Faculty Profile

Deborah Armintor

Title
Associate Professor
Department
English
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

Education

PhD, Rice University, 2002.
Major: English
Dissertation Title: Little Men: Literature, Anxiety, and Modern Masculinity, 1726-1788
MA, Rice University, 2000.
Major: English
BA, Brandeis University, 1995.
Major: English & American Literature
Degree Specialization: English & Women's Studies

Current Scheduled Teaching*

ENGL 3430.001, British Literature to 1780, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ENGL 1310.001, First Year Writing I, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ENGL 1310.041, First Year Writing I, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* 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 1310.025, First Year Writing I, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.050, First Year Writing I, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4433.001, Studies in Restoration and 18th Century British Literature, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3430.001, British Literature to 1780, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4660.001, Literature and the Holocaust, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4433.001, Studies in Restoration and 18th Century British Literature, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.218, First Year Writing I, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.220, First Year Writing I, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3000.005, Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3000.006, Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1320.703, First Year Writing II, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1320.704, First Year Writing II, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4150.001, Literary Criticism, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4433.001, Studies in Restoration and 18th Century British Literature, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3430.001, British Literature to 1780, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6941.704, Directed Research, Fall 2021
ENGL 4150.001, Literary Criticism, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4660.001, Literature and the Holocaust, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 2321.001, British Literature, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.001, College Writing I, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.019, College Writing I, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.027, College Writing I, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5950.704, Master's Thesis, Spring 2021
ENGL 1310.045, College Writing I, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.059, College Writing I, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4660.001, Literature and the Holocaust, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4433.001, Studies in Restoration and 18th Century British Literature, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1320.019, College Writing II, Spring 2020 Syllabus
ENGL 1320.031, College Writing II, Spring 2020 Syllabus
ENGL 3000.002, Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, Spring 2020 Syllabus
ENGL 4433.001, Studies in Restoration and 18th Century British Literature, Spring 2020 Syllabus
ENGL 3000.001, Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3000.002, Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4660.001, Literature and the Holocaust, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3911.001, Topics in British Literature, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3430.002, British Literature to 1780, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4433.001, Studies in Restoration and 18th Century British Literature, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3430.003, British Literature to 1780, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5250.001, Studies in British Literature and Culture of the Eighteenth Century, Fall 2018 SPOT
ENGL 5250.601, Studies in British Literature and Culture of the Eighteenth Century, Fall 2018 SPOT
ENGL 4433.001, Studies in Restoration and 18th Century British Literature, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3430.002, British Literature to 1780, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4660.001, Literature and the Holocaust, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4450.001, Special Studies in a Single or Dual Author(s), Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3430.002, British Literature to 1780, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3430.003, British Literature to 1780, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.090, College Writing I, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4433.001, Studies in Restoration and 18th Century British Literature, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3430.002, British Literature to 1780, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3430.003, British Literature to 1780, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5250.001, Studies in British Literature and Culture of the Eighteenth Century, Spring 2017 SPOT
ENGL 3430.001, British Literature to 1780, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3430.003, British Literature to 1780, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4150.001, Literary Criticism, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2016
ENGL 3436.001, Introduction to Eighteenth Century British Literature, Spring 2016 SPOT
ENGL 2500.001, Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, Spring 2016 SPOT
ENGL 5250.001, Studies in British Literature and Culture of the Eighteenth Century, Spring 2016 SPOT
ENGL 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2015
ENGL 4150.001, Literary Criticism, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4433.001, Studies in Restoration and 18th Century British Literature, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5900.704, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2015
ENGL 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2015
ENGL 5250.001, Studies in British Literature and Culture of the Eighteenth Century, Spring 2015
ENGL 5810.001, Survey of Critical Theory, Spring 2015
ENGL 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2014
ENGL 4150.001, Literary Criticism, Fall 2014 Syllabus
ENGL 4440.001, Milton, Fall 2014 Syllabus
ENGL 4900.704, Special Problems, Fall 2014
ENGL 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2014
ENGL 4900.704, Special Problems, Spring 2014
ENGL 4433.001, Studies in Restoration and 18th Century British Literature, Spring 2014 Syllabus
ENGL 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2013
ENGL 4660.001, Literature and the Holocaust, Fall 2013 Syllabus
ENGL 2220.002, Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance, Fall 2013 Syllabus
ENGL 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2013
ENGL 2220.008, Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance, Spring 2013 Syllabus
ENGL 4433.001, Studies in Restoration and 18th Century British Literature, Spring 2013 Syllabus
ENGL 6941.704, Directed Research, Fall 2012
ENGL 6950.704, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2012
ENGL 3430.001, British Literature to 1780, Summer 5W1 2012
ENGL 3430.002, British Literature to 1780, Spring 2012 Syllabus
ENGL 3430.003, British Literature to 1780, Spring 2012 Syllabus
ENGL 6941.704, Directed Research, Spring 2012
ENGL 6941.704, Directed Research, Fall 2011
ENGL 4660.001, Literature and the Holocaust, Fall 2011 Syllabus
ENGL 5810.001, Survey of Critical Theory, Fall 2011
ENGL 5900.704, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2011
ENGL 3000.001, Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, Spring 2011 Syllabus
ENGL 3000.004, Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, Spring 2011 Syllabus
ENGL 5950.704, Master's Thesis, Spring 2011
ENGL 6250.001, Seminar in British Literature, 1660 1780, Spring 2011
ENGL 5950.704, Master's Thesis, Fall 2010
ENGL 6250.001, Seminar in British Literature, 1660 1780, Fall 2010
ENGL 4900.704, Special Problems, Fall 2010
ENGL 5900.704, Special Problems, Fall 2010
ENGL 3430.002, Studies in British Literature to 1780, Fall 2010 Syllabus
ENGL 3000.002, Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, Spring 2010
ENGL 3000.003, Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, Spring 2010
ENGL 5950.704, Master's Thesis, Spring 2010
ENGL 5900.704, Special Problems, Spring 2010
ENGL 6250.001, Seminar in British Literature, 1660 1780, Fall 2009
ENGL 3430.001, Studies in British Literature to 1780, Fall 2009
ENGL 5950.704, Master's Thesis, Spring 2009
ENGL 6250.001, Seminar in British Literature, 1660 1780, Spring 2009
ENGL 4900.704, Special Problems, Spring 2009
ENGL 5910.704, Special Problems, Spring 2009
ENGL 4800.002, Special Seminar in Literature or Language, Spring 2009
ENGL 3430.001, Studies in British Literature to 1780, Spring 2009
ENGL 4150.001, Literary Criticism, Fall 2008
ENGL 5950.704, Master's Thesis, Fall 2008
ENGL 5900.704, Special Problems, Fall 2008
ENGL 5810.001, Studies in Literary Criticism, Fall 2008
ENGL 3000.002, Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, Spring 2008
ENGL 6250.001, Seminar in British Literature, 1660 1780, Spring 2008
ENGL 3430.001, Studies in British Literature to 1780, Spring 2008
ENGL 3000.001, Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, Spring 2007
ENGL 3000.002, Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, Spring 2007
ENGL 3000.003, Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills, Spring 2007
ENGL 4800.001, Special Seminar in Literature or Language, Spring 2007
ENGL 5900.704, Special Problems, Fall 2006
ENGL 5910.704, Special Problems, Fall 2006
ENGL 4500.001, British Fiction, Spring 2006
ENGL 3430.002, Studies in British Literature to 1780, Spring 2006
ENGL 4900.704, Special Problems, Fall 2005
ENGL 4800.001, Special Seminar in Literature or Language, Fall 2005
ENGL 5250.001, Studies in British Literature of the Eighteenth Century, Fall 2005
ENGL 3924.001, Women's Literature, Fall 2005
WMST 3720.001, Women's Literature, Fall 2005
ENGL 4800.001, Special Seminar in Literature or Language, Fall 2004
ENGL 5250.001, Studies in British Literature of the Eighteenth Century, Fall 2004
ENGL 3430.001, Studies in British Literature to 1780, Fall 2004

