Ian K. Jensen
Lecturer, English
School of Humanities
School of Humanities
Ph.D., UC Irvine, 2015, English
M.A., UC Irvine, 2009, English
M.A., University of Montana, 2006
B.A., University of Washington, English
M.A., UC Irvine, 2009, English
M.A., University of Montana, 2006
B.A., University of Washington, English
University of California, Irvine
Mail Code: 3385
Irvine, CA 92697
Mail Code: 3385
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
American literature (19th & 20th c.), ecocriticism, critical theory, indigenous literatures, aesthetics
Academic Distinctions
School of Criticism and Theory Fellow (2015)
Howard Babb Memorial Prize (2015)
Charles M. Redd Center Summer Grant Recipient (2012)
Regent's Fellowship, UC Irvine (2008-2015)
Howard Babb Memorial Prize (2015)
Charles M. Redd Center Summer Grant Recipient (2012)
Regent's Fellowship, UC Irvine (2008-2015)
Research Abstract
My work focuses on the idea and depiction of nature or the non-human in American literature.
Publications
Eroding the Human: Ecomimesis and the Wild Reading of Trope in Edward Abbey's "Desert Solitaire"
College Literature 46 (4), 888-913
College Literature 46 (4), 888-913
Authenticity, Right Relation and the Return of the Repressed Native in James Galvin’s "The Meadow"
Journal of Contemporary Thought 43 (Summer), 83-109
Journal of Contemporary Thought 43 (Summer), 83-109
"I Watched Jane Die:" Theorizing Breaking Bad's Aesthetic of Brutality.
In "Breaking Down Breaking Bad: Critical Perspectives" U of New Mexico P, 2016
In "Breaking Down Breaking Bad: Critical Perspectives" U of New Mexico P, 2016
Professional Societies
MLA, ASLE, ACLA, Golden Key Honors Society
ALA
Link to this profile
https://faculty.uci.edu/profile/?facultyId=6286
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Last updated
10/19/2019
10/19/2019