Mark Minett

Mark Minett is an Associate Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of South Carolina’s College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on historical poetics, intermediality, and genre evolution in film, comics, and television.

• PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2013)
• MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2006)
• BA, Oberlin College (2002)

His specialization spans the Hollywood Renaissance era, television narrative complexity, and superhero genre development across media. His book Robert Altman and the Elaboration of Hollywood Storytelling (2021) analyzes Altman’s filmmaking through a historical poetics lens.

Recent publications include studies on Golden Age comics, transmedia storytelling, and Altman’s industrial films. His research emphasizes stylistic innovation, narrative design, and media convergence.