Dr. Matthew Blasi

Assistant Professor of English

A two-time Pushcart nominee, Matthew publishes fiction, creative nonfiction, and literary criticism. His first novel, Sweet Muffin Ranch, was published in 2023 by Willow River Press. Matthew lives and teaches in Shreveport, Louisiana and is at work on a new novel and a critical book on contemporary Southern fiction.

Email: mblasi@centenary.edu
Office Location: Jackson Hall, 307B
Office Phone: 318.869.5255
Office Hours for Fall 2023: Tues/Thurs 2.30-4:00 pm and by appointment
Website: www.matthewbrandonblasi.com

Education

Ph.D., English, 2022, Louisiana State University
M.F.A., Creative Writing, 2010, Rutgers University Camden Ph.D., English, 2022, Louisiana State University
B.A., English, 2008, University of Florida

Teaching and Research Interests

Fiction
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Critical Theory
Contemporary American Literature
Southern Literature

Selected Publications

Sweet Muffin Ranch: A Novel, Willow River Press, 2023
“The Thief so Quiet: Grotesque Desire in Barry Hannah’s ‘Get Some Young,’” The Southern Quarterly (58.4), 2023
“Just Noise”, Music Gigs Gone Wrong, Paycock Press, 2022
“Dinner is Served But it’s Actually Just People: The Female Grotesque in Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus,” postScriptum (7.1), 2022

Selected Conference Presentations

“’And were they now all safe?’: Queer Community in Sheila Ortiz Taylor’s OutRageous,” SSSL, 2022
“Grotesque Desire in Barry Hannah’s ‘Get Some Young,’” PAMLA 2021
“Get Your Face Out of My Face: Sex, Love, and Comedy in Barry Hannah’s Ray,” SSSL 2018

Campus Involvement

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Faculty Advisor for The Conglomerate

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Secretary for the Diversity Committee

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