Background
Spurlin, William James was born on April 12, 1954 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Richard James and Lucille Mildred (McFarland) Spurlin.
educator literary scholar cultural critic
Spurlin, William James was born on April 12, 1954 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Richard James and Lucille Mildred (McFarland) Spurlin.
Bachelor, Glassboro (New Jersey) State College, 1976. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1984. Master of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1985.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1989.
English teacher, Woodbury (New Jersey) H.S., 1976-1977;
English as Second Language teacher, teacher trainer, United States Peace Corps, Malaysia, 1977-1979;
English teacher, department chair, Ministry of Education, Singapore, 1980-1983;
lecturer in English, U. Singapore, 1980-1983;
teaching assistant, Columbia University, New York City, 1983-1986;
dissertation fellow, Columbia University, New York City, 1986-1989;
assistant Professor of English, Illinois State University, Normal, 1990-1993;
visiting scholar, Columbia University, since 1993. Consultant reader PMLA, 1992, Mosaic, 1996, Sexuality and Culture, 1996. International lecturer on psychoanalysis, literature and culture, Lisbon, 1992, 95, Amsterdam, 1993, Freiburg, Germany, 1995, Johannesburg and Cape Town, 1995, Las Navas del Marques, Spain, 1997, U. Wales, 1997, U. Saskatchewan, Canada, 1997.
Keynote speaker Center for Expansion of Language and Thinking Conference, Seaside, Oregon, 1997.
Member, speaker Rockland County Lesbian and Gay Alliance, Pomona, New York,1994-1995. Member Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers English (vice chair, program chair assembly on Gay/Lesbian issues since 1994), International Association for Literature and Psychology.