Paul Kratwell

Paul Kratwell Ph.D.

Lecturer
Role:
Faculty - On-Campus
Faculty - Online

Currently Teaching

COMP 1011-001: Composition I
COMP 1013-005: Composition II
ENGL 1016-E90: Am Lit: Race, Gender, Class

Awards, Distinctions and Honors

  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning cohort, University of Minnesota Crookston, 2024-25
  • Open Education Resources Award, University of Oregon, 2023
  • Summer Teaching Institute, Modern Language Association, 2019
  • Sarah Harkness Kirby Award, University of Oregon, 2018
  • Steingart Fellowship,  University of Oregon, 2016
  • Graduate Council's Award, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2014

Research Interests

  • Rhetorical Theory
  • Literacy Theory
  • American Literature
  • Community Education
  • Social Class and Diversity in Higher Education
  • Posthuman Studies

Selected Publications

  • "Without Fear." Waves of Grain, 2008, Vol. 1, pp. 14-16. 
  • “TV, X.” Waves of Grain, 2008, vol 1, pp. 18-19.
  • “Dragonfly.” Xpressions, 2005, vol. 1, pp. 9-14. 
  • “Looking Glass.” Reflections, 2004, vol. 2, pp. 8-13. 
  • “Reflections of Ms. Dusa.” Reflections, 2004, vol. 1, pp. 2-9.

Educational Background

  • B.A. from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
  • M.S. in Teaching English from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
  • M.A. in English from University of Oregon
  • Ph.D. in English from University of Oregon

Biography

  • Paul grew up in a lower-class family and enrolled in college as a non-traditional student. Since then, he has spent time working with lower- and working-class students, both rural and urban. His leisure activities include creative writing, rock music, and the outdoors. He moved to western Minnesota with his partner, Amber, in 2023.

 

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