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kallerud@truman.edu
McClain 320, x6009
Office hours for Spring 2007
M 10:00-12:00 and
3:00-4:00; Tu 3:00-4:00; W 2:00-4:00;
by appointment
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started teaching at Truman in 1998. He usually teaches
British Romantic Literature, Applying Literary Theory, and Writing as
Critical Thinking. His current research interests are British Romantic
Literature, Literary Criticism, Composition Theory, Poetry, and The
Discipline of English.
"I earned my M.A. and Ph.D. at the State
University of New York at Buffalo and my B.A. from
Kalamazoo
College, a small liberal arts
college, where I took advantage of the foreign study program and studied for
six months at Fourah Bay College
in Sierra Leone, West Africa. In my dissertation I studied how some of
the ways that literature and political theory influence each other by
looking closely at the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, William Blake, and
Mary Shelley.
I’ve continued this work at Truman by exploring the field of
modern genre theory (David Duff recently edited a groundbreaking book on the
subject). In modern genre theory, I’ve found a way to approach literature
that is surprisingly useful in bringing together my interests in teaching
methods and in literary theory. This work has fueled my interest in the role
of the English major, a topic that comes up in all my classes, but also when
talking to advisees about their goals or giving presentations for
organizations like the Career Center
and Sigma Tau Delta (the English honors society).
When I’m not teaching or thinking about teaching, I’m hanging out
with my son Henry and wife Devon or somehow indulging my obsession with
music, whether that means bringing bands to town or buying as many CDs as
possible."
Dr. Kallerud's favorite author is William Blake,
especially for his influence on musicians such as Van Morrison, Bob Dylan,
Greg Brown, Ray Davies, The Hold Steady, Neil Young, Patti Smith, The Fugs,
David Axelrod, and Billy Bragg.
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