Douglas
Anthony Guerra Department
of English
Loyola University Chicago
6525 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago,
Illinois, USA 60626
Office: CC-418 (Hours By Appt.)
Phone: (773) 793-1580
Email: dguerra@luc.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
in English Literature – LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois,
May 2009 (expected) M.A.
in English Literature – LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois,
2004 B.A.
in Philosophy and English Literature – UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago,
Illinois, 2001
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE LOYOLA
UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois
2004 – Present Teaching
Assistant
·Assisted the professor of English 376, “American Realism.”
·Taught
a week on Utopian fiction using Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Herland and
Louis Marin's Utopics. Instructor
Spring
2005
·Taught English 106, “Writing II: Argument and Research,” the second
of a two-semester sequence in rhetoric and composition.
·Concentrated on the
use of logic, development of arguments, evaluation of evidence, and methods of
research. Developed a three-week unit on writing about imaginative literature.
Teaching
Assistant
Fall 2005
·Assisted the instructor of English 105, “Writing
I: Elements of Composition,” the first of a two-semester sequence in rhetoric
and composition.
·Taught a unit on the comparative analysis and evaluation
of readings; instructed students to write contrastive essays based on readings
and other experiences. Utilized peer-editing techniques. UNIVERSITY
OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois
Summer – 2006 Instructor
/ Visiting Academic Skills Specialist
·Taught two six-week courses
on writing and Latino literature for the Latin American Recruitment and Educational
Services (LARES) Summer Success program.
OTHER
TEACHING ACTIVITIES OFF-OFF
CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois
1998 – 2005
Assistant
Director, The nation’s oldest collegiate improvisational comedy troupe
·Co-directed
an improvisational and sketch comedy theatre show, “Pants, Pants, Revolution,”
which ran for six weeks. Coordinated stage choreography workshops and provided
sound design. Trainer
·Helped design and implement a five-month improv training program for newly
selected cast members of Off-Off Campus; contributed to new improv training manual.
SCHOOL
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, Chicago, Illinois
1998 – 2000 Mentor
/ Instructor
·Developed and implemented year-long, after-school drama
workshops for elementary school students in several economically troubled schools
in Chicago.
RESEARCH
INTERESTS American
Literature and Culture (particularly C19) · Romanticism · Utopias/ Fourierism
· Games/ Gaming Theory · New Media · Cultural Studies · Post-structualist Theory
EDITING
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Associate
Editor, “Poets on Poets.” Ed. Tilar J. Mazzeo. Romantic Circles (http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/poets).
Ongoing 2005 – 2008. Technical
Editor, “Romanticism and Opera.” Ed. Gillen D’Arcy Wood. Praxis (http://www.rc.umd.edu/praxis/opera).
May 2005. Assistant
to the Editor, Digitization of Additional Bibliography. “British War Poetry
in the Age of Romanticism, 1793-1815.” Ed. Betty T. Bennett with Orianne Smith.
Romantic Circles (http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/warpoetry).
September 2004.
CONFERENCE
PRESENTATIONS Guerra,
D. “Only Related to Nothing: Gaming and Exclusivity.” Response to Talmadge
Wright, "Gender, Gamers, and Peer Friendship Networks." Gender Research
Seminar (Loyola University Chicago), Chicago, Illinois. November 14, 2007. Guerra,
D. “Mark-Up to My Ears: Poetry, Podcasting, and Textuality.” Pre-conference
Workshop: "Nineteenth-Century Electronic Scholarship in the Era of 'Web 2.0,'"
14th Annual Conference of NASSR (North American Society for the Study of Romanticism),
West Lafayette, Indiana. August 31 - September 3, 2006. Guerra,
D. “Story/Telling: Narrative Technique and Rema(r)kable Histories in Toni
Morrison’s Song of Solomon.” The Fourth Biennial Conference of Toni Morrison Society,
Cincinnati, Ohio. July 14-17, 2005.
SELECTED
BOOK REVIEWS Guerra,
D. The Hummingbird Cabinet: A Rare and Curious History of Romantic Collectors.
Judith Pascoe; and Thomas Jefferson's Scrapbooks: Poems of Nation,
Family & Romantic Love. Edited and introduced by Jonathan Gross, The
Keats-Shelley Journal, forthcoming 2008.
SERVICE
LOYOLA
UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois Workshop
Instructor, "The Basics of Blackboard"
Summer
2006
·Prepared and taught two 3-hour faculty tutorials on the use of "Blackboard"
-- Loyola University's internet e-education platform. English
Graduate Student Association Council Member
2005 – 2007
·Represented
the interests of graduate students within the English Department and served as
a link between the Graduate Programs Chair and graduate students.
·Assisted
the Graduate Programs Chair in budgeting graduate program funds.
·Organized
Departmental events such as the Visiting Lecture Series, the Faculty Lecture Series,
and the annual Clayes Graduate Research Essay prize banquet, among others.
·Planned
and budgeted the annual off-campus graduate social.
·Managed the graduate student
listhost.
·Drafted and proposed widescale changes to the graduate office space
that were later implemented by the University. Student
Representative to the Graduate Faculty
2005 – 2007
·Attended meetings
of the English Department Faculty and represents the interests of graduate students.
Departmental
Webmaster
2004 – 2007
·Maintained and updated English Department
website: (http://www.luc.edu/depts/english).
Writing
Center Tutor
2004 – 2005
·Aided students in preparing argumentatively
sound and structurally coherent pieces of writing.
HONORS
AND AWARDS DFI
Fellowship – Statewide interdisciplinary fellowship competition designed
to diversify higher education faculty in Illinois, 2005-Present Graduate
Tuition Scholarship – Loyola University Chicago, 2004-Present Gravett-Tuma
Book Scholarship – For excellent performance in graduate course work.
Loyola University Chicago, 2007 Editorial
Assistantship – Romantic Circles. Refereed scholarly website in Romantic-period
literature, published by University of Maryland, in conjunction with Loyola University
Chicago, 2004-2007 Stanley
Clayes Research Essay Award – For “‘The Seep of Rage’: The Problematics
of the Postmodern Utopia.” Loyola University Chicago, 2006 Stanley
Clayes Research Essay Award – For “‘A Little Removed From the Highway’:
The World, the Game, and the Fourierist Alternative in Antebellum America.” Loyola
University Chicago, 2005 Graduate
Assistantship – Loyola University Chicago, 2004-2005
TECHNICAL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS M.I.S.T.
(Mangers of Information System Technology) PROGRAM, Chicago, Illinois Intern
2000 – 2001
·Developed and implemented hardware repair and allocation
program, utilizing pre-existing computer hardware components. Provided software
troubleshooting and general technical support.
·Taught teachers and students
to use software and resolve basic hardware problems. HONEYWELL
ENGINES AND SYSTEMS, Phoenix, Arizona Intern,
Aerospace/Advanced Technical Engineering Group
Summer – 1999, 2000
·Documented
and designed build manual for construction of AS900 Fan Test Rig
·Created
and maintained web pages for JETEC Program and Aerospace Test Cell Group.
·Taught
employees to use MS Office and Outlook software.
COMPUTER
SKILLS Microsoft
Word, Excel, and Publisher · Windows 95, 98, and XP · Adobe Photoshop · Jasc Paint
Shop Pro 9.0 · CSS/XHTML · Dreamweaver 3 · RSS · Cakewalk Sonar 1.0
MEMBERSHIPS
Modern
Language Association · North American Society for the Study of Romanticism
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