Del Doughty

Dr. Del Doughty is a professor at Texas A&M University-Texarkana, where he served as Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences and Education from 2016 to 2022. His academic career bridges literary criticism, postmodern theory, and haiku studies, with a focus on James Joyce's works and minimalistic poetic forms.

• Chief administrator (2016-2022) for a multidisciplinary college
• Contributor to Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man critical editions
• Haiku poet preserving traditional forms while innovating structure

His research combines:

• Literary Analysis of modernist texts
• Semiotic Theory in material culture
• Haiku Composition emphasizing breath and nature

Notable recognition includes the Virgil Hutton Haiku Memorial Award. While best known for his editorial contributions to Joyce scholarship and haiku chapbooks, his 2003 article on materiality redefined digital humanities approaches to media studies.