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David L Erben serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at The University of Toledo's College of Arts and Letters, specializing in Indigenous and non-Western literary and cinematic traditions. His scholarly profile demonstrates active engagement with global narrative forms and cross-cultural discourse.
Education:
- Ph.D. from University of South Florida
Dr. Erben's research centers on Indigenous Literatures and Native American storytelling traditions, with significant contributions to World Cinema studies through his Fourth World Cinema framework. His work examines visual-textual design strategies in Native American literature while exploring cross-cultural dialogues between Eastern and Western literary traditions, particularly Confucian influences on modernist writers like Ezra Pound. He also investigates contemporary media phenomena including clickbait mechanics in digital journalism.
Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2018-2022) reveals three dominant research trajectories: (1) Indigenous narrative sovereignty through textual and visual strategies, (2) East-West literary intersections in modernist contexts, and (3) contemporary media discourse analysis. These strands demonstrate methodological versatility across literary criticism, visual studies, and media linguistics while maintaining consistent focus on marginalized narrative traditions.
Scientific Awards:
- No awards documented in available institutional records
Advising and Grants: VIVO database indicates no active research grants. Publicly available materials contain no listings of graduate students, PhD candidates, or formal advisees. His workshop activities at North-Ossetian State University (Russia) and Qilu University (China) suggest international teaching engagements without formal advising structures.
Labs and Teams: No dedicated research laboratories, digital humanities initiatives, or structured research teams are referenced in institutional profiles. His collaborative outputs show zero co-authors across 17 publications, indicating primarily independent scholarship.
