Karma Waltonen
- Lecturer
Office Hours: M 12:15-1:15, W 3:10-4, R 10:30-11:30
Education:
- Ph.D., University of California, Davis
- M.A., Florida State University (Literature)
- B.A., Florida State University (Theatre)
- B.A., Florida State University (English)
Biography:
Karma Waltonen is a relatively new lecturer in the
University Writing Program although she has been teaching in various
departments at UC Davis since 2000. She the current President of the
Margaret Atwood Society and will likely hand you an Atwood book if you
express even a polite interest.
In addition to her research on literature, rhetoric, and composition,
Karma also writes poetry, fiction, and plays, and jokes for her
stand-up routines. Despite her love for comedy, Karma continually tries
to kill it through analysis. Her recent Freshman Seminars in British
Humor and American Satire have only strengthened its reserves, however.
Drop by her office for conversation or impromptu lectures on Monty
Python, Margaret Atwood, Eddie Izzard, Science Fiction, Weird Al
Yankovic, how to write for a hostile audience, or The Simpsons.
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