Position Title
Lecturer
Position Title
Lecturer
285 Voorhies
Office Hours
Wednesday 1:00 to 2:30p.m. in office
Thursday 2:30p.m. to 4:00p.m. via Zoom and by appointment
Thursday 2:30p.m. to 4:00p.m. via Zoom and by appointment
Bio
Biography:
Wally Wallis teaches writing and literature courses at UC Davis and Sierra College. Though he specializes in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature, history, and culture, Wallis has instructed courses in medieval, eighteenth-century, late Victorian, and LGBTQ+ world literature, developmental and advanced composition, writing about media, creative writing, feminist and sexuality studies, and liberal studies. As a promoter of public humanities, he believes in making academic work and conversations available and accessible to popular audiences.
Education and Degree(s)
- B.A., Saint Michael's College, VT (2004)
- M.A., Boston College (2007)
- PhD, University of California, Davis (2019)
Research Interests & Expertise
- Gender and sexuality in early modern literature and culture
- Early English literature
- Gender and sexuality studies; genre studies
- LGBTQ+ literature
- Queer theory
- Cultural literacies
- Multimodal writing
- Writing about media
- Trauma studies