David G. Mead,
Professor and Chair of English
Department of
English
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5813
University E-Mail: David.Mead@tamucc.edu
Office Telephone: 361-825-2360
Fax: 361-825-5844
Welcome to my
Home Page.
In my teaching, I am responsible for The Novel (English
4340), Themes and Forms of Poetry (English
3349), and Drama (English
3348), as well as American
Literature: Late 19th and Early 20th C. (English 3355), Science Fiction (English 4354) and occasional graduate
courses in 20th C. American Literature and Science Fiction. I also teach
English 2332 : Literature of the Western World I.
In Spring 2008 I will teach Western World Lit I (English 2332 ). Click the
links to access the syllabi and other related course materials. World Literature
Study Guides.
Ovid's Metamorphoses . Dante Guide.
In Fall 2005 I assumed the duties of Chair of the Department of English. My
current research interest is science fiction, particularly the work of Jack
Vance. My encyclopedia of Vance's writing, entitled An Encyclopedia of
Jack Vance, 20th Century Science Fiction Writer, is available from The
Edwin Mellen Press. I have prepared a revision of this, keyed to the new
Vance Integral Edition, which I plan to distribute as a searchable database on
CD-ROM or DVD. My co-author Oscar De Los Santos and I have published a
collection of science fiction stories entitled Infinite Wonderlands (Fine Tooth Press, June 2006), and
with Pawel Frelik of the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University (Lublin, Poland), I
edited Playing the Universe: Games and Gaming in Science Fiction (UMCS
Press, 2007).
I am the Immediate Past President of the Science Fiction Research
Association. You can learn more about the SFRA at its website, www.sfra.org.
For more information about TAMU-CC's excellent BA and MA programs in
English, please see TAMU-CC
English Programs.
Revised January 2, 2008.
