Dr. Wilbert Turner, Jr.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Turner teaches sections of Introduction to Literature with themes such as Revisions, Penal Literature (hybrid), and Dystopian Literature (online), as well as sections of Introduction to Film, African American Literature, and American Literature Post Civil-War. Dr. Turner is also the publication advisor for The Gleaner, the University’s literary journal.
He specializes in African American Literature, Adaptation Studies, Film Studies and Narrative Theory, and is an award-winning playwright.
UNDERGRADUATE DEPARTMENT
- English
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. in English, University at Albany, State University of New York
- B.A. in English and Textual Studies, Syracuse University
