Prof. Dr. Shelton Waldrep
Distinguished Professor of English – University of Southern Maine
🎓 Education
- Ph.D. in English – Duke University
- MA in English – Duke University
- MFA in Creative Writing – University of Alabama
- BA in English & Art History – University of Alabama
🏛️ Academic Roles
- Distinguished Professor of English – University of Southern Maine
- Chair, Department of English (2018–2024)
- Trustee Professor – University of Maine System
- Affiliated Scholar – Women and Gender Studies
📚 Books & Publications
- The Space of Sex – Bloomsbury, 2021
- Future Nostalgia: Performing David Bowie – Bloomsbury, 2015
- The Aesthetics of Self-Invention – University of Minnesota Press, 2004
- Editor – The Seventies: The Age of Glitter in Popular Culture
- Multiple essays on Oscar Wilde, David Bowie, Truman Capote, and queer aesthetics
🎤 Talks & Media
- Featured speaker at major literary and cultural conferences
- Interviewed by The Boston Globe, Le Monde, The Washington Post, NPR, ARTE France
- Guest on WMPG Radio – “Passionate People” & “USM, Music, and Me”
📖 Teaching & Mentorship
- Courses on Oscar Wilde, David Bowie, Victorian Literature, Queer Theory, and Cultural Studies
- Directed over 40 creative writing theses and honors projects
- Guest lecturer at Duke, Georgia State, and Tezpur University
🏆 Honors & Service
- Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship – USM
- Vision 2028 Grant Recipient – “Writing for the Future”
- Chair – Faculty Senate, University of Southern Maine
- Editorial Board Member – Corpus Mundi, Arts & Communication