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Professor Vernon Dickson is a faculty member in the Department of English at Florida International University (FIU), where he has taught since 2007. He holds a PhD in English from Arizona State University (2007), with dual emphases in Renaissance literature and rhetorical studies. His areas of expertise include rhetoric and writing, Shakespearean and Renaissance drama, emulative learning, and pedagogical methods.
Before joining FIU, Dickson served as Writing Center Coordinator at Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus, coordinating academic success workshops and earning the Engaged Scholar Certificate of Distinguished Service. His research focuses on emulation in early modern drama, particularly its rhetorical and cultural dimensions, with publications in Renaissance Quarterly, Studies in English Literature, and Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America.
Teaching highlights include courses on analytical writing, first-year composition, and graduate pedagogy, alongside undergraduate/graduate offerings in medieval and Renaissance literature. His monograph examines imitation and emulation in Renaissance performance, a theme further explored through his work on Shakespearean adaptations in modern board games and digital media.
Recent scholarship bridges early modern studies with contemporary cultural trends, such as Agency within Analog Shakespearean Games (2022), which analyzes Shakespeare’s influence on modern gaming culture. His work consistently emphasizes the intersection between rhetorical practices and social dynamics in literary works.
Awards include the Engaged Scholar Certificate (ASU), reflecting his commitment to academic outreach and pedagogical innovation. Dickson actively participates in interdisciplinary discussions on teaching methods and digital humanities, maintaining a research focus that spans textual analysis, performance theory, and cultural appropriation studies.