* 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

Book
Armintor, D. N. (2011). From Dwarfs to Little Men: Stature and Masculinity in Eighteenth-Century English Literature. University of Washington Press. http://www.amazon.com/Little-Everyman-Masculinity-Eighteenth-Century-Conjugations/dp/0295990880/ref
Armintor, D. N. (2004). Eighteenth-Century British Erotica II, Volume 2. London: Pickering & Chatto.
Book Chapter
Armintor, D. N., Bloom, H. (2008). "The Sexual Politics of Microscopy in Brobdingnag" (reprint). Gullivers Travels, Modern Critical Views / Modern Critical Interpretations Series. Chelsea House.
Book Review
Armintor, D. N. (2004). 'Who's Who in Absalom and Achitophel?' by Alan Roper. The Scriblerian.
Armintor, D. N. (2003). 'John Dryden and the Battle of the Books,' by Michael Weth Gelber. The Scriblerian.
Journal Article
Armintor, D. N. (2008). 'From this Time, I shall survey myself in the Glass with a sort of Philosophical Pleasure:' Newton and Narcissism in Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy Explain'd for the Use of the Ladies". 1650-1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era. 15, .
Armintor, D. N. (2007). "The Sexual Politics of Microscopy in Brobdingnag". SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900.
Armintor, D. N. (2003). 'Go, Get Your Husband Put Into Commission:' Fielding's Tom Thumb Plays and the Labor of Little Men". The Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation. 44(1), .
Armintor, D. N. (1997). "Sexing the Ostrich: Anal-Eroticism and Homophobia in Lacan's Seminar on 'The Purloined Letter'". Literature and Psychology. 43(4), .
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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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