Phone 863-874-8565
Location Main Campus
Office IST-2005
Directory Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Education
Ph.D. in English, University of Florida, 2013
M.F.A in Creative Writing, University of Florida, 2007
B.A. in English, University of Houston, 2005
B.A. in History, University of Houston, 2003
B.A. in Philosophy, University of Houston, 1998
About
Dr. C. Wylie Lenz is the chair of the arts, humanities, and social sciences department
at Florida Polytechnic University, having joined the faculty in 2014. Since 2005,
he has taught courses in composition, technical communication, creative writing, American
literature, and European literature. Most recently, he has developed a writing-intensive
interdisciplinary humanities course that examines the intersections of technology,
literature, and culture. His scholarly and creative activities include multiple publications
and presentations at regional, national, and international conferences. His scholarship
addresses a broad range of literary and cultural topics, including American literature,
from the 19th century to the contemporary era; early modern British literature; film
and media studies; utopian studies; popular culture; apocalyptic narratives; and zombie
narratives.
Lenz was born in Houston but has lived in Copenhagen, San Francisco, Austin, New York City, Seattle, Gainesville, and elsewhere, before arriving in Lakeland in 2013. Aside from his career in academia, Lenz has had a long and varied employment history, having worked as a puller, packer, and stocker in a warehouse; a substitute teacher in a public high school; a clerk at an independent record store; a freelance writer; a receptionist at a small accounting firm; a dishwasher at a health food restaurant; a fundraiser for a non-profit organization; a technician at a plumbing repair company; and a hobo riding the rails. He also once spent an afternoon washing yurts.
Expertise
Selected Publications