mahfouz: An Approach to Teaching Arabian Nights and Days." MLA 2008 Convention, San Francisco, CA, December 29, 2008.
Bits + Pieces
Review of Michael W. Clune's American Literature and the Free Market, 1945–2000. Modern Fiction Studies 57.2, Summer 2011.
"The Business of Art: An Interview with Kevin Gordon." Sense 1.8, March 2011.
Entry on Mark Z. Danielewski. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Writers and Their Work, edited by Geoff Hamilton and Brian Jones. Facts on File, 2010.
Entry on A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Writers and Their Work, edited by Geoff Hamilton and Brian Jones. Facts on File, 2010.
"Generic Computations." Review of Mark L. Brake and Neil Hook’s Different Engines: How Science Drives Fiction and Fiction Drives Science. Science Fiction Studies 107 (36.1), March 2009.
"The Opposite of Literature." Review of Ken Gelder’s Popular Fiction: The Logics and Practices of a Literary Field. Science Fiction Studies 101 (34.1), March 2007.
Review of Michael W. Clune's American Literature and the Free Market, 1945–2000. Modern Fiction Studies 57.2, Summer 2011.
"The Business of Art: An Interview with Kevin Gordon." Sense 1.8, March 2011.
Entry on Mark Z. Danielewski. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Writers and Their Work, edited by Geoff Hamilton and Brian Jones. Facts on File, 2010.
Entry on A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Writers and Their Work, edited by Geoff Hamilton and Brian Jones. Facts on File, 2010.
"Generic Computations." Review of Mark L. Brake and Neil Hook’s Different Engines: How Science Drives Fiction and Fiction Drives Science. Science Fiction Studies 107 (36.1), March 2009.
"The Opposite of Literature." Review of Ken Gelder’s Popular Fiction: The Logics and Practices of a Literary Field. Science Fiction Studies 101 (34.1), March 2007.
Courses
I teach a variety of courses in 20th- and 21st-century fiction at the University of South Alabama. This semester I'm teaching EH 226 (American Literature II) and EH 369 (Modern Short Story).
Course websites from previous semesters are archived here.
I teach a variety of courses in 20th- and 21st-century fiction at the University of South Alabama. This semester I'm teaching EH 226 (American Literature II) and EH 369 (Modern Short Story).
Course websites from previous semesters are archived here.
I am most easily reached via email:
My departmental mailing address is:
justin.m.stclair AT gmail.com
Justin St.Clair
Department of English
University of South Alabama
5991 USA Drive, North
Room 240
Mobile, AL 36688
Miscellany
I am honored to have been selected as the University of South Alabama's inaugural Faculty Member in Residence. I look forward to promoting faculty/student interaction on campus during the 2011-2012 school year.
I am also the faculty adviser to the Independent Music Collective (IMC), a student organization dedicated to enriching Mobile's music scene. In my capacity as adviser, I curate the IMC's concert series.
And, while this has little to do with my academic life, I'm an avid music photographer. I've posted a few of my older concert photos here and a new gallery of 2011 shots here.
I am honored to have been selected as the University of South Alabama's inaugural Faculty Member in Residence. I look forward to promoting faculty/student interaction on campus during the 2011-2012 school year.
I am also the faculty adviser to the Independent Music Collective (IMC), a student organization dedicated to enriching Mobile's music scene. In my capacity as adviser, I curate the IMC's concert series.
And, while this has little to do with my academic life, I'm an avid music photographer. I've posted a few of my older concert photos here and a new gallery of 2011 shots here.