Alexander Fobes, Ph.D.
- Assistant Teaching Professor
Address
TB01 8
Office Hours
Wednesdays 11-1 (via Zoom) and by appt.
Degree(s)
- Ph.D., Comparative Literature, University of Colorado at Boulder
- M.A., English, University of New Hampshire
- B.A., English, University of California at Berkeley
Areas of Expertise
- Creative Nonfiction
- Technical, Professional, and Community Writing
Bio
Dr. Alexander S. Fobes has taught courses in the Humanities and Spanish, as well as the upper-division workshops “Writing on Music,” “Word and Image,” and “Writing in the Visual Arts.” His research interests include aesthetics, lyricism, design, 20th-century and Spanish American literature, and he has published various peer-reviewed articles in these fields. Focusing on select works of four modernist authors, his dissertation examines the innovative role of play in the creation of nonsense effects. In addition to teaching, he enjoys hiking, mountain climbing, music, and travel, and has lived in four foreign countries.
Course(s) Regularly Taught
- WRTG 3007 Writing in the Visual Arts
- WRTG 3020 Topics in Writing
- WRTG 3035 Technical Communication and Design