Tim Scheurer

I am a retired Professor of English and Humanities and former Dean of Arts and Sciences. Education: B.A. from St. Mary’s University (Minnesota); M.A. from Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University. I taught literature and popular culture courses for over thirty years and am the author of Music and Mythmaking in Film: Genre and the Role of the Composer (McFarland, 2008) and Born in the U.S.A.: The Myth of America in Popular Music from Colonial Times to the Present (University Press of Mississippi, 1991); I've written articles on topics ranging from the music of the Beatles to the films and literature of the Vietnam War to using educational drama in intercultural studies courses and to, most recently, Glee. I continue to serve on the editorial boards of The Journal of American Culture, Popular Music and Society and The Journal of Popular Film and Television. I have served as past president of the American Culture Association and the Midwest Popular Culture Association. My one-act play “Tax Time” received its premiere performance at the 2012 Pend Oreille One Act Play Festival and my play, “The Pub Menagerie,” earned second place honors for the Playwright’s Award at the 4th Annual One Act Play Festival.