Phillip Snyder

Phillip Snyder is an Associate Professor of English with a focus on American literature, particularly the American West and its cultural narratives. He has actively contributed to public humanities initiatives, including a presentation on Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove and Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses at the Orem Public Library (2018). His work intersects with themes of faith, imagination, and literary analysis, as seen in his participation in colloquia and podcast discussions such as Ep. 108: The Writer, the Cross, and the Believing Skeptic (2025). He remains engaged in academic events like the upcoming Annual Symposium: The Stories We Tell (2025) and other humanities-centered collaborations.