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David Kumler is Writing Faculty in the Department of English, where he teaches composition, creative writing, American & Anglophone literature, cultural studies, and social-movement theory. A musician, artist, and scholar, he draws on interdisciplinary training in religious studies, creative writing, and American literature to explore horror, popular culture, and political resistance.
Education:
- PhD in American Literature and Culture, University of Washington
- MFA in Creative Writing, The University of Alabama
- BA in Religious Studies, Belmont University
Research Focus: Kumler’s work interrogates the nexus of popular culture, horror, political dissidence, and racial capitalism. His dissertation, Into the Seething Vortex: Occult Horror and the Subversion of the Realistic, traces how contemporary antiracist and feminist activism mobilize occult horror tropes to destabilize dominant realist narratives. His current project investigates convergences between evangelical Christianity and the horror genre during the 1980–90s Satanic Panic and the ascendancy of the religious right.
Teaching: He has designed and led courses in first-year composition, multimodal composition, expository writing, creative writing, American and Anglophone literature, cultural studies, and social movement theory, emphasizing critical making and multimedia approaches to textual production.
