Jack Shuler Affiliation: Faculty Title: Assistant Professor Office: Barney-Davis 305 Email: shulerj@denison.edu Phone: 740-587-6244 B.A. from Guilford College, 1999 M.F.A. from Brooklyn College, 2001 Ph.D. from Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 2007

Jack Shuler is an assistant professor in English, specializing in early American literature. His most recent work (forthcoming from University Press of Mississippi) explores the development of human rights discourse through the events and repercussions of the Stono Rebellion of 1739, the largest slave rebellion in colonial America. The rebellion serves as a touchstone for a discussion of the relationship between early American literature, universal human rights, and communications technologies.

Shuler specializes in the areas of early American literature and culture, African American Studies, human rights discourse, and cultural studies. He has published articles on contemporary poetics, service learning, and information and communications technologies.

Prior to coming to Denison, Shuler taught at Brooklyn College and worked as development and communications director for the Brooklyn College Community Partnership an organization working to expose youth in underserved communities to the college experience. He taught “Service Learning for Youth Workers,” a fieldwork course for college students working with the Brooklyn College Community Partnership. The class explored public service, theories of education, and current reforms in education and youth services.

Shuler teaches ENG 230 (American Literature before 1900), ENG 369 (Human Rights, American Identity, and the Problem of Slavery) and FYS 101 (Writing and Human Rights).