Profile for
Hunter Hayes, Ph.D.
Professor
- Faculty
Educational Background
- Ph.D., English, The University of Southern Mississippi, 2003
- M.A., English, The University of Southern Mississippi, 1999
- B.A., English, University of Kentucky, 1992
Research Interests
- British literature
- Literature from rural communities
Featured Courses
- ENG 2326 – Intro to Literature
- ENG 471 – Advanced Survey of British Literature I
- ENG 472 – Advanced Survey of British Literature II
Selected Publications
- Understanding Will Self. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2007.
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Reading Culture in Literature and Media
While there are a variety of approaches to literary and media analysis, our faculty tend to research how literature/media shape and reflect culture. How do literature and media shape children’s (and adults’) perception of their world? How can individual people–authors, filmmakers, readers, editors–impact not just the publishing industry but also their culture through what they write and think? How is personal identity written into literature and media and how does that impact readers? These are the kinds of questions that spur many of our faculty members’ research. Read more about Reading Culture in Literature and Media.

Robert E. Howard Scholars Gather as East Texas A&M Takes Helm of The Dark Man Journal
East Texas A&M launched a new era of The Dark Man journal with an international conference celebrating Robert E. Howard’s literary legacy.

ETAMU Becomes New Home of Robert E. Howard Journal, Announces June 20 Conference
East Texas A&M becomes the new home of The Dark Man—a journal dedicated to Robert E. Howard, the father of modern sword-and-sorcery fiction—and launches its next chapter with a free public conference.