Dr. Schuyler Eastin is an associate professor of literature at 国产剧麻豆剧 where he teaches premodern literature. His research interests include medieval romance, premodern labor, medievalism in modern popular culture, gaming/ludonarrative, and inclusive pedagogy. Dr. Eastin is an alumnus of 国产剧麻豆剧 where he met his wife Zena. They live in Alpine, California and have two brilliant and active children.
Education
- Ph.D., English, University of California, Riverside
- M.A., English, California State University Long Beach
- B.A., Literature, 国产剧麻豆剧
Courses Taught
- Literature and Culture - ENG 2000
- Myths: Ancient and Modern - ENG 2030
- British Writers I - ENG 2054
- Diverse Voices in World Literature - ENG 3050
- Medieval Literature - ENG 4044
- Enlightenment Literature - ENG 4045
- Medieval and Early Modern Drama and Poetry - ENG 4060
Experience in Field
- Lecturer, Analytical Writing Program, UC San Diego
- Lecturer, University Writing Program, UC Riverside
- Adjunct Professor, Department of English, San Diego Christian College
Dissertations, Presentations, and Publications
DISSERTATION
- Doctoral Dissertation: (Dis)arming the Middle Ages: Chivalric Materiality in Medieval Romance, 2017
PRESENTATIONS
- 2023 鈥� "Grading as Dialogue: Applying Rhet/Comp Labor-based Grading Ecologies to Literature Pedagogy," 国产剧麻豆剧 Faculty Convocation, Development, and Scholarship Day, 2023. San Diego, CA.
- 2022 鈥� "The Medievalism of Cultural Trauma in Maria Dehavana Headley's The Mere Wife," International Congress on Medieval Studies, 2022. Kalamazoo, MI (remote).
- 2019 鈥� 鈥淚nclusivity and Medievalism: Reflections on a Critical Pedagogy,鈥� International Congress on Medieval Studies. Kalamazoo, MI.
- 2018 鈥� 鈥淭he 鈥楤rastyng鈥� of the 鈥楬oole Book鈥� in Thomas Malory鈥檚 Le Morte Darthur,鈥� Medieval and Renaissance Student Association Conference. Long Beach, CA.
- 2016 鈥� 鈥淎rmorial Form and the Productive Strike in The Knightly tale of Gologras and Gawain,鈥� Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association conference. Pasadena, CA.
- 2015 鈥� 鈥溾�橝rm茅 et desarm茅 asanblent鈥�: Chainmail and Chivalric Assemblage in Chr茅tien de Troyes鈥� Le Chevalier de la Charrette,鈥� Changes in Fashion in the Middle Ages. Santa Barbara, CA.
- 2015 鈥� 鈥淭he Body 鈥楳atters鈥�: Fragmentation and Reformation in Insular Romance.鈥� Medieval Association of the Pacific. Reno, NV.
- by Terry Atkinson.鈥� Comitatus 45 (2014): 197-199.
- 2014 鈥� 鈥淛ohn Quarles鈥檚 Tarquin Banished: The Annexed Poem in the 1655 The Rape of Lucrece as Shakespearean Fan Fiction,鈥� Renaissance Conference of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA.
- 2014 鈥� 鈥淎dventure Time, Normal Time, and Medieval Romance,鈥� (Dis)junctions Conference. Riverside, CA.
- 2013 鈥� 鈥溾�橬o thing but for love was this debaat鈥�: Reclassifying Chaucer鈥檚 The Knight鈥檚 Tale.鈥� Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association conference. San Diego, CA.
- 2012 鈥� 鈥淕alahad and Indiana Jones: The Commodification of the Holy Grail in Modern Grail Quests.鈥� International Congress on Medieval Studies. Kalamazoo, MI.
- 2011 鈥� 鈥淪e that ye indifferently them bothe entertayne鈥�: Debate, Bias, and the Burden of Determination in Henry Medwall鈥檚 Fulgens and Lucres.鈥滱rizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference. Tempe, AZ.
- 2009 鈥� 鈥�The Vulgate Cycle and Malory鈥檚 Patriation of the Grail Quest.鈥� Medieval and Renaissance Graduate Conference. Long Beach, CA.
PUBLICATIONS
- 2019 鈥� 鈥淐hivalric Labor, Artisanal Labor, and the Productive Strike in The Knightly Tale of Gologras and Gawain鈥� Arthuriana 29.3: 43-65.
- 2014 鈥� 鈥淩eview: Sacred Mushroom, Holy Grail by Terry Atkinson.鈥� Comitatus 45: 197-199.
