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Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
Assistant Professor
 Education
Ph.D. Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies
University of Connecticut, 2008
Areas of Expertise
Native American/American Indian Literature and Film, Film Studies, Cultural Studies, Film Noir, Spaghetti Westerns
Contact Information
Office/Hours: Arjona 112 Mondays 3-5 p.m.
Phone: 860-486-3314
E-mail: theodore.vanalst@uconn.edu
Website
Bio:
Theo. Van Alst is an Assistant Professor and the Co-Chair of the Program in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Connecticut with a joint appointment in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and the Department of English. He teaches film and literature courses and is the faculty advisor for the Native Student group.
His most recent work includes “Sherman Shoots Alexie: Working With and Without Reservation(s) in The Business of Fancydancing” in Native American Art, Film, and Visuality, ed. Denise Cummings and “Navajo Joe” in Seeing Red: Pixeled Skins/Hollywood and American Indians, eds. LeAnne Howe & Harvey Markowitz, both forthcoming from Michigan State University Press.
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