John Casey
Senior Lecturer
English
Contact
Building & Room:
1833 UH
Address:
601 S Morgan St.
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About
John Casey has a background in 19th and early 20th-century American literature and culture. He is the author of the book New Men: Reconstructing the Image of the Veteran in Late Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture (Fordham Press, 2015). This book examines the fictional representation of soldiers returning home from the battlefield in the Civil War Era United States. His current research continues his focus on Veterans Studies but has expanded to include Narrative Theory and Indigenous Studies. He is also researching the relationship of Generative AI to the teaching of Rhetoric and Composition.
Courses he has taught in the past include Introduction to Native American Literatures, Interpretation and Critical Analysis, and Academic Writing.
Among his past service commitments are Assistant Director of English Undergraduate Studies, Assistant Director of First Year Writing, and Interim Coordinator of Graduate Studies. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) where he was responsible for organizing annual conference sessions on American literature.