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Samuel J. Umland
 Professor and Chair

Office: Thomas 202B

Phone: (308) 865-8299

Email: umlands@unk.edu 

 Sam Umland   
Courses
Fall 2013  
English 254: Intro to Literature: Science Fiction
English 373: Film as Literature
 
 
Education
Ph.D. English
M.A. English          
B.A. English
University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1987
University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1981
University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1979
 
 
Joined UNK   1988
 
Areas of Specialization  Literary Theory
Popular Culture
Film Studies
Media Studies

 
 
Some Recent Publications  "World of Blood and Fire: Lang, Mabuse, and Bergman's The Serpent's Egg," in European Nightmares: Horror Cinema in Europe Since 1945. Eds. Patricia Allmer, David Huxley, & Emily Brick. London: Wallflower Press, 2012.

Blood and Roses (. . . Et mourir de plaisir) (France/Italy, 1960); Spirits of the Dead (Histoires extraordinaires) (France/Italy, 1967); Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen) (Sweden, 1968); The Perfume of the Lady in Black (Il profuoa della signora in nero) (Italy, 1974), in 100 European Horror Films. Ed. Steven Jay Schneider. BFI Screen Guides Series. London: British Film Institute, 2007. Co-author, with Rebecca A. Umland.

Donald Cammell: A Life on the Wild Side. Goldaming, Surrey, UK: FAB Press, 2006. Co-Author, with Rebecca A. Umland.

"Burn, Witch, Burn: A First Look at the Scandinavian Horror Film." Horror International. Eds. Steven Jay Schneider and Tony Williams. Contemporary Approaches to Film and Television Ser. Wayne State University Press, 2005. Co-Author, with Rebecca A. Umland.

"Cassandra Among the Cyborgs, or, The Silicon Termination Notice (on Philip K. Dick's 'Man, Android and Machine')"
Prefiguring Cyberculture: An Intellectual History Eds. Darren Tofts, Annemarie Jonson and Alessio Cavallaro. Co-Publishers: Syndey: Power Publications (Australia) and Cambridge: the MIT Press (USA) 2002.
 
Dr. Umland received the Pratt-Heins Award for Distinguished Research in 2004. He was named Department Chair in August 2011.

Dr. Umland's CV. 
 

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