Dr. Steven Ruszczycky

Associate Professor

ENGLISH

CAL POLY SAN LUIS OBISPO

Office: 47-25G
E-mail: sruszczy@calpoly.edu
Phone: 805-756-2431

 

 

 

Education

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	American Literature	The University at Buffalo SUNY	2014
M.A.	English Literature	University of Auckland, New Zealand	2005
B.A.	English and Psychology	UC Santa Barbara	2003

Research and Teaching Interests

LGBTQ+ Literature and Media
Pornography and Sexual Cultures
Genre

Selected Publications

Vulgar Genres: Gay Pornographic Writing and Contemporary Fiction (University of Chicago Press, 2021)
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/V/bo115839233.html

Co-editor, Porn Archives (Duke University Press, 2014)
https://www.dukeupress.edu/porn-archives

The Central Coast Queer Archive Project
https://sloqueerarchive.org/

Selected Presentations

"Samuel R. Delany and the Pornographic."  The Modern Language Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. January 8-11, 2025.

"Finistère and the Institutions of LGBT Literature."  Pacific Ancient and Modern Languages Association Annual Conference.  Palm Springs, CA. November 7-10, 2024.

Courses Taught:

ENGL 382: LGBT Literature and Media
ENGL 449: Topics in American Literature - Califia, Delany, Pornography
ENGL 449: Topics in American Literature - The LGBT Romance Novel 

Professional Memberships & Affiliations

The Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA)