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Ryan Siemers is an Assistant Professor of English at Southern Utah University, specializing in the history of the novel, religion and literature, and secularization theory. His work explores intersections between literary forms and theological concepts, particularly the secularization of religious practices like confession.
- Education: PhD in English from the University of Utah (2018).
Research Interests: Focuses on secularization theory, the evolution of the novel, and the interplay between religious traditions and literary narratives. His book project, "Secularizing Confession: A History of the Novel," examines how the sacrament of penance influenced novelistic structures.
Publications: His work appears in The Journal of Narrative Theory (analyzing Graham Swift's Waterland), Religion & Literature (on Ford Madox Ford's The Good Soldier), and a forthcoming essay in Modern Drama discussing Calvinism in Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Service: Served as President (2019–2022) and currently as Treasurer of the American Religion and Literature Society, a member society of the American Literature Association.
Teaching: Offers upper-division courses on Major Authors (e.g., Joyce, Woolf, Rushdie) and Confessional Novels, alongside lower-division classes like Introduction to Literature and Critical Theory. His ENGL 2010 course explores science-religion relationships, while ENGL 1010 emphasizes liberal education.
