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Alex Long
English Department – Purdue University
Literature, Theory, and Culture
XXXX Coe Court, Perrysburg, OH 43551
Email: [email protected] Phone: (715)661-3662
Education
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
Doctor of Philosophy in English: Literature, Theory, and Culture August 2020
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
Master of Arts in English Literature May 2015
Bachelor of Arts in English Education Eau Claire, WI
Minor in Psychology May 2012
Research Interests
Manuscripts and Publications
"Necessary Compromises: A Defense of Sympathetic Readings and In Press
Progressive Potential in Oliver Twist.”
"Worker Health and Well-Being in the Gig Economy: A Proposed Fall 2020
Framework and Research Agenda"
“Rogue Bodies: Disabled Antiheroes and the Pop-Culture Saga in Vikings” Spring 2020
“Modern Company, Postmodern Crisis: Representing Moral Ambiguity Spring 2019
and Class Warfare in Peaky Blinders”
“Calling-out the Bullshit: Neoliberalism and Postmodern Critique in Spring 2018
The Big Short”
“Teaching Women’s Rights and the Imperialist Agenda” Summer 2015
Conference Presentations
"Literary Hobbits and Hobbits of Action: Redefining The Hobbit in Peter Spring 2021
Jackson’s Film Adaptation of Tolkien"
and Class Warfare in Peaky Blinders”
Woolf’s The Waves”
Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle”
E.M. Forster’s Howards End”
“Living the Illusion: The Subprime Mortgage Crisis and Trollope’s Spring 2012
Everlasting Relevance”
Teaching Experience
Limited Term Lecturer – Award-Winning Freshmen Rhetoric and 2020-Present
Composition Course (ENGL 106Y: Introduction to Composition)
Purdue University
Adjunct Instructor – (ENGL 102 & 106: Intro. to Comp. I & II) Fall 2020
Terra State Community College
Adjunct Instructor – (ENGL 102B: Intro. to Comp. B: Writing and Research) Fall 2020
Lourdes University
Teaching Assistant – Award-Winning Freshmen Rhetoric and 2015-2019
Composition Course (ENGL 106: Introduction to Composition)
Purdue University
Teaching Assistant – Introduction to Film (ENGL 285: The Movies) Fall 2016-17
Purdue University
Teaching Assistant – Award-Winning Freshmen Rhetoric and Fall 2014
Composition Course (WRIT 116: The Blugold Seminar)
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Teaching Assistant – 300 Level British Literature Course Spring 2014
(ENGL 397: The Human Experience of War)
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Long-Term Substitute English Teacher Fall 2013
Bloomer High School, Bloomer, WI
Academic Apprentice – College Introductory Film Course Spring 2010
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Relevant Experiences and Awards
Purdue Research Foundation Grant 2020
Peer Reviewer for The Scattered Pelican 2020
Graduate Instructor Teaching Award 2019
Invited Talk: Postmodernism in Television 2019
Graduate Assistant to NAVSA 2018-2019
Invited Talk: Managing Finances in Grad School 2018-2019
CLA Promise Grant, Purdue University 2018
Recipient of Teaching Excellence Q-Award 2017-2019
Graduate Representative of Theory and Cultural Studies 2017-2018
Syllabus Approach Leader and Representative 2017-2018
Invited Talk: Introduction to Graduate School 2015
Graduate Executive Committee Member 2014
Contributor to World Cinema: Scotland 2013
References
Will be provided upon request.
Literature, Theory, and Culture
XXXX Coe Court, Perrysburg, OH 43551
Email: [email protected] Phone: (715)661-3662
Education
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
Doctor of Philosophy in English: Literature, Theory, and Culture August 2020
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
Master of Arts in English Literature May 2015
Bachelor of Arts in English Education Eau Claire, WI
Minor in Psychology May 2012
Research Interests
- Working-Class Studies
- Marxism
- Modernism and Postmodernism
- Popular Culture
- Film and Television Studies
- 19th – 20th C. American Literature
- 19th – 20th C. British Literature
- Crime Fiction
Manuscripts and Publications
"Necessary Compromises: A Defense of Sympathetic Readings and In Press
Progressive Potential in Oliver Twist.”
- Accepted for publication in Dickens Studies Annual:
"Worker Health and Well-Being in the Gig Economy: A Proposed Fall 2020
Framework and Research Agenda"
- Published in Entrepreneurial and Small Business Stressors,
“Rogue Bodies: Disabled Antiheroes and the Pop-Culture Saga in Vikings” Spring 2020
- Published in The Journal of Popular Culture, vol. 53, issue 1
“Modern Company, Postmodern Crisis: Representing Moral Ambiguity Spring 2019
and Class Warfare in Peaky Blinders”
- Published in Studies in Popular Culture, vol. 2, issue 41
“Calling-out the Bullshit: Neoliberalism and Postmodern Critique in Spring 2018
The Big Short”
- Published in The Journal of Popular Culture, vol. 51, no. 2 in the special issue on Neoliberalism
“Teaching Women’s Rights and the Imperialist Agenda” Summer 2015
- Published in Feminist Teacher, vol. 23, no. 3
Conference Presentations
"Literary Hobbits and Hobbits of Action: Redefining The Hobbit in Peter Spring 2021
Jackson’s Film Adaptation of Tolkien"
- Presented at Ray Brown Conference of Pop Culture Bowling Green, OH
and Class Warfare in Peaky Blinders”
- Presented at PCAS/ACAS 2018 New Orleans, LA
Woolf’s The Waves”
- Presented at the Midwest Conference of British Studies Lexington, KY
Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle”
- Presented at the PCA/ACA National Conference Seattle, WA
E.M. Forster’s Howards End”
- Presented at the 50th anniversary of the annual conference held by the
“Living the Illusion: The Subprime Mortgage Crisis and Trollope’s Spring 2012
Everlasting Relevance”
- Presented at the UW-Eau Claire Provost’s Symposium
Teaching Experience
Limited Term Lecturer – Award-Winning Freshmen Rhetoric and 2020-Present
Composition Course (ENGL 106Y: Introduction to Composition)
Purdue University
- Instructor of record
- Taught the first-year composition course entirely online
- Taught the foundational skills necessary to understand, analyze,
- Held individual conferences on a bi-weekly basis for every student online
- Promoted rhetorical composition in a variety of mediums and on
Adjunct Instructor – (ENGL 102 & 106: Intro. to Comp. I & II) Fall 2020
Terra State Community College
- Instructor of record
- Worked with a variety of students from myriad backgrounds and educational aptitude
- Managed the class both in-person and online (through Canvas LMS)
Adjunct Instructor – (ENGL 102B: Intro. to Comp. B: Writing and Research) Fall 2020
Lourdes University
- Instructor of record
- Designed and taught 3 major units emphasizing rhetorical communication and critical thinking
- Conducted regular lesson plans both in person and eventually online (through Canvas LMS)
Teaching Assistant – Award-Winning Freshmen Rhetoric and 2015-2019
Composition Course (ENGL 106: Introduction to Composition)
Purdue University
- Taught the foundational skills necessary to understand, analyze, apply rhetoric effectively
- Participated in a week-long training session
- Held individual conferences on a bi-weekly basis for every student
- Lectured on concepts of rhetoric, composition, critical discourse, textual analysis, and critical thinking
- Familiarized myself with the 6 approved syllabus approaches (Documenting Realities, Writing Your Way into Purdue, Writing About Writing, Digital Rhetorics, Composing Through Literature, Composing Through Pop Culture, and UR@)
Teaching Assistant – Introduction to Film (ENGL 285: The Movies) Fall 2016-17
Purdue University
- Designed an original syllabus encapsulating major trends in American Film
- Created, taught, and evaluated multiple assignments appropriate to the content and goals of the class from scratch
- Engaged with various secondary sources and scholarly work discussing the films screened in class
- Taught students how to conduct their own research with secondary sources and compose a film analysis
Teaching Assistant – Award-Winning Freshmen Rhetoric and Fall 2014
Composition Course (WRIT 116: The Blugold Seminar)
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- Co-taught first-semester freshmen in college level composition with
- Taught the foundational skills necessary to understand, analyze, apply rhetoric effectively
- Organized and directed out of class activities to build community
- Lectured on concepts of rhetoric, composition, critical discourse, textual analysis, and critical thinking
Teaching Assistant – 300 Level British Literature Course Spring 2014
(ENGL 397: The Human Experience of War)
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- Co-taught 300-level literature course with tenured faculty member
- Developed a semester-long syllabus
- Modeled and instructed high-level textual analysis
- Lectured and discussed feminist, Marxist, and psychoanalytic approaches to literary criticism
- Directed classroom discussion of various canonical and popular texts
- Evaluated and graded student presentations and facilitations
- Composed a final paper elaborating on how to teach the texts from a feminist perspective, resulting in a published Teaching Note
Long-Term Substitute English Teacher Fall 2013
Bloomer High School, Bloomer, WI
- Instructed students of various ages (14-18) in high school English
- Managed class sizes between 20-30 students
- Employed differentiated instruction based on the needs of students, many of whom had special needs, either behaviorally or cognitively
- Collaborated with other faculty, specifically the teacher for whom I was a long-term substitute
- Conducted parent-teacher conferences assessing the behavior and performance of the students
Academic Apprentice – College Introductory Film Course Spring 2010
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- Conducted class activity of cinematic interpretation/reenactment based on films viewed for class
- Directed small and large group conversation analyzing films viewed
- Lectured on cinematic techniques such as focus, lighting, character development, perspective, sound effects, etc.
- Modeled critical analysis of depictions of social issues in film
- Assessed analytic writing and provided verbal and written feedback
Relevant Experiences and Awards
Purdue Research Foundation Grant 2020
Peer Reviewer for The Scattered Pelican 2020
Graduate Instructor Teaching Award 2019
Invited Talk: Postmodernism in Television 2019
Graduate Assistant to NAVSA 2018-2019
Invited Talk: Managing Finances in Grad School 2018-2019
CLA Promise Grant, Purdue University 2018
Recipient of Teaching Excellence Q-Award 2017-2019
Graduate Representative of Theory and Cultural Studies 2017-2018
Syllabus Approach Leader and Representative 2017-2018
Invited Talk: Introduction to Graduate School 2015
Graduate Executive Committee Member 2014
Contributor to World Cinema: Scotland 2013
References
Will be provided upon request.