Alex E. Blazer
Alex E. Blazer is Professor of English at Georgia College & State University. After studying literature and photography at Denison University, he earned a Ph.D. in twentieth-century literature and critical theory at The Ohio State University. He has also taught at the University of Louisville and Grand Valley State University.
His poetry scholarship focused on the relationship between critical theory and American poetry in the 1970s and 1980s. His research on the contemporary American novel examines the relationship between postmodern culture and existential madness. Recently, he has published a journal article on the film Donnie Darko and presented conference papers on the graphic novel Fight Club 2 by Chuck Palahniuk, the television show Twin Peaks, and the debut novel A Short Film about Disappointment by Joshua Mattson.
He teaches a variety of courses in twenty- and twenty-first century American literature, critical theory, and popular culture. Last spring, he taught Global Horror Films, and the Postmodern Film. This fall, he is teaching World Literature, and Methods of Research. He is directing BA Internship, BA Thesis, and MA Thesis and serving on MFA Thesis. Next spring, he will teach World Literature, Critical Theory, and Modern Poetry.
His administrative and service roles include Secretary of University Senate, MA Coordinator, and advisor of Sigma Tau Delta and The Film Club.
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To read something difficult and beautiful is to force yourself to spend time on it. It's a demand of yourself that you slow down and think and breathe. It is a luxury to have that time. But what's rarer for me is to have the time and not squander it with garbage that can be gobbled up quickly and easily. I don't think that art is meant to be gobbled. Some entertainment is for gobbling, sure. But art is supposed to be savored.
Kelsey McKinney, "Shakespeare Makes Me a Slower and Better Reader" / previous
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