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Jeffery Foster

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University of New Haven: Faculty Jeffrey Foster, Ph.D.
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Title: Lecturer
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College: College of Arts and Sciences
Dept: English
Phone: 203.479.8696
Email: jfoster@newhaven.edu
Office: Harugari Hall 305

Education

Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, 2000
Dissertation: Historical Uncertainty and Moral Ambiguity in Postwar America: An Examination of Selected Black Humor Novels of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
M.A., Western Connecticut State University, 1992
B.A., Middlebury College, 1988


Published Books and Articles

Jeff's stories, poetry, and scholarly work have appeared in such publications as The Foliate Oak Online Literary Magazine, Chiron Review, Confluence, Kimera, Encyclopedia of American Poetry, and Change: An Occasional Magazine Dedicated to the Memory of Richard Brautigan.


Courses Taught

E103 Fundamentals
E267 Creative Writing


Other

Interests and Activities

  • Among Jeff's research interests are 20th century American dark humor, Beat writers (especially Richard Brautigan), historical biographies, British Empiricism, and creative writing.
  • Jeff is the faculty advisor for the UNH Literary Club and Elm City Review.