Assistant Professor of English
Office: NC 38
Phone: (574) 535-7463
Email: kylesbs@goshen.edu
Education
BA, Goshen College, 1996
MA, Indiana University Bloomington, 1999
Current Projects
I am currently working on a study of cosmopolitanism and national identity in nineteenth-century Irish writing.
Research
My research interests include: Irish Studies, nationalist movements, and post-colonial literature. History of Victorian theatre and popular entertainment. Cultural history of travel literature. Subjectivity and representation in Victorian novels and popular culture.
Recent Courses
- ENGL 319: English Grammar
- ENGL 307: Speculative Fiction
- ENGL 302: British Literature, 1800-Present
- ENGL 110: Literature and Writing
- ENLG 105: College Writing
- COM 202: Oral Comunication
- HUM 222: Humanities-Literature and Theatre
- HUM 221: Humanities-Music and Literature
Selected Lectures & Presentations
- “‘Sweet to She Who Tries and Tastes Them’: Cosmopolitanism and National Identity in Sydney Owenson’s The Wild Irish Girl.” Midwest Conference of British Studies, September 23-35 2005.
- “Brian Friel’s Bipolar Disorder in Translations.” Midwest Modern Language Association Annual Conference, November 7-10, 2002.
- With Jessica Baldanzi. “What Remains?: (De)composing and (Re)covering American Identity in As I Lay Dying and the Georgia Crematory Scandal.” Midwest Modern Language Association Annual Conference, November 7-10, 2002.
- “Ireland’s Other Islands.” American Conference of Irish Studies. June 30-July 1, 2001.
- “Mr. Arnold Goes to Washington.” Midwest Modern Language Association Annual Conference, November 2-5, 2000.
Selected Publications
- With Jessica Baldanzi. “What Remains?: (De)composing and (Re)covering American Identity in As I Lay Dying and the Georgia Crematory Scandal.” Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association. Special Issue on Post-Identity. 36.1 (Spring 2003): 38-55.
Honors & Awards
- Culbertson Award for outstanding teaching, Indiana University Bloomington. 2003.
- Culbertson Award nominee for outstanding teaching, Indiana University Bloomington. 2006.
- Culbertson Award nominee for outstanding teaching, Indiana University Bloomington. 2002.
- Culbertson Award nominee for outstanding teaching, Indiana University Bloomington. 2001.
- Andrew H. Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities Finalist, 1997.
