Kathryn J. McClain, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of English, American Literature in the Department of Languages, Literature, and Mass Communication at Colorado Mesa University. Currently, she teaches American literature courses and composition courses. Overall, her classes allow students to immerse themselves in the narratives around them to engage with their present reality; students are therefore encouraged to use their knowledge about literature, scholarship, rhetorical writings, and adaptations to create their own research-based creative projects.
Her primary areas of research include 19th-20th century American literature, adaptation studies, masculinities studies, and contemporary popular culture. Her dissertation research focused on contemporary adaptations of early 20th century American protest literature. She was most recently published in Adaptation and South Atlantic Review, and she has a forthcoming article for an anthology collection on polemic films in the 21st century with Parlor Press. She also has two current book projects: a monograph on dissident adaptations in contemporary American literature with Palgrave and a co-edited anthology project with SUNY Press on adaptation and multiethnic American literatures.
McClain is also a founding editor for the website Adaptation Today. Her work for the website primarily focuses on peer-reviewed pedagogical resources for fellow teachers interested in adaptations within the college classroom setting. Such materials include syllabi, assignments, lesson plans, and contributions to the website’s blog “What I Learned Teaching Adaptation Today."
Kathryn J. McClain’s CV
