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Spencer D. Keralis

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: English

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, New York University, 2016
    Major: English & American Literature
    Dissertation: Children of Wrath: Violence, Allegory, and the Mediation of Childhood in Antebellum America
  • MA, New York University, 2006
    Major: English and American Literature
    Dissertation: Transgressing Subjectivity: Postmodern Feminist Self-Fashioning in Galas & Acker
  • BA, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 2003
    Major: English
    Dissertation: "A Small Vial of Tears: Public Grief and the Puritan Press"

Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

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 1320.702First Year Writing IIFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.002College Writing ISpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.012College Writing ISpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.801College Writing ISpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3450.001Short StorySpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.014College Writing IFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.061College Writing IFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1320.044College Writing IIFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3000.002Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation SkillsFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3450.001Short StorySpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 2210.003Survey of World Literatures from Antiquity to 1700Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 2220.007Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the PresentSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3830.001American Literature to 1870Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 2220.003Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the PresentFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
SLIS 5841.001Digital Curation FundamentalsSpring 8W1 2015
SLIS 5841.005Digital Curation FundamentalsSpring 8W1 2015
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

    Abstracts and Proceedings

  • Keralis, S.D. (2016). Milking the Deficit Internship. Disrupting the Digital Humanities. http://www.disruptingdh.com/milking-the-deficit-internship/

    • Book

  • Keralis, S.D. (2010). Geography & Circumstance: Selected Poems, 1989-2009.

    • Book Chapter

  • Dorothy Kim & Jesse Stommel, Editors. (2018). Disrupting Labor in the Digital Humanities; or The Classroom is Not Your Crowd. Disrupting the Digital Humanities. Punctum Books. https://punctumbooks.com/titles/disrupting-the-digital-humanities/
  • S. Stark, M. Halbert, W. Moen. (2013). "Research Data Management in Policy & Practice: The DataRes Project". Research Data Management: Principles, Practices, and Prospects. (160) Washington DC, Council on Library & Information Resources. http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub160
  • Keralis, S.D. (2012). "Data Curation Education: A Snapshot". The Problem of Data. (154) 43. Washington, DC, Council on Library and Information Resources. http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc96838/

    • Conference Proceeding

  • A. Najmi. (2013). "Engaging the Twitter Backchannel as Digital Scholarship: New Models for Analyzing Scholarly Engagement in Alternative Media.". Proceedings: Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc159534/

    • Encyclopedia Article

  • Marilyn J. Coleman & Lawrence H. Ganong, Editors. (2013). "Children's Aid Society". The Social History of the American Family. SAGE Reference. http://www.sagepub.com/books/Book240900?productType=Books&sortBy=defaultPubDate%20desc&subject=D00&fs=1
  • Marilyn J. Coleman & Lawrence H. Ganong, Editors. (2013). "Pets". The Social History of the American Family. http://www.sagepub.com/books/Book240900?productType=Books&sortBy=defaultPubDate%20desc&subject=D00&fs=1

    • Journal Article

  • Keralis, S.D., Waugh, L. (2013). The Value of Open Access to Undergraduate Research. The Eagle Feather. 10 Denton, University of North Texas Honors College. https://eaglefeather.honors.unt.edu/2013/article/287#.XGlsmOhKjIU
  • Keralis, S.D. (2012). "Feeling Animal: Pet-Making and Mastery in The Slave's Friend". Other. 22 (2) OH, Ohio State University Press. http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc102275/
  • Keralis, S.D. (2010). "Pictures of Charlotte: The Illustrated Charlotte Temple and Her Readers". Other. 13 Baltimore, MD, Johns Hopkins University Press. http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97934/

    • Magazine/Trade Publication

  • Keralis, S.D., Leuzinger, J.A., Rowe, J.L. (2017). Providing Inclusive Services to Transgender Patrons. Texas Library Journal. Fall (93:3) 82-83. Austin, Texas, Texas Library Association. http://www.txla.org/TLJ

    • Personal Essay

  • Sukhdev Sandhu, Editor. (2008). "The Silicon Dream: Breaking Glass on the Small Screen". Texte und Töne. 1 (1) New York, NY, Texte und Töne. http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc181697/

    • Research Report

  • Editor. (2013). Research Data Management: Principles, Practices, and Prospects. (160) 99. Washington, DC, Council on Library Information and Resources. http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub160

    • Zine

  • Keralis, S.D. (2017). An Introduction to Copyright for DIY Makers. 24. Denton, Laughing Mouse Press. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw7kaafzLfjJSVFZSS04RVk3UUU/view

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Keralis, S.D., "ORED Small Grant: Queer Zine Archive Project Residency," sponsored by Office of Research and Economic Development, University of North Texas, $825 Funded. (2017 - 2017).
  • Keralis, S.D. (Principal), Leuzinger, J.A. (Principal), Rowe, J.L. (Co-Principal), Hobson, K. (Supporting), Roberto, K. (Supporting), "Dean's Innovation Grant: TX-Gender Project for Libraries," sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $2400 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
  • Keralis, S.D. (Principal), Way, J.E. (Co-Principal), Baxter, D.A. (Supporting), Barham, R. (Supporting), Andrews, P. (Supporting), Burns, D. (Supporting), Treat, L. (Supporting), Smith, S. (Supporting), Henson, B. (Supporting), "Faculty Mentoring Grant: Critical Digital Pedagogy," sponsored by Vice Provost for Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
  • Keralis, S.D., "Great Stories Club -The Art of Change: Creation, Growth and Transformation," sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities/American Library Association, Federal, $2500 Funded. (2016 - 2016).
  • Keralis, S.D. (Principal), "ACH Sponsorship Award - Digital Frontiers," sponsored by Association for Computers and the Humanities, Private, $750 Funded. (2016 - 2016).
  • Keralis, S.D. (Principal), Leuzinger, J.A. (Co-Principal), "Green Light to Greatness Award: Optimizing Satellite Library Collection Awareness and Use through Creative Programming," sponsored by UNT Libraries, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2013 - 2014).
  • Keralis, S.D. (Principal), "Let's Talk About It: Muslim Journeys," sponsored by American Library Association & National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, $3500 Funded. (2012 - 2013).
  • Keralis, S.D. (Principal), "Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Award," sponsored by American Library Association & National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, $1000 Funded. (2012 - 2013).
  • Keralis, S.D. (Principal), "Outreach Grant: Symposium on the Legacies of Maurice Sendak," sponsored by Society for the History of Children & Youth, Private, $500 Funded. (2012 - 2013).
  • Keralis, S.D. (Principal), "Planning Grant: Digital Scholarship Co-Op," sponsored by Summerlee Foundation, Private, $5000 Funded. (2012 - 2013).
  • Keralis, S.D. (Principal), "Planning Grant: Digital Scholarship Co-Op," sponsored by Summerlee Foundation, Private, Funded. (2012 - 2013).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • 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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