Dr. Iain Ellis

Iain Ellis
  • Senior Lecturer
He/him/his

Contact Info

Wescoe Hall, Room 2027

Education —

Ph.D. in American Culture Studies, Bowling Green State University

Research —

Current research topic/book project: Condemnations and Co-options: Far-Right Reactions to Rock and Pop Music.

Teaching —

Recent Courses

English 203 (Rock & Rap Writing); English 203 (Expressions of Youth Rebellion); English 102 (Critical Reading and Writing).

Selected Publications —

Punk Beyond the Music: Tracing Mutations and Manifestations of the Punk Virus (Lexington Books, 2024); Humorists Vs. Religion: Critical Voices From Mark Twain to Neil DeGrasse Tyson (McFarland & Co. 2018), Brit Wits: A History of British Rock Humor (Intellect; The University of Chicago Press, 2012); Rebels Wit Attitude: Subversive Rock Humorists (Soft Skull, 2008); over 60 articles for PopMatters (located at popmatters.com).