Gary K. Wolfe
Professor of Humanities and English
Roosevelt University
Evelyn T. Stone College of Professional Studies
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Chicago Campus |
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205E
(Gage Bldg.)
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(312) 281-3150
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 2-5 p.m. |
| E-mail |
gwolfe@roosevelt.edu |
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| Classes Taught |
BGS 392.10 Seminar in the Humanities (T 6:00-8:30 and online)
ENG 353/453 Contemporary Science Fiction and Fantasy (W 6:00-8:30)
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| Research Interests |
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I have long been involved in literary scholarship and criticism, with a particular focus on the fields of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. In addition to having written several books on these topics, I've been a monthly book review columnist for LOCUS magazine since 1992.
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| Awards |
Pilgrim Award, 1987. Presented by the Science Fiction Research Association for lifetime achievements in science fiction scholarship. (For more information about the SFRA, see the Science Fiction Research Association Official Website)
Distinguished Scholarship Award, 1998. Presented by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts for lifetime achievements in scholarship of the fantastic. (For more information about the organization, see the IAFA Web Page.)
Eaton Award, 1981. Presented by the Lloyd J. Eaton Conference for an outstanding work of science fiction scholarship (for The Known and the Unknown).
British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Non-Fiction, 2006 (for Soundings)
Hugo Award Nomination, Best Related Book. World Science Fiction Convention, 2006 (for Soundings)
World Fantasy Award, for reviews and criticism. World Fantasy Convention, 2007.
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| Publications: Books |
The Known and the Unknown: The Iconography of Science Fiction. Kent State University Press, 1979. [This is a critical and theoretical study of science fiction literature.]
Elements of Research (with Carol T. Williams). Alfred Publishers, 1979.
David Lindsay. Starmont House, 1982. [A study of a fantasy author.]
Science Fiction Dialogues (editor). Academy Chicago, 1982.
Critical Terms for Science Fiction and Fantasy. Greenwood Press, 1986.
Harlan Ellison: The Edge of Forever (with Ellen Weil). Ohio State University Press, 2002. [A critical study of the short story writer, novelist, and journalist]
Soundings: Reviews 1992-1996, Beccon Press, 2005 [A collection drawn from the first five years of my monthly review column for Locus magazine]
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| Publications: Essays |
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Over the years, I have contributed more than two hundred essays to academic journals, reference works, encyclopedias, and magazines, and among the more recent are essays on authors Peter Straub, Neil Gaiman, Jane Yolen, Joanna Russ, and Ray Bradbury. A chapter titled Science Fiction and Its Editors appeared in The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, (Cambridge University Press, 2003), and a long annotated bibliography of science fiction scholarship appears in the new edition of the library reference work Anatomy of Wonder (Libraries Unlimited, 2005). I am currently completing a collection of my essays for Wesleyan University Press. |
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Roosevelt University
Chicago 430 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Schaumburg
1400 N. Roosevelt Blvd, Schaumburg, IL 60173 |
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