Deborah Scaggs, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of English
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Deborah Scaggs earned her degrees at different institutions, which fed her desire to travel 和 live elsewhere. Scaggs earned her undergraduate in Illinois (Go ILLINI!!) 和 post-graduated in Boston. Saint Louis is where she received her Ph.D. 和 studied her love of literature from the Renaissance.
She grew up in the mid-west in a town called Collinsville, Illinois. It is known for two things: 1. It has the world’s largest ketchup/番茄酱瓶，和2. It is where 60-80% of the world’s 辣根 种植. Scaggs now lives in Texas, where she is a Buddhist 和 practicing vegan. She loves all animals (but is partial to dogs) 和 absolutely loves teaching here at 皇冠体育365赌博&M University at Commerce!
A Conversation with Deborah
What would you tell a student who is thinking about attending A&移动商务?
A&移动商务 is a place where you are not just a student ID number. You are important 和 have value as a person. With small class sizes, you get an opportunity to know your peers 和 instructors well.
What draws you to your discipline?
Studying literature is not just about reading 和 writing. It is about learning to think critically about how texts 和 ideas are formed within a culture 和 society 和 the multiple factors that influence them. Not only does literature respond to what is going on in society, but it also helps to shape what we might envision for change 和 progress. Students learn to break down challenging texts (which include visually-based texts like film, TV, 和 art) so that they can reassemble them with a greater underst和ing of how they work.
What has been your favorite course to teach?
My favorite course to teach has been ENG 311: 莎士比亚. I fell in love with 莎士比亚 in 1989 when I read 罗密欧与朱丽叶 在高中时. 话虽如此, I love teaching all courses because it gives me the opportunity to share my love of British literature with students.
Tell us about a project you are currently working on or recently completed.
I am currently working on a book that examines a number of different genres (poetry, 中篇小说, public 和 private drama) 和 how the authors present voices of the 边际ized that dissent from the dominant discourses of the early modern period. This “discourse of difference” includes 这两个 边际 和 dominant discourses that together redefined 和 restructured the deeply rooted cultural patterns of the early modern period 和 generated new identities that would, 在时间, become part of the larger system of the early modern English distinctiveness.
Educational Background
- Ph.D., English, 以优异的成绩, Saint Louis University, 2010
- Certificate in Renaissance Studies, Saint Louis University, 2010
- M.A., English, University of Massachusetts at Boston, 2000
- Baccalaureate in English 和 Rhetoric, 以优异的成绩, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997
Academic Positions
- Assistant Professor of English, 皇冠体育365赌博&M University-Commerce, 2021-Present
- Associate Professional, 皇冠体育365赌博&M 国际 University, 2015-2021
- Assistant Professor, 皇冠体育365赌博&M 国际 University, 2010-2015
- 写作计划 Director, 皇冠体育365赌博&M 国际 University, 2009-2020
- Visiting Professor of Composition, 皇冠体育365赌博&M 国际 University, 2006-2010
Awards 和 Honors
- ACUE certified, 2023
Research Interests
- 莎士比亚
- Early Modern British Literature
- Early Modern Drama
- Composition Pedagogy 和 Assessment