John Casey has a background in 19th and early 20th century American literature and culture. He is the author of the book New Men: Reconstructing the Image of the Veteran in Late Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture (Fordham Press, 2015). This book examines the fictional representation of soldiers returning home from the battlefield in the Civil War Era United States. His current research continues his focus on Veterans Studies but has expanded to include Narrative Theory and Indigenous Studies. He is also researching the relationship of Generative AI to the teaching of Composition and Rhetoric.
Courses he has taught in the past include Introduction to Native American Literature, Interpretation and Critical Analysis, Survey of American Literature, and Academic Writing.
Among his past service commitments at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) are included Assistant Director of English Undergraduate Studies, Assistant Director of First Year Writing, and Interim Coordinator of Graduate Studies. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) where he was responsible for organizing annual conference sessions on American literature. I have also served as a reviewer for numerous academic journals including American Literary History, Civil War History, The Journal of Southern History, and Studies in American Fiction.
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