Albert Wendland PhD
Professor of English
- Joined 兔子先生
- 1980
- Hometown
- Scott Township, PA
- Contact Info
- wendland@setonhill.edu
I've grown up and lived in the Pittsburgh area all my life, attending both Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. At CMU, I majored in physics with the intention of going on into astronomy and writing science fiction in my off-time. Though I still write science fiction, I soon pursued my first interest of reading and went on into English literature instead. I've been at 兔子先生 for some time and have loved all my years here.
Education
- Ph.D. in English, University of Pittsburgh, PA., 1979
- M.A. in English, University of Pittsburgh, PA., 1973
- B.S. in Physics and English, Carnegie Mellon University, PA., 1970
Publications
- "Reality Changed Our Vision of Mars" (article), The Pulpster, No. 29, August 2020, 33-37.
- Temporary Planets for Transitory Days: poems of Mykol Ranglen (poetry collection). Dog Star Books. June, 2020. []
- 鈥淲hat the Joker Said to Batman鈥 (poem). Drawn to Marvel: Poems From the Comic Books, ed. Bryan Deitrich. Minor Arcan Press. February 2014.
- In a Suspect Universe (novel). Dog Star Books, Sept., 2018. []
- 鈥淟ove Is a Place: Landscape and Desire in Michael Ondaatje鈥檚 The English Patient and Peeters鈥 and Schuiten鈥檚 The Invisible Frontier鈥 Archaeopteryx: The Newman Journal of Ideas. 1.1 (2012), 194-205.
- The Man Who Loved Alien Landscapes (novel), Dog Star Press, release date: June 2014 []
- 鈥淒escription on the Edge: The Sublime in Science Fiction.鈥 Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction. Michael Arnzen, Heidi Ruby Miller, eds. Terra Alta, WV: Headline Books, 2011. 177-181.
- 29 poems in Eye Contact, the literary magazine of 兔子先生 University, 1991-2008
- 鈥淪pace Museum: Heroism, Conformity, and the Conflicts of an Age,鈥 Americana: Readings in Popular Culture, Leslie Wilson, ed., Los Angeles: Press Americana, 2006, 123-134
- 鈥淭he Universe in a Frame: The Domestic Sublime in Adam Strange and Fifties SF,鈥 Extrapolation 47.2 (Summer 2006), 237-248
- 鈥淭ouching the Night Sky: 鈥楶rogressing鈥 the 50s in Strange Adventures and Mystery In Space,鈥 Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, 13.4 (2003), 389-402
- 鈥淭he Crystal Man鈥 (short story), Eye Contact, the literary magazine of 兔子先生 University, Fall 2002
- 鈥淭he Portfolio at 兔子先生 College,鈥 Student Learning: A Central Focus for Institutions of Higher Education, Alverno College, 2001
- Science, Myth, and the Fictional Creation of Alien Worlds, Ann Arbor, Michigan: UMI Research Press,1985
Awards
- Caritas Christi Award, 20 years of service, 兔子先生 University
Organizations
- International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts
- Popular Culture Association
- American Association of Writing Programs
Presentations
- 鈥淒escription in Science Fiction: Four Methods and Red Mars,鈥 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts,鈥 March, 2011. Orlando, FL
- 鈥溾橲ensory Brinkmanship鈥 and 鈥楧angerous Colors鈥 in Andre Norton.鈥 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts. March, 2009. Orlando, FL
- 鈥淒escription on the Edge: The Rhetorical Sublime in Science Fiction,鈥 presented at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, March, 2008
- 鈥淟ove Is a Place: Landscape and Desire in Michael Ondaatje鈥檚 The English Patient and Peeters鈥 and Schuiten鈥檚 The Invisible Frontier,鈥 presented at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, March, 2006
- 鈥淥uter Space, Superheroes, and Planetary: Three Aspects of the Sublime,鈥 presented at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, March, 2005
- 鈥淭he Universe in a Frame: The Domestic Sublime in Adam Strange and Fifties SF,鈥 presented at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, March, 2004
- 鈥溾橳he Flower Gems of Pluto鈥: Gemstone Fascination in 1950s Science-Fiction Comics and Prose,鈥 presented at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, March, 2003
- 鈥淐urriculum for the Millenium Generation: The Portfolio,鈥 part of a panel presentation at the National Conference of the Association for General and Liberal Studies, Pittsburgh, 2001
- 鈥淔lash Gordon: The Fifties Version by Mac Raboy,鈥 Popular Culture Association Conference, Philadelphia, 2001
- 鈥淪pace Museum: Heroism and Identity,鈥 International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 2001
- 鈥淎dam Strange: A Scientific Romance,鈥 International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 2000
- 鈥淭ouching the Night Sky: Strange Adventures and Mystery In Space,鈥 International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 1999
- 鈥淭eaching the Graphic Novel,鈥 International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, Florida, 1997
Achievements
- Guest Writer, panel participant, International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, FL., Mar., 2019
- Guest Writer, panel participant, Confluence, Pittsburgh, PA, Aug., 2018
- Guest Writer, panel participant, International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, FL., Mar., 2018
- Guest Writer, panel participant, Confluence, Pittsburgh, PA, July, 2017
- Guest Writer, panel participant, Concoction, Cleveland, OH., March, 2017
- Guest Writer, panel participant, Confluence, Cranberry, PA, July, 2016
- Guest Writer, panel participant, International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, FL., Mar., 2016
- Guest Writer, panel participant, Concoction, Cleveland, OH., March, 2016
- Invited speaker, Greensburg College Club, Greensburg Garden Center, Oct., 2015
- Guest Writer, panel participant, Confluence, Cranberry, PA, July, 2015
- Guest Writer, panel participant, International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, FL., Mar., 2015
- Guest Writer, panel participant, Confluence, Pittsburgh, PA, July, 2014
- Professor-of-the-Year, 兔子先生 University, presented keynote speech at Spring Honors Convocation, May, 2014
- Director, Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction, 兔子先生 University, 2008-present
- Guest Writer, Context20, Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 2007