James Postema

Title: Professor
Department: English
Phone: 218-299-4175
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Degrees and Education:

  • Ph.D. in English, 1989, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • M.A. in English, 1984, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • B.A. in English, 1982, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Courses Taught:

  • English 160--Global Literature and Human Experience
  • English 230--Introduction to Literary Scholarship
  • English 355--American Literature: Realism to the Present
  • English 358--Native American Literatures
  • English 441--Theory and Practice of Criticism
  • IWC 100--Inquiry Written Composition: College Writing to Influence the Affairs of the World
  • INQ 100--Inquiry Seminar: CSI: Concordia Students Inquire about Form, Ethics, and Values in Mystery Fiction

Research / Teaching Interests:

Robert Frost

Detection/Mystery Fiction

The Diary of the Reverend Oscar Elmer--first clergy in Moorhead and Fargo