Glimp, David R.

Research

research overview

Prof. Glimp specializes in Renaissance English literature. Most of his work has explored how English authors of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries engaged aspects of Renaissance moral and political philosophy, though he also has interests in contemporary literary and social theory. He is currently completing a project on discourses of security and the genres of emergency in the Renaissance. He has begun another project with a working title of 'Provisional Justice: Valuing People in the English Renaissance,' focusing on how literary texts represent the processes through which governmental infrastructures both make and unmake worlds. Prof. Glimp is also developing a research agenda drawing on computational methods for literary and cultural study, focusing specifically on how political concepts developed and proliferated across the sixteenth and seventeenth-centuries in England.

keywords

english renaissance literature, political theories of security and risk, literary representation of emergency, computational approaches to literary study, data science and literature

Publications

selected publications

book
- Arts of Calculation 2004
- Increase and Multiply 2003
chapter
- The Introduction. English Language Notes. 136-137. 2024
- Extreme Cary. 45-63. 2016
- Middleton and the Theatre of Emergency.. 360-375. 2012
- Figuring Belief George Herbert's Devotional Creatures. 112-131. 2011
journal article
- Sovereignty after Taxes in Shakespeare's History Plays. Studies in English Literature 1500-1900. 23-50. 2018
- INTRODUCTION: AFTER CRITIQUE?. English Language Notes. 1-5. 2013
- REPONSES TO DAVID SIMPSON, "9/11 : CHANGING THE SUBJECT". English Language Notes. 9-14. 2012
- Securing the Subject.. English Language Notes. 9-14. 2012
- Moral philosophy for cyborgs. Postmedieval: A Journal of Medieval Cultural Studies. 72-79. 2010

Teaching

courses taught

AHUM 1825 - Inclusive Interdisciplinary Data Science for All
Primary Instructor - Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Team-taught module-based course merges data science and the humanities without requiring prior experience in either one. Students will synthesize qualitative and quantitative approaches to urgent research questions and practice putting data to work in the world. They will learn to use data analysis, statistics, and basic programming skills to answer questions of human importance, while applying the central humanities skills of source critique, attention to human motives, contextualization, and argument.
ENGL 2102 - Literary Analysis
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018
Students will build skills in careful, detailed reading and critical writing. Focusing on poetry, prose, and plays, the course cultivates an understanding of literary forms and genres and introduces techniques and vocabulary essential for the study of literature.
ENGL 2212 - Science Fiction
Primary Instructor - Spring 2022
This course examines science fiction novels, short stories, and movies, paying close attention to what they teach us about our world. How do these works speculate about the future and alternative realms, and how do they portray our hopes and fears for the promises and limits of technology? Science fiction thinks about ways in which bodies, individuals, and societies might be different, and imagines ways of being and living other than our present.
ENGL 3000 - Shakespeare for Nonmajors
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2019
Introduction to Shakespeare. Introduces students to 6-10 of Shakespeare's major plays. Comedies, histories, and tragedies will be studied. Some non-dramatic poetry may be included. Viewing of Shakespeare in performance is often required.
ENGL 3116 - Topics in Advanced Theory
Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021
This course will focus on a specific topic in critical theory. The class is designed to give students a deeper understanding of a theoretical issue or problem. Topics will vary by semester. Check department description for details. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours for different topics.

ENGL 3246 - Topics in Popular Culture
Primary Instructor - Spring 2022
Studies special topics in popular culture; specially designed for English majors. Topics vary each semester. May be repeated for a total of 6 credit hours for different topics.

ENGL 3300 - Literary London
Primary Instructor - Summer 2024
Study the works of a major author, school or period of English literary history in London. Subject rotates each year, with possible topics ranging from medieval to contemporary literature. Course incorporates local sites, landmarks, museums, performances and scholars. Application through the Office of International Education required.

ENGL 3563 - Shakespeare in Dialogue
Primary Instructor - Fall 2019
Shakespeare has often seemed to stand apart. This course proposes instead that the full power of Shakespeare�s drama and poetry emerges in dialogue. Students will read his plays alongside those of talented contemporaries; explore the dynamic social and political contexts of his writing; ask how Shakespeare�s works can participate in modern conversations about race, sexuality, nation, and ability; or consider how �Shakespeare� is transformed by the bodies that perform, edit, or simply read his writing.

ENGL 3573 - Shakespeare in Performance
Primary Instructor - Fall 2024
Focuses on Shakespeare the dramatist through the study of the three Shakespeare plays produced in the summer by the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. In addition to exploring the text, the historical context and performance conventions c. 1600, students meet the CSF teams (professional directors, dramaturgs, designers and actors) of the three plays and the Producing Artistic Director of the CSF. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.

ENGL 3583 - Milton�s Worlds
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
This course studies the writings of John Milton within his turbulent political and literary landscape. We will focus on Milton�s epic, Paradise Lost, which tells a story of worlds created and squandered. We will also explore art and literature that talks back to Milton�s vision of paradise and evil.

ENGL 4106 - Literary Study with Data Science
Primary Instructor - Spring 2023
This course offers students an opportunity to explore how approaches to �big data� can be used to advance our understanding of literature. We will learn how to work with a range of intermediate-level computational techniques to generate insights about individual works of literature and about large collection of literary texts. This course will also examine some the methodological implications of enlisting computers in the analysis of literature. Recommended prerequisite: ENGL 3106.

ENGL 4830 - Honors Thesis
Primary Instructor - Spring 2023 / Fall 2024
Students accepted to English Departmental Honors are enrolled in this course.

ENGL 5000 - Introduction to Applied Shakespeare
Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2023
Provides an introduction to the life, work and world of William Shakespeare to prepare students for the Applied Shakespeare Professional Masters Certificate two-week intensive. Students will gain a background in the social, cultural and political context of Renaissance theater, will be introduced to the conventions of Shakespearean drama and will explore key concerns impacting our understanding of Shakespeare's works. Department consent required.

ENGL 5029 - British Literature and Culture Before 1800
Primary Instructor - Spring 2020
Introduces graduate level study of medieval and early modern writing through the long eighteenth century. Emphasizes a wide range of genres, forms, historical background, and secondary criticism. Cultivates research skills necessary for advanced graduate study. Topics will vary. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

ENGL 5529 - Studies in Special Topics 1
Primary Instructor - Spring 2021
Studies special topics that focus on a theme, genre, or theoretical issue not limited to a specific period or national tradition. Topics vary each semester. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.

ENGL 5549 - Studies in Special Topics 2
Primary Instructor - Spring 2023
Studies special topics that focus on a theme, genre, or theoretical issue not limited to a specific period or national tradition. Topics vary each semester. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.

ENGL 6959 - Master's Thesis
Primary Instructor - Fall 2023 / Spring 2024

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Background

education and training

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University 1996
M.A., Johns Hopkins University 1993
M.A., University of Colorado Boulder 1990
B.S., Texas A&M University 1985

International Activities

geographic focus

United Kingdom Country

Other Profiles

ORCID iD

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2949-2996

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Positions

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