Comics and Cartoon Studies

Peter Alilunas

Asst Prof in Journalism & Comm
Asst Prof, Dept. of Cinema Studies
Comics and Cartoon Studies, Digital Humanities, English
Phone: 541-346-2004
Office: 105 PLC

Michael Allan

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Director of Graduate Studies
Program Faculty in Cinema Studies; Program Faculty in Arabic; Program Faculty in Middle East Studies; Program Faculty in Comic Studies
Arabic Studies, Cinema Studies Program, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, Middle East and North African Studies
Office: 316 Villard Hall
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: World literature (Francophone, Arabic), Film and visual culture, Postcolonial studies, Literary theory

Melissa Bowers

Associate Director, Academic Support
Arabic Studies, Classics, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, Comparative Literature Journal, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Northwest Indian Language Institute, Philosophy, Philosophy Department, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-1506
Office: 118 PLC
Office Hours: (if needed, please contact me via email for an appointment, walk-ins are not guaranteed) Mon. -Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-Noon and 1- 5 p.m. (118 PLC) 541.346.1506 and Friday remote 8am-5pm

Marcel Brousseau

Courtesy Assistant Professor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, Digital Humanities, English
Phone: 541-346-3967
Office: 317 PLC

Steven Brown

Professor of Comparative Literature
Asian Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature
Phone: 541-346-4016
Office: 304 Villard Hall
Research Interests: posthumanism, horror cinema, Surrealist film and animation, sound design in film, Japanese popular culture, and critical theory.

Ash Connell-Gonzalez

Doctoral Candidate / GE
GTFF Steward, Queer Caucus Co-Chair
Comics and Cartoon Studies, English
Phone: 541-346-0529
Office: 261 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: T 3-5:30pm, R 5-5:30pm
Research Interests: Comics and Comic Theory, Androids, Queer Studies, Post-Modern Narratives, New Media and Culture, Post/Transhumanisms, Digital Narratives

Tara Fickle

Associate Professor, English Department
Comics and Cartoon Studies, Digital Humanities, English, IRES
Phone: 541-346-3979
Office: 372 PLC
Office Hours: Not teaching in ENG department Spring term
Research Interests: Asian American Literaray and Cultural Studies, American Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Cultural Studies, Digital Humanies, Film, Television and Media Studies, Literary and Critical Theory, Race, Ethnicity and Indigeneity, Visual Culture

Alisa Freedman

Professor, Japanese Literature, Cultural Studies, and Gender
Editor-in-Chief, U.S.-Japan Women's Journal
Asian Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, East Asian Languages, English, Translation Studies
Phone: 541-979-7794
Office: 404 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Fridays, 10:30-12:00 on Zoom (Please email for an appointment.)
Research Interests: Modern Japanese literature, popular culture, youth culture, visual media, digital culture, urban studies, and gender

Andréa Gilroy

Pro Tempore Instructor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, English
Office: 310 Villard Hall
Office Hours: Not teaching an ENG course this term
Research Interests: Comics studies, American literature and popular culture, Japanese literature and popular culture

Julia Graham

Academic Programs Manager
Arabic Studies, Classics, College of Arts and Sciences, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Folklore Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Philosophy Department, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-5062
Office: 118 PLC

Erin Hanna

Assistant Prof Media Studies
Cinema Studies Program, Comics and Cartoon Studies, English
Phone: 541-346-2084
Office: 106 PLC
Office Hours: Spring 23: Wednesdays 10:00-12:00

Colin Ives

Associate Professor
Director, Center for Art Research
Art, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Food Studies
Phone: 541-346-0072
Office: 122 Millrace 2
Research Interests: Art & Technology

Mat Johnson

Professor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, Creative Writing Program, English
Phone: 541-346-0547
Office: 207 Alder Bldg.
Office Hours: Spring Term: W 8-11am

Kate Kelp-Stebbins

Assistant Professor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, English
Phone: 541-346-1520
Office: 333 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: M 10am-1pm
Research Interests: Colonial, Settler Colonial, and Postcolonial Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Digital Humanities, Feminism Studies, Film, Television, and Media Studies, Postmodern and Contemporary Literary Studies, Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity

Fabienne Moore

Associate Professor of French
Head, French sector
Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, European Studies, French, Romance Languages
Phone: 541-346-4032
Office: 324 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Spring 2023: Wednesdays 12:30-2:30 pm
Research Interests: Early European romanticism; Chateaubriand; Staël; European Enlightenment; the French & Haitian Revolutions; French and Francophocultural and literary history; prose poetry; the evolution of the novel; bande dessinées & graphic narratives; blue humanities

Brendan O'Kelly

Senior Instructor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, Digital Humanities, English
Phone: 541-346-5935
Office: 206 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: MW 10-11:30am
Research Interests: 20th/21st Century American, British, and Irish Fiction; Critical and Visual Theory; Film Studies; Comics Studies; Digital Humanities

Priscilla Peña Ovalle

Associate Professor
Associate Director, Cinema Studies
Cinema Studies Program, Comics and Cartoon Studies, IRES
Phone: 541-346-0060
Office: 201B McKenzie Hall
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: Media Studies, Race/Ethnicity, Dance, Mainstream Popular Culture, Media Hairstyles

Paul Peppis

Professor
Director, Oregon Humanities Center
Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, English
Phone: 541-346-7017
Office: 154 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: M 12-3pm & by appt.
Research Interests: Comics and Cartoon Studies, Cultural Studies, Irish Literary Studies, Modernism Studies, Poetry and Poetics, Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity, The Novel

Forest Pyle

Professor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, English
Phone: 541-346-3928
Office: 270 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: MF 3-4:30pm
Research Interests: 19th Century British Literary Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Literary and Critical Theory, Poetry and Poetics, Postmodern and Contemporary Literary Studies, Visual Culture

Ben Saunders

Professor
Director, Comics and Cartoon Studies Minor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, English
Phone: 541-346-0062
Office: 273 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: T 2-5pm via Zoom (email for appt)
Research Interests: Early Modern Poetry and Drama, Comics Studies, Anglo-American Poetry and Poetics, Critical Theory (Marxism, Queer Theory, Genre Theory), Genre Fictions (Crime, Horror, and Science Fiction)

Robert Voelker-Morris

Instructor, Arts & Admin
Arts & Admin, Comics and Cartoon Studies
Phone: 541-346-1934
Office: 58 PLC

Elizabeth (Betsy) Wheeler

Associate Professor
Director, Disability Studies Minor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, Disability Studies, English
Phone: 541-346-3929
Office: 238 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: TR 1:30-3pm in-person (drop-in or appt.) or via Zoom (email for appt.)
Research Interests: American Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Disability Studies, Modernism Studies, Postmodern and Contemporary Literary Studies, Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity