David Curtis
Dr. David E. Curtis, Associate Professor and Chair of the
English Department, traces his interest in Early American
literature (and Benjamin Franklin in particular) to watching the
film adaptation of the musical 1776 in the seventh grade. After
pursuing majors all over undergraduate campuses in Gainesville and
Jacksonville, he finally settled on/was possessed by Literature and
received a B.A. and an M.A. in English from the University of North
Florida. After winning teaching awards and otherwise successfully
completing his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee and teaching as
an instructor there, he joined the faculty at Belmont in 1996.
Since coming to Belmont, Dr. Curtis has taught numerous
undergraduate and graduate courses in Early American Literature,
African American Literature, and Critical Theory, including many
online classes. As a professor, Dr. Curtis is interested in the
ways new technologies intersect with scholarship, critical theory,
and pedagogical practice. Aside from his teaching and writing, he
enjoys playing with his daughters Fea and Nemain (named for Celtic
battle goddesses, of course!), listening to music, catching the
occasional film, and pursuing his life's work of reading
every novel in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin
(Master and Commander) series.
Email:
David Curtis
Phone: 615.460.6307
Office: WHB 200E
