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Paul E. Blom (he/him) is a creative writer, copy editor, writing tutor, and instructor as well as a published scholar, researcher, and presenter. He recently completed his MA in English and Comparative Literature at UNC-Chapel Hill, with a Graduate Certificate in Literature, Medicine, and Culture. He has extensive experience teaching literary and textual analysis as well as writing and research across various genres, fields, disciplines, and modalities. His scholarly research concentrates on American literature from 1865 to the present and its intersections with health humanities and literary trauma studies, especially the literature of violence and atrocity. His research has involved extensive work with underserved and vulnerable populations regarding trauma, illness, embodiment, and representation.
Recent Posts and Projects
- MLA 2023 Special Session PanelOn Feb. 25, 2021, I posted information regarding a call-for-papers for a special session panel I co-organized with my colleague Rachel Warner for MLA’s 2022 Annual Convention. I posted an update on Sept. 7, 2021 regarding the fact that our panel was accepted by MLA,Continue reading “MLA 2023 Special Session Panel”
- Summer 2022 Catch-UpThe past few months have been busy and productive academically and professionally! The MLA panel I had co-organized and was supposed to co-chair with my colleague and friend Rachel Warner this past January was delayed until MLA’s next annual conference, January 2023, due to concernsContinue reading “Summer 2022 Catch-Up”
- ENGL 105i: Writing in Health and Medicine, Spring 2022This past spring, I taught a section of ENGL 105i: Writing in Health and Medicine, an interdisciplinary undergraduate course on writing across the disciplines with a specific focus on writing in fields and genres related to health and medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill. This was anContinue reading “ENGL 105i: Writing in Health and Medicine, Spring 2022”
