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Mark Eaton, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of English
Phone: (626) 815-2075
Email: meaton@apu.edu
 
Education
Ph.D. - English, Boston University, 1996
M.A. - English, Boston University, 1989
B.A. - English and French, Whitworth College, 1987
Profile
Mark Eaton, Ph.D., specializes in American literature, African-American literature, American ethnic literature, postmodernism, and film studies. He is co-editor, with Emily Griesinger, of a volume of essays called The Gift of Story: Narrating Hope in a Postmodern World (Baylor UP, 2006). He has published widely on American literature and culture in scholarly journals, including Christianity and Literature, Modern Fiction Studies, Pedagogy, and Prospects. Eaton has written book reviews in The Boston Book Review, Modern Fiction Studies, and Studies in American Fiction. With his twin brother Michael Eaton, a director/cinematographer, he has written several screenplays, one of which was a semifinalist for a Nicholl Fellowship. He lives in San Marino, CA with his wife Victoria and two sons.
Expertise
African-American literature
American literature and culture
American studies
Ethnic literature
Postmodernism
Screenwriting and film