Faculty Profile

Spencer Keralis

Title
Adjunct Faculty
Department
English
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

Education

PhD, New York University, 2016.
Major: English & American Literature
Dissertation Title: Children of Wrath: Violence, Allegory, and the Mediation of Childhood in Antebellum America
MA, New York University, 2006.
Major: English and American Literature
Dissertation Title: Transgressing Subjectivity: Postmodern Feminist Self-Fashioning in Galas & Acker
BA, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 2003.
Major: English
Dissertation Title: "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 1320.702, First Year Writing II, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.002, College Writing I, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.012, College Writing I, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.801, College Writing I, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3450.001, Short Story, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.014, College Writing I, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.061, College Writing I, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1320.044, College Writing II, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3000.002, Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3450.001, Short Story, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 2210.003, Survey of World Literatures from Antiquity to 1700, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 2220.007, Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3830.001, American Literature to 1870, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 2220.003, Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
SLIS 5841.001, Digital Curation Fundamentals, Spring 8W1 2015
SLIS 5841.005, Digital Curation Fundamentals, Spring 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 Publications

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
Keralis, S. D. (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/
Keralis, S. D. (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
Keralis, S. D. (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
Keralis, S. D. (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
Keralis, S. D. (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
Keralis, S. D. (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
Keralis, S. D. (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

Awarded Grants

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. (20172017).
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. (August 1, 2016May 31, 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. (September 1, 2016May 10, 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. (August 1, 2016December 31, 2016).
Keralis, S. D. (Principal), "ACH Sponsorship Award - Digital Frontiers," Sponsored by Association for Computers and the Humanities, Private, $750 Funded. (September 22, 2016September 24, 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. (September 1, 2013May 15, 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. (20122013).
Keralis, S. D. (Principal), "Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Award," Sponsored by American Library Association & National Endowment for the Humanities, Federal, $1000 Funded. (20122013).
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. (20122013).
Keralis, S. D. (Principal), "Planning Grant: Digital Scholarship Co-Op," Sponsored by Summerlee Foundation, Private, $5000 Funded. (20122013).
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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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