Albert Wendland
I've grown up and lived in the Pittsburgh area all my life, attending both Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. At CMU, I majored in physics with the intention of going on into astronomy and writing science fiction in my off-time. Though I still write science fiction, I soon pursued my first interest of reading and went on into English literature instead. I've been at 茄子视频 for some time and have loved all my years here.
Education
Ph.D. in English, University of Pittsburgh, PA., 1979
M.A. in English, University of Pittsburgh, PA., 1973
B.S. in Physics and English, Carnegie Mellon University, PA., 1970
Publications
"Reality Changed Our Vision of Mars" (article), The Pulpster, No. 29, August 2020, 33-37.
Temporary Planets for Transitory Days: poems of Mykol Ranglen (poetry collection). Dog Star Books. June, 2020.
鈥淲hat the Joker Said to Batman鈥 (poem). Drawn to Marvel: Poems From the Comic Books, ed. Bryan Deitrich. Minor Arcan Press. February 2014.
In a Suspect Universe (novel). Dog Star Books, Sept., 2018.
鈥淟ove Is a Place: Landscape and Desire in Michael Ondaatje鈥檚 The English Patient and Peeters鈥 and Schuiten鈥檚 The Invisible Frontier鈥 Archaeopteryx: The Newman Journal of Ideas. 1.1 (2012), 194-205.
The Man Who Loved Alien Landscapes (novel), Dog Star Press, release date: June 2014
鈥淒escription on the Edge: The Sublime in Science Fiction.鈥 Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction. Michael Arnzen, Heidi Ruby Miller, eds. Terra Alta, WV: Headline Books, 2011. 177-181.
29 poems in Eye Contact, the literary magazine of 茄子视频 University, 1991-2008
鈥淪pace Museum: Heroism, Conformity, and the Conflicts of an Age,鈥 Americana: Readings in Popular Culture, Leslie Wilson, ed., Los Angeles: Press Americana, 2006, 123-134
鈥淭he Universe in a Frame: The Domestic Sublime in Adam Strange and Fifties SF,鈥 Extrapolation 47.2 (Summer 2006), 237-248
鈥淭ouching the Night Sky: 鈥楶rogressing鈥 the 50s in Strange Adventures and Mystery In Space,鈥 Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, 13.4 (2003), 389-402
鈥淭he Crystal Man鈥 (short story), Eye Contact, the literary magazine of 茄子视频 University, Fall 2002
鈥淭he Portfolio at 茄子视频 College,鈥 Student Learning: A Central Focus for Institutions of Higher Education, Alverno College, 2001
Science, Myth, and the Fictional Creation of Alien Worlds, Ann Arbor, Michigan: UMI Research Press,1985
Awards
Caritas Christi Award, 20 years of service, 茄子视频 University
Organizations
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts
Popular Culture Association
American Association of Writing Programs
Presentations
鈥淒escription in Science Fiction: Four Methods and Red Mars,鈥 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts,鈥 March, 2011. Orlando, FL
鈥溾橲ensory Brinkmanship鈥 and 鈥楧angerous Colors鈥 in Andre Norton.鈥 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts. March, 2009. Orlando, FL
鈥淒escription on the Edge: The Rhetorical Sublime in Science Fiction,鈥 presented at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, March, 2008
鈥淟ove Is a Place: Landscape and Desire in Michael Ondaatje鈥檚 The English Patient and Peeters鈥 and Schuiten鈥檚 The Invisible Frontier,鈥 presented at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, March, 2006
鈥淥uter Space, Superheroes, and Planetary: Three Aspects of the Sublime,鈥 presented at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, March, 2005
鈥淭he Universe in a Frame: The Domestic Sublime in Adam Strange and Fifties SF,鈥 presented at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, March, 2004
鈥溾橳he Flower Gems of Pluto鈥: Gemstone Fascination in 1950s Science-Fiction Comics and Prose,鈥 presented at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, March, 2003
鈥淐urriculum for the Millenium Generation: The Portfolio,鈥 part of a panel presentation at the National Conference of the Association for General and Liberal Studies, Pittsburgh, 2001
鈥淔lash Gordon: The Fifties Version by Mac Raboy,鈥 Popular Culture Association Conference, Philadelphia, 2001
鈥淪pace Museum: Heroism and Identity,鈥 International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 2001
鈥淎dam Strange: A Scientific Romance,鈥 International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 2000
鈥淭ouching the Night Sky: Strange Adventures and Mystery In Space,鈥 International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 1999
鈥淭eaching the Graphic Novel,鈥 International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, Florida, 1997
Achievements
Guest Writer, panel participant, International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, FL., Mar., 2019
Guest Writer, panel participant, Confluence, Pittsburgh, PA, Aug., 2018
Guest Writer, panel participant, International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, FL., Mar., 2018
Guest Writer, panel participant, Confluence, Pittsburgh, PA, July, 2017
Guest Writer, panel participant, Concoction, Cleveland, OH., March, 2017
Guest Writer, panel participant, Confluence, Cranberry, PA, July, 2016
Guest Writer, panel participant, International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, FL., Mar., 2016
Guest Writer, panel participant, Concoction, Cleveland, OH., March, 2016
Invited speaker, Greensburg College Club, Greensburg Garden Center, Oct., 2015
Guest Writer, panel participant, Confluence, Cranberry, PA, July, 2015
Guest Writer, panel participant, International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, FL., Mar., 2015
Guest Writer, panel participant, Confluence, Pittsburgh, PA, July, 2014
Professor-of-the-Year, 茄子视频 University, presented keynote speech at Spring Honors Convocation, May, 2014
Director, Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction, 茄子视频 University, 2008-present
Guest Writer, Context20, Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 2007