Dr. Patrick B. Sharp
Professor and Chair
My work and research is most deeply concerned with the cultural studies of science, technology, race, and gender. My first book, Savage Perils: Racial Frontiers and Nuclear Apocalypse in American Culture looks at how Darwinist narratives of race and progress have influenced stories about nuclear apocalypse. I have also co-edited with Dr. Jeannette Eileen Jones an anthology entitled Darwin in Atlantic Cultures: Evolutionary Visions of Race, Gender, and Sexuality that was published by Routledge in late 2009. My current project focuses on representations of women in evolutionary science and science fiction. I am actively involved with the CSU Los Angeles American Communities Program
For my complete list of publications and conference presentations, see my most recent curriculum vitae here.
Teaching
I teach courses that help students to develop their understanding of the disciplines, while helping them to build knowledge across disciplinary boundaries. I teach courses in the Liberal Studies core (301, 302, 360, 489, and 490), as well as LBS 386 (Gender in Science), LBS 410 (National Identity, Race, and Popular Culture), and LBS 420 (Science, Culture, and Representation. I also occasionally teach courses in English such as ENGL 475C (American Novel: 1945-Present) and ENGL 476 (Ethnic Literature in the U. S.). I work on science fiction, so there is always at least one science fiction text in every course I teach.
Fall 2011 Schedule:
LBS 301 section 1 - MW 6:10-7:50pm
LBS 302 section 1 - M 8:00-9:40pm
Winter 2012 Schedule:
LBS 301 section 1 - TR 4:20-6:10pm
LBS 302 section 1 - T 6:20-7:50pm