CAS Humanities Faculty

David Wacks

Professor of Spanish
Medieval Studies, Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4029
Office: 105C Friendly Hall, 1233 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1233
Office Hours: On leave through Spring 2025
Research Interests: Medieval Iberian literature and culture, Sephardic studies, Mediterranean Studies

Eleanor Wakefield

Career Instructor
English
Phone: 541-346-0055
Office: 301B Tykeson Hall
Office Hours: Spring Term: M 1-2pm, R 1-3pm, & by appt.

Sarah D. Wald

Associate Professor, Environmental Studies & English
Director of Graduate Admissions for English
English, Environmental Studies, Food Studies, IRES, Latinx
Phone: 541-346-1613
Office: 443 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: Wednesday, 12:30pm-2:30pm PLC 443
Research Interests: Environmental Justice, Environmental Humanities, Asian American Literary and Cultural Studies, Latinx Literary and Cultural Studies, Food Studies, Farmworker Justice, Immigration/Migration, 20/21st Century US Literature, American Studies

Karen E. Walker

Associate Professor (On Sabbatical 2023-2024)
Associate Professor
Creative Writing Program
Phone: 541-346-0544
Office: 212 Alder Bldg

Glynne Walley

Associate Professor, Japanese Literature
East Asian Languages, Folklore Program, School of Global Studies and Languages
Office: 423 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Thursdays 5:30-7:30 pm

Yugen Wang

Professor, Chinese Literature, Department Head
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-3503
Office: 304 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2024, WED 3-5 pm

Peter A. Warnek

Associate Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-5542
Office: 246 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2023: Tuesdays, 2-3 pm; Thursdays, 11 am -12 pm.
Research Interests: Ancient Philosophy, 19th-20th Century Continental Philosophy, Kant, Philosophy of Nature, Myth, Tragedy, History of Philosophy

Janet Wasko

Interim Director and Professor, Media Studies Program
Emeritus Knight Chair in Communication Research; Affiliated Faculty, New Media & Culture Program
SOJC, SOJC-Media Studies Master's, SOJC-Media Studies PhD, SOJC-Media Studies Undergrad, Cinema Studies
Phone: 541-346-4174
Office: 208 Allen Hall

Paul Watts-Offret

Instructor of Composition
English
Phone: 541-346-1338

Rachel Weissler

Assistant Professor
Black Studies, Linguistics
Office: Straub Hall 375
Office Hours: Wed 11:00a-1:00p and by appt NOTE: Dr. Weissler will be on leave Spring 2024
Research Interests: sociolinguistics, emotion perception, neurolinguistics, language and social justice

Elizabeth (Betsy) Wheeler

Professor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, Disability Studies, English
Phone: 541-346-3929
Office: 238 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Spring Term: MW 2:30-4pm in person (drop-in or by appt.) or on Zoom by appt. (email for appt.)
Research Interests: Disability Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, American Studies, Postmodern and Contemporary Literary Studies, Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity

Colin Williamson

Assistant Professor
Cinema Studies
Phone: 541-346-1333
Office: 271 PLC
Research Interests: Animation, special effects & nontheatrical film; early cinema’s place in int'l histories of art, science & tech; history of film theory, representations of the landscape in American cinema, media archaeology, & experimental uses of film & media archives

Malcolm Wilson

Professor of Classics
Classics, Humanities Program, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-4155
Office: 320 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 11:00am-12:00pm
Research Interests: Ancient Philosophy; The history of science and the philosophical issues surrounding the organization of systematic knowledge in antiquity; Greek Philosophy; Aristotle; Greek Intellectual History

John Witte

Senior Instructor Emeritus
English
Office Hours: Checking email intermittently

Daniel Wojcik

Professor
English, Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-3946
Office: 463 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Spring Term: MR 12-1:30pm
Research Interests: Artistry & Expressive Culture, Ethnology & Folklore Studies, Mythology & Religious Culture

Juan Eduardo Wolf

Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology
Director of Latin American Studies; Coordinator, UO World Music Series & Ethnomusicology
Folklore Program, Music, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-2852
Office: 126 Frohnmayer Music Bldg
Research Interests: Latin America, decolonial thought, ethnography, folkloristics

Henry Wonham

Professor
English
Phone: 541-346-3266
Office: 454 Tykeson Hall
Office Hours: No office hours; available by email

Mary Wood

Professor
Disability Studies, English
Phone: 541-346-3010
Office: 445 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Spring Term: R 12:30-2pm in person; W 4-5:30pm on Zoom (ID: 932 4715 9358)
Research Interests: 19th Century American Literary Studies, Autobiography Studies, Feminism Studies Gender and Sexuality Studies, Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity

Jean Wu

Senior Instructor II, Chinese Language
Chinese Flagship Academic Director
East Asian Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4098
Office: 402 Friendly Hall