English Department
Cal Poly University
San Luis Obispo CA 93407
(805) 756-2411
smarx@calpoly.edu
http://cla.calpoly.edu/~smarx/

• EDUCATION
  
• Ph. D. in English, Stanford University, l981
• B. A. Columbia University, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude , 1963

• TEACHING
  
• Assistant/Associate/ Professor of English, Cal Poly University, 1988-present
[Undergraduate and graduate courses in Ecoliterature, Cal Poly Land, Shakespeare, the Bible as literature, Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, Romantic and Modern literature, Multimedia Blake and Ethnic American literature]

• PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
  
  • Books
    
    • Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide 2003
      • Reviews and articles
    • Shakespeare and the Bible Oxford University Press, 2000
      • OUP website
      • Japanese translation September 2001
      • One chapter reprinted in Shakespeare Criticism vol. 96 Gale 2006
    • Youth Against Age: Generational Strife in Renaissance Poetry Peter Lang Publishing. New York and Bern, l985.
      
  • Articles
    
    • Guest Editor, Moebius: A Journal of the Liberal Arts, Sustainability Issue, Fall 2004
    • "Greenaway's Books,"Early Modern Literary Studies September 2001
    • "Moses and Machiavellism," Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Fall 1997
    • "Progeny: Prospero's Books, Genesis, and The Tempest," Renaissance Forum Vol. 1 #2
    • "Holy War in Henry V," Shakespeare Survey 48, Nov./Dec. 1995, reprinted in Shakespearean Criticism Gale Publications, 1996
    • "Northrop Frye's Bible," Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Winter 1994
    • "A Problem in Rhetoric: Teaching Writing with Western Culture," in The Canon and the Core, The University of North Texas Press, 1993.
    • "The Prophet Disarmed: Milton and the Quakers," Studies in English Literature 1500-1800 Winter 1992.
    • "Priesthoods and Power: Some Thoughts on Diablo Canyon," in Mapping American Culture, University of Iowa Press, 1992.
    • "Shakespeare's Pacifism." Renaissance Quarterly Spring 1992.
    • "Present Perfect: Stanford's Durand Oak," The Stanford Magazine [photoessay] December l986.
    • "Beyond Hibernation: Ralph Ellison's 1981 Edition of Invisible Man." Black American Literature Forum, Winter l989.
    • "Teaching in the School of Donne: Metaphysical Poetry and English Composition," in Approaches to Teaching the Metaphysical Poets, MLA Publications, 1990"
    • "Fortunate Senex: The Pastoral of Old Age," Studies in English Literature, Spring 1985.
      
  • Websites
    
    • Cal Poly Land website
      • Chronicle of Higher Education report discussing this and other websites
    • Triangulating Shakespeare: An archive of teaching materials and student performance
      • Chronicle of Higher Education article about just this website
• The Blake Multimedia Project
• College of Liberal Arts Legacies Memorial
  
• Presentations (select list)
  
• The Military Theatre: Drafting Shakespeare
• "Shakespeare's Clout: Political Capital and Renaissance Drama" at Bainbridge Island Humanities Institute Spring 2005
• "Natural Capitalism by Amory Lovins, a Book that Counts," presentation to Books at High Noon, Cal Poly January 2001
• Ada Redmond Reader at Whitworth College: "Shakespeare and the Bible" October 2001
• On Laurence Buell's The Environmental Imagination February 2000
• "Why Care?"--An Address to Holocaust Memorial Gathering April 1990
  
• Theatrical Direction
  
  • Twelfth Night, English 510 Players, 1989
  • Macbeth, English 510 Players, 1992
  • The Winter's Tale, English 510 Players, 1994
  • Measure for Measure, English 510 Players, 1998
    
• SERVICE
  
  • Organizer: Earth Day 2006: Biodiversity, Sustainability and the Modern University
  • Organizer: Cal Poly Sustainability: Earth Day 2005
  • Organizer: "Sustainability and the Future of the Polytechnic University," A University Centennial Program featuring Amory Lovins March 2002
  • Organizer: "Education for Sustainability: Engaging the Polytechnic University" A University Convocation featuring David Orr, April 2004
  • Faculty Senate representative to Campus Planning
    Committee--1996-2003
  • Author-Editor, Natural Resources Task Force for Campus Master Plan
  • Coordinator, Cal Poly Land Centennial Seminar, Cal Poly Land Project
    
• AWARDS
  
  • CSU Systemwide Quality Improvement Award
  • Quest for the Best Faculty Mentor Award 2003
  • Cal Poly College of Liberal Arts Scholar of the Year Award June 2002
  • Cal Poly Distinguished Professor Award 1994