Faculty Profiles

Chris Cobb

Christopher Cobb

Associate Professor
English
Environmental Studies
49 Spes Unica Hall, Rm 221 W

Phone 

(574) 284-4483

Email 

ccobb@saintmarys.edu

Education 

PhD, Yale University
MPhil, Yale University
MA, Yale University
BA, Swarthmore College
 

Research Interests 

  • Shakespearean performance studies
  • Renaissance drama
  • African-American drama
  • Tolkien and fantasy literature
  • Environmental literature

Courses Recently Taught 

  • ENGL 208: Jane Austen Dance
  • ENLT 213: Environmental Literature
  • ENLT 244: Tolkien and Modern Fantasy
  • ENLT 385: Critical Theory
  • ENLT 415: Shakespeare and the World
  • ENVS 101: Sustainable Living
  • ENVS 161: Introduction to Environmental Studies
  • ENVS 395: Environmental Studies Capstone Seminar

Creative and Scholarly Work 

  • The Staging of Romance in Late Shakespeare: Text and Theatrical Technique. University of Delaware Press, 2007.
  • “Acts of Seizure:  A Theatrical Poetics of Metonymy and Metaphor.” New Directions for Renaissance Drama and Performance Studies. (2010): 51-74.

Professional Memberships 

The Modern Language Association
The Shakespeare Association of America
The Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences