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Robert L. Gunn

Associate Professor
English

Office Building: Hudspeth Hall
Office Room: 218
Phone: (915) 747-6265
Email: rlgunn@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

National Endowment for the Humanities HSI Faculty Award - National Endowment for the Humanities (02/12/2018)
2016 Early American Literature First Book Prize - The Society of Early Americanists (01/01/2017-01/31/2017)
Career Enhancement Grant - Office of the Provost (01/26/2017)
Friends of the Library Resident Research Fellowship - The American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA (04/01/2009-04/30/2009)
Jeannette D. Black Memorial Fellowship - John Carter Brown Library, at Brown University (04/01/2009-04/30/2009)
Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowship - American Antiquarian Society (04/01/2008-04/30/2008)
Isaiah Thomas Scholarship - American Antiquarian Society (03/01/2007-03/31/2007)

Education

Ph D in English and American Literature, New York University (2005)
MA in English and American Literature, New York University (2001)
BA in English, Oberlin College (1994)

Publications

No info available.

Presentations

"Indigenous Space and Literary Time on the Santa Fe Trail" (2024), Volume UTEP, Benedict Hall 205, Robert L. Gunn.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	ENGL 5306 - American Literature 1800-1865	17426
Fall 2025	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	10214
Fall 2025	ENGL 4390 - Directed Study	10153
Fall 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	11587
Summer 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	31082

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	ENGL 5306 - American Literature 1800-1865	17426
Fall 2025	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	10214
Fall 2025	ENGL 4390 - Directed Study	10153
Spring 2025	ENGL 4316 - Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900	27437	Syllabus
Spring 2025	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	20410	Syllabus
Spring 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	25392
Fall 2024	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	10242	Syllabus
Fall 2024	ENGL 3316 - Native American Literature	15156	Syllabus
Spring 2024	ENGL 4317 - American Fiction To 1900	27177	Syllabus
Spring 2024	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	20460	Syllabus
Spring 2024	ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper	21109
Fall 2023	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	10344	Syllabus
Fall 2023	ENGL 4390 - Directed Study	10266
Fall 2023	ENGL 3316 - Native American Literature	16366	Syllabus
Fall 2023	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	12060
Spring 2023	ENGL 4316 - Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900	27350	Syllabus Additional File Additional File
Spring 2023	ENGL 4390 - Directed Study	20409	Syllabus
Spring 2023	ENGL 5324 - Multi-Cult Lit: Special Topics	27368
Fall 2022	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	10876	Syllabus
Fall 2022	ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction	10871	Syllabus
Spring 2022	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	20699	Syllabus
Spring 2022	ENGL 5390 - Directed Studies	21417	Syllabus
Spring 2022	ENGL 3316 - Native American Literature	28792	Syllabus
Fall 2021	ENGL 5305 - Am. Lit: Exploration to 1800	18579	Syllabus
Fall 2021	ENGL 4317 - American Fiction To 1900	18578	Syllabus Additional File Additional File
Spring 2021	ENGL 4316 - Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900	26969	Syllabus Additional File Additional File Additional File
Spring 2021	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	20762	Syllabus Additional File Additional File
Fall 2020	ENGL 4317 - American Fiction To 1900	18905	Syllabus
Fall 2020	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	10921	Syllabus
Fall 2019	ENGL 5306 - American Literature 1800-1865	16350
Fall 2019	ENGL 3316 - Native American Literature	18574
Spring 2018	ENGL 5305 - Am. Lit: Exploration to 1800	26902
Spring 2018	ENGL 4316 - Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900	26889
Spring 2018	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	20953
Spring 2018	ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper	29174

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2025	ENGL 4316 - Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900	27437	Evaluation
Spring 2025	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	20410	Evaluation
Fall 2024	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	10242	Evaluation
Fall 2024	ENGL 3316 - Native American Literature	15156	Evaluation
Spring 2024	ENGL 4317 - American Fiction To 1900	27177	Evaluation
Spring 2024	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	20460	Evaluation
Fall 2023	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	10344	Evaluation
Fall 2023	ENGL 3316 - Native American Literature	16366	Evaluation
Spring 2023	ENGL 4316 - Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900	27350	Evaluation
Spring 2023	ENGL 5324 - Multi-Cult Lit: Special Topics	27368	Evaluation
Fall 2022	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	10876	Evaluation
Fall 2022	ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction	10871	Evaluation
Spring 2022	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	20699	Evaluation
Spring 2022	ENGL 3316 - Native American Literature	28792	Evaluation
Fall 2021	ENGL 5305 - Am. Lit: Exploration to 1800	18579	Evaluation
Fall 2021	ENGL 4317 - American Fiction To 1900	18578	Evaluation
Spring 2021	ENGL 4316 - Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900	26969	Evaluation
Spring 2021	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	20762	Evaluation
Fall 2020	ENGL 4317 - American Fiction To 1900	18905	Evaluation
Fall 2020	ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865	10921	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

National Endowment for the Humanities HSI Faculty Award - National Endowment for the Humanities (02/12/2018)
2016 Early American Literature First Book Prize - The Society of Early Americanists (01/01/2017-01/31/2017)
Career Enhancement Grant - Office of the Provost (01/26/2017)
Friends of the Library Resident Research Fellowship - The American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA (04/01/2009-04/30/2009)
Jeannette D. Black Memorial Fellowship - John Carter Brown Library, at Brown University (04/01/2009-04/30/2009)
Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowship - American Antiquarian Society (04/01/2008-04/30/2008)
Isaiah Thomas Scholarship - American Antiquarian Society (03/01/2007-03/31/2007)

Ph D in English and American Literature, New York University (2005)
MA in English and American Literature, New York University (2001)
BA in English, Oberlin College (1994)

Publications

No info available.

Presentations

"Indigenous Space and Literary Time on the Santa Fe Trail" (2024), Volume UTEP, Benedict Hall 205, Robert L. Gunn.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ENGL 5306 - American Literature 1800-1865

Section

17426

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

10214

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ENGL 4390 - Directed Study

Section

10153

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

11587

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

31082

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ENGL 5306 - American Literature 1800-1865

Section

17426

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

10214

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ENGL 4390 - Directed Study

Section

10153

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ENGL 4316 - Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900

Section

27437

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

20410

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

25392

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

10242

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ENGL 3316 - Native American Literature

Section

15156

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ENGL 4317 - American Fiction To 1900

Section

27177

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

20460

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper

Section

21109

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

10344

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ENGL 4390 - Directed Study

Section

10266

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ENGL 3316 - Native American Literature

Section

16366

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

12060

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ENGL 4316 - Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900

Section

27350

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File
Additional File

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ENGL 4390 - Directed Study

Section

20409

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ENGL 5324 - Multi-Cult Lit: Special Topics

Section

27368

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

10876

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction

Section

10871

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

20699

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ENGL 5390 - Directed Studies

Section

21417

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ENGL 3316 - Native American Literature

Section

28792

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ENGL 5305 - Am. Lit: Exploration to 1800

Section

18579

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ENGL 4317 - American Fiction To 1900

Section

18578

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File
Additional File

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ENGL 4316 - Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900

Section

26969

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File
Additional File
Additional File

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

20762

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File
Additional File

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ENGL 4317 - American Fiction To 1900

Section

18905

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

10921

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

ENGL 5306 - American Literature 1800-1865

Section

16350

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

ENGL 3316 - Native American Literature

Section

18574

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

ENGL 5305 - Am. Lit: Exploration to 1800

Section

26902

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

ENGL 4316 - Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900

Section

26889

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

20953

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper

Section

29174

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ENGL 4316 - Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900

Section

27437

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

20410

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

10242

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ENGL 3316 - Native American Literature

Section

15156

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ENGL 4317 - American Fiction To 1900

Section

27177

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

20460

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

10344

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ENGL 3316 - Native American Literature

Section

16366

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ENGL 4316 - Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900

Section

27350

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ENGL 5324 - Multi-Cult Lit: Special Topics

Section

27368

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

10876

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

ENGL 2313 - Intro to American Fiction

Section

10871

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

20699

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ENGL 3316 - Native American Literature

Section

28792

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ENGL 5305 - Am. Lit: Exploration to 1800

Section

18579

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ENGL 4317 - American Fiction To 1900

Section

18578

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ENGL 4316 - Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900

Section

26969

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

20762

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ENGL 4317 - American Fiction To 1900

Section

18905

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ENGL 3311 - American Literature to 1865

Section

10921

Evaluation

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