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Faculty Profiles
Christopher Cobb
Associate Professor
English
Environmental Studies
49 Spes Unica Hall, Rm 221 W
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Education
PhD, Yale University
MPhil, Yale University
MA, Yale University
BA, Swarthmore College
Research Interests
- Shakespearean performance studies
- Renaissance drama
- African-American drama
- Tolkien and fantasy literature
- Environmental literature
Courses Recently Taught
- ENGL 208: Jane Austen Dance
- ENLT 213: Environmental Literature
- ENLT 244: Tolkien and Modern Fantasy
- ENLT 385: Critical Theory
- ENLT 415: Shakespeare and the World
- ENVS 101: Sustainable Living
- ENVS 161: Introduction to Environmental Studies
- ENVS 395: Environmental Studies Capstone Seminar
Creative and Scholarly Work
- The Staging of Romance in Late Shakespeare: Text and Theatrical Technique. University of Delaware Press, 2007.
- “Acts of Seizure: A Theatrical Poetics of Metonymy and Metaphor.” New Directions for Renaissance Drama and Performance Studies. (2010): 51-74.
Professional Memberships
The Modern Language Association
The Shakespeare Association of America
The Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences