Dr. Tyler Gardner
Lecturer
Office: Bldg. 116-111
Phone: 805-756-7038
E-mail: tdgardne@calpoly.edu
Education
Ph.D. English, University of Notre Dame
M.A. English, University of Notre Dame
M.A. Religion and Art, Graduate Theological Union
B.A. English, Brigham Young University
Teaching and Research Interests
Writing Studies
American Literature and Culture
Postsecular Studies
Literary Nonfiction
Selected Publications
“Introduction: Possibilities Beyond Critique” (with Sandra Gustafson), Religion and Literature 48.2 (published Fall 2017).
Selected Conference Presentations
“Rethinking the Read Ahead: Negotiating Agendas and Empowering Graduate Student Writers.” International Writing Centers Association Conference. Atlanta, GA, 10-13 October 2018.
“Is Walden a Religious Text?” Transcendentalist Intersections: Literature, Philosophy, Religion. University of Heidelberg, 26-29 July 2018.
“Beyond Goodness? Transcendent Decrees, the Immanent Frame, & American Literature.” Faith and Knowledge Conference. Harvard University, 24-25 February 2017.
Fellowships, Awards and Grants
Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, University of Notre Dame, 2018.
Mellon Fellow in Religion, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/University of Notre Dame, 2013-2018.
Professional Development Grant, Nanovic Institute for European Studies, 2018.
Notabaert Professional Development Travel Grant, Institute for the Scholarship of Liberal Arts, 2016.