David Kuhns View All Faculty
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Disciplines/Field of Instruction

  • English Literature
  • Theatre
  • Art History

Degrees Received

  • Ph.D., 1988, University of Pittsburgh
  • M.A., 1982, University of Pittsburgh
  • M.A., 1972, University of Pittsburgh
  • B.A. summa cum laude, 1970, University of Pittsburgh

Courses Taught

  • COM 165 - Acting Principles
  • COM 265 - Intermediate Acting
  • COM 365 - Acting Styles
  • COM 300 - Special Topics in Theatre (Voice and Diction; Stage Combat, etc.)
  • ENG 112 - Critical Approaches to Literature
  • ENG 254 - The Novel
  • ENG 255 - Survey of Dramatic Literature
  • ENG 273 - Survey of British Literature, Part 3 – Victorian to Postmodern
  • ENG 291 - World Masterpieces: Homer, Dante, Dostoyevsky
  • ENG 351 - Shakespeare
  • ENG 374 - Special Topics in British Literature
  • ENG 489 - Majors Seminar
  • HUM 203 - Making the West
  • HUM 303 - Perspectives: Faith, Culture, Identity

Presentations/Publications

  • German Expressionist Theatre: the Actor and the Stage, Cambridge University Press, 1997

Awards & Distinctions Received

  • Younger Scholars Prize, American Society for Theatre Research, 1991
  • Excellence in Scholarship Award, Geneva College, 1997

Miscellaneous, e.g., hobbies, sports, personal info, etc.

  • Stage Director: Geneva College Theatre, 1996 - present
  • Additional academic interests: Italian language, literature, and cultural history

Academic Distinctives

Dr. Kuhns has dedicated a significant amount of time to his current research projects including a project to study Dante's The Divine Comedy in the original Tuscan Italian.

Dr. Kuhns earned Geneva College's Excellence in Scholarship Award in 1997.