285 Voorhies
Office Hours
M 2-3:30 (Zoom), R 8:30-10 (Voorhies 285), & by appt.
Bio
Research Areas:
Gender and sexuality in early modern literature and culture
Teaching Areas:
Early English literature; gender and sexuality studies; genre studies; LGBTQ+ literature; queer theory; cultural literacies; multimodal writing; writing about media; trauma studies.
Biography:
Wally Wallis teaches writing and literature courses at UC Davis and Sierra College. Though he specializes in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature, history, and culture, Wallis has instructed courses in medieval, eighteenth-century, late Victorian, and LGBTQ+ world literature, developmental and advanced composition, writing about media, creative writing, feminist and sexuality studies, and liberal studies. As a promoter of public humanities, he believes in making academic work and conversations available and accessible to popular audiences.
Education:
B.A., Saint Michael's College, VT (2004)
M.A., Boston College (2007)
PhD, University of California, Davis (2019)
Research Interests & Expertise
- Gender and sexuality in early modern literature and culture