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Jeffrey S. Doty

Title: Associate Professor

Department: English

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, University of Iowa, 2008
    Major: English
    Specialization: English Literature
    Dissertation: Popularity and Publicity in Early Modern England
  • MA, University of North Texas, 2002
    Major: English Literature
  • BA, Tarleton State University, 2000
    Major: English Literature

Current Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 6941.710Directed ResearchFall 2024
ENGL 6950.710Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
ENGL 4430.001ShakespeareFall 2024 Syllabus
ENGL 4430.300ShakespeareFall 2024 Syllabus
ENGL 5400.001Studies in ShakespeareFall 2024
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 6941.710Directed ResearchSpring 2024
ENGL 6950.710Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
ENGL 4440.001MiltonSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5900.710Special ProblemsSpring 2024
ENGL 6950.710Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
ENGL 5410.001Studies in the British RenaissanceFall 2023 SPOT
ENGL 6950.710Doctoral DissertationSpring 2023
ENGL 6950.710Doctoral DissertationFall 2022
ENGL 5410.001Studies in the British RenaissanceFall 2022 SPOT
ENGL 5410.601Studies in the British RenaissanceFall 2022 SPOT
ENGL 6950.710Doctoral DissertationSpring 2022
ENGL 4440.001MiltonSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6950.710Doctoral DissertationFall 2021
ENGL 5400.001Studies in ShakespeareFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6941.710Directed ResearchSpring 2021
ENGL 4440.001MiltonSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4430.003ShakespeareSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4430.301ShakespeareSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6941.710Directed ResearchFall 2020
ENGL 4430.002ShakespeareFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4430.004ShakespeareFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5560.001Studies in the Teaching of LiteratureFall 2020 SPOT
ENGL 4430.003ShakespeareSpring 2020 Syllabus
ENGL 4450.002Special Studies in a Single or Dual Author(s)Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5600.001Studies in European Literature and CultureFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5600.601Studies in European Literature and CultureFall 2019 SPOT
ENGL 4430.003ShakespeareSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5410.001Studies in the British RenaissanceSpring 2019 SPOT
ENGL 5410.601Studies in the British RenaissanceSpring 2019 SPOT
ENGL 4900.703Special ProblemsFall 2018 Syllabus
ENGL 4620.001Studies in Literature and FilmFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5400.001Studies in ShakespeareFall 2018 SPOT
ENGL 5400.601Studies in ShakespeareFall 2018 SPOT
ENGL 4440.001MiltonSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5410.001Studies in the British RenaissanceSpring 2018 SPOT
ENGL 4430.002ShakespeareFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4620.001Studies in Literature and FilmFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4432.001Studies in Renaissance LiteratureSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5410.001Studies in the British RenaissanceSpring 2017 SPOT
ENGL 4440.001MiltonFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5400.001Studies in ShakespeareFall 2016 SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Doty, J.S. (2017). Shakespeare, Popularity and the Public Sphere. 220. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/literature/renaissance-and-early-modern-literature/shakespeare-popularity-and-public-sphere?format=HB

    • Book Chapter

  • Doty, J.S., Bloom, D. (2023). "Arete in King Lear". Shakespeare's Virtues: A Handbook. 21-27. Cambridge,
  • Doty, J.S., Gurnis, M. (2021). Local Celebrities On and Off Stage. Publicity and the Early Modern Stage: People Made Public. London, Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Doty, J.S., Fitter, C. (2017). "Experiences of Authority in The Tempest". Shakespeare and the Politics of Commoners: Digesting the New Social History. Oxford, Oxford University Press.

    • Book Review

  • Doty, J.S. (2019). PATRICK GRAY. Shakespeare and the Fall of the Roman Republic: Selfhood, Stoicism and Civil War. Review of English Studies. 70 (296) 768–770. Oxford UK, Oxford. https://academic.oup.com/res/article-abstract/70/296/768/5511729

    • Journal Article

  • Doty, J.S. (2023). "Network Form and Dramatic Form in Arden of Faversham". Renaissance Drama. 51 (1) 1-28.
  • Doty, J.S. (2022). Blood, Virtue, and Romance in 'Cymbeline'. Shakespeare Quarterly. 72 (3-4) 203-228. Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press. https://academic.oup.com/sq/article-abstract/72/3-4/203/6718109?redirectedFrom=fulltext
  • Doty, J.S. (2018). "Theatre Scene and Theatre Public in Early Modern London". Shakespeare (14) 12-25.
  • Doty, J.S. (2013). "Shakespeare and Popular Politics". Literature Compass. 10 (2) 162-174.
  • Doty, J.S. (2012). "Measure for Measure and the Problem of Popularity". English Literary Renaissance. 42 (1) 32-57.
  • Doty, J.S. (2010). "Shakespeare's Richard II, Popularity, and the Early Modern Public Sphere". 61 (2) 183-205.

    • Scholarly Note

  • Doty, J.S., Hunt, A. (2012). "Proulx’s Allusions to Shakespeare’s Richard II in The Shipping News". The Explicator. 70 1-4.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Doty, J.S., "Scholarly and Creative Activities Award," sponsored by College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of North Texas, $4000 Funded. (2023 - 2023).

    • Grant - Service

  • Doty, J.S., "English/CLASS Small Grants," sponsored by English/CLASS, University of North Texas, $650 Funded. (2023 - 2023).
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    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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