Jack Daly, Ph.D.

• PhD American Studies, Pennsylvania State University (In Progress)
• MA Folklore, Utah State University
• BA English and History, University of Kansas
• BGS Anthropology, University of Kansas

• Digital Storytelling, Content Generation, and New Media
• Digital Rhetorics, Information Literacies, and Critical Data Literacies

I come to writing and rhetoric with a diverse, interdisciplinary background from the fields of English, history, American studies, and folklore. My own research focuses on monsters, legends, and the supernatural. Some writing projects I am working on include a book about the supernatural in Colorado, a historiography of folkloristics and modernity, Tolkien's rewriting of Beowulf, the dark humor of nuclear disasters, and legend trips in digitally mediated environments. My dissertation will be an experienced-based approach to Bigfoot personal experience narratives

• WRTG 1150 First-year Writing and Rhetoric