Marilyn Patton
131 Dake Avenue
Santa Cruz, California 95062
(831) 423-2984, 234-1697
Education: Ph.D. in Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz
M.A. in Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz
B.A. in English with Honors in Humanities, Stanford University
College Teaching:
Crown College Core Course lecturer, UCSC 2016-21
Full-time College Teaching Experience:
Instructor in English at De Anza College 1991-2017
Visiting Assistant Professor of American Studies, UCSC 1989-91
Instructor in English, Stanford University 1988-89
Honors:
Distinguished Educator De Anza College 2007
Phi Theta Kappa Outstanding Teacher Award 2001
C. L. Barber Teaching Fellowship (UCSC)
Phi Beta Kappa (Stanford)
Graduation with Great Distinction (top 5% - Stanford)
Graduation with Honors in Humanities (Stanford)
Publications:
“Luis Valdez and Zoot Suit.” Latino/a Literature in the Classroom. Ed. Frederick
Luis Aldama. Routledge, 2015.
"Tourists and Terrorists: The Creation of Bodily Harm." Papers in Language and
Literature. Spring 1992.
"Lady Oracle: The Politics of the Body." Ariel. Spring 1991.
"The Hidden Artist and the Art of Hiding in Moby-Dick." ATQ. 1986.
Cannibal Craft: The Eaten Body in the Writings of Herman Melville and Margaret
Atwood. Doctoral Dissertation. 1989.
Professional Memberships:
Shakespeare Society of America
Margaret Atwood Society
Modern Language Association