Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Personnel Profile

Cathy Downs, Professor of English

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Education

Ph.D., University of North Carolina (1995); M.A., University of North Carolina (1990); B.A., University of Texas (1981).

Teaching Interests

American literature

Women's issues

Literature and science.


Selected Works

Becoming Modern:   Willa Cather's Journalism, "Misprision:  Ellen Glasgow Misreads Darwin," "Lee Smith" and "H.D." (bibliographical articles on 20th century writers).

"Never Going to Cease my Wandering":Loren Eiseley and the American Hobo. Artifacts and Illuminations: Critical Essays on Loren Eiseley. Lincoln: U of Nebraska P, 2012.

Current Projects

a literary map of Texas (web)

Teaching Multicultural Literature to Qatari and South Texas College Students (essay)

Contact Information

Department of Language and Literature
201B Fore Hall
MSC 162 Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, Texas 78363-8202
voice: 361.593.2514 361.593.2516
fax:
email: c-downs@tamuk.edu
Personal Website:

This page was last updated on: November 14, 2012