John D. Kalb
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Ph.D. in English: Michigan State University, 1989 |
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M.A. in English: Michigan State University, 1985 |
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B.S. in Ed.: Central Michigan University, 1983 |
Dissertation "Articulated Selves: The Attainment of Identity and Personal Voice through Language and Story-Telling in Works by Twentieth Century American Authors"
Areas of Interest
 | Native American Literature |
| Ethnic American Literature |
| Contemporary American Literature |
SPRING 2013 COURSES
| ENGL 370 Latina/o Literature |
| ENGL 389 Topics in Native American Literature: Louise Erdrich & Sherman Alexie |
RECENT COURSES and Sample syllabi
RECENT Conference Papers
| "'The Truth' about Truth & Bright Water: Thomas King's Restoration of Indians into the Contemporary Landscape" |
| "Native American Literature in the Multi-Ethnic Literature Course: A Defense" |
| “How Useful and User-Friendly Is Treuer’s ‘User Manual’?” |
| “So Say the Sisters: New Voices in Sister Nations“ |
| “Relocation and Dislocation in David Treuer’s Novel The Hiawatha” |
| “Home Improvement and Power Tools: The Surrounded and The Things to Make Life Easy” |
| “Sherman Alexie’s Unsolved Mystery in Indian Killers : Whodunit? Who Didn’t?" |
| ”Silko, Hogan, and the Loss of the Landscape" |
| "Counting Coup: James Welch and American Myths" |
Other Interests
From December 1991 until December 2012--for 21 years--hosted and produced Just Folks, a contemporary folk music program heard every Saturday night from 8:00 till 11:00 p.m. on Delmarva Public Radio 89.5 FM WSCL Salisbury, 90.7 FM WSDL Ocean City. For a limited time, you can still find Kalb's final posting and the Just Folks top 5 for the last 6 years at the website.