Marc Malandra


Marc Malandra received his B.A. in Literature in the College of Creative Studies at UC Santa Barbara, and an M.A. in English and Creative Writing at UC Davis. He has had opportunities to teach at UC Davis, for various businesses and high schools in Japan, for UC Santa Cruz Extension, and at Hartnell College. Professor Malandra has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing and a Ph.D. in English from Cornell University. His areas of specialization are nineteenth and (the long) twentieth century American literature, modern and postmodern American literature, Anglo-American poetry, and modern and contemporary critical theory.


Current Courses
American Literature II
Studies in American Literature: Asian-American Literature

Courses Taught
American Literature I
American Literature II
Studies in American Literature: Poetry from 1950-present
Studies in American Literature: Asian-American Literature
Studies in American Literature: Postmodern and Contemporary American Literature
History of Critical Theory: Plato to Eliot
Contemporary Critical Theory

Sample Syllabi
1. Studies in American Literature: Poetry from 1950-present
2. Studies in American Literature: Postmodern and Contemporary American Literature
3. History of Critical Theory: Plato to Eliot
4. Contemporary Critical Theory