Timothy Spaulding

Timothy Spaulding is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Delaware, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Black American Studies. He holds a B.A. from Fordham University (1991), M.A. (1994), and Ph.D. (1999) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research focuses on African American literature, 20th-century literature, and literary/cultural theory, with a current project exploring African American Literature and the Jazz Aesthetic. His publications include the monograph Re-Forming the Past (2005) and articles on authors like Charles Johnson and Ralph Ellison.

• Education:
• B.A., Fordham University (1991)
• M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1994)
• Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1999)

His research interests emphasize intersections of history, postmodernism, and cultural critique in African American literary traditions. Current projects extend into jazz aesthetics as a lens for analyzing literary expression.