Dominic Meo
Part-Time Faculty
Humanities, Social & Behavioral Sciences
dmeo@wccnet.eduCourse(s) Taught:
About Dominic Meo
Dominic Meo earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Language, Literature, and Writing
from Eastern Michigan University—where he double-majored with an Interdisciplinary
Major in Children's Literature and Drama/Theatre for the Young. He continued at EMU
to get his Master of Arts in Literature. While pursuing his MA, Dominic served as
President of the English Graduate Student Association and as the Editorial Intern
for the "Journal of Narrative Theory" Volume 48.3. He also instructs middle school
English, preparing each student for further secondary and higher education (hopefully
one day at WCC!).
He teaches Composition II, using his experience from instructing previous courses
in Children's Literature, Composition, and Writing at EMU and WCC.
MA, Literature — Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan)
BA (University Honors), Language, Literature, and Writing — Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan)
BA (University Honors), Language, Literature, and Writing — Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan)
- Editorial Intern: “Women’s Experimental Forms." Journal of Narrative Theory: Volume 48.3 (2018), https://journalofnarrativetheory.wordpress.com/volume-48-3-womens-experimental-forms/.
- Co-author (with Dr. Elisabeth Däumer): “T. S. Eliot Bibliography: 2015 and 2016.” The T. S. Eliot Studies Annual: Volume 2 (December 2018), Clemson University Press, https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-t-s-eliot-studies-annual-9781942954545.
- Co-author with Dr. Elisabeth Däumer: “T. S. Eliot Bibliography: 2017” The T. S. Eliot Studies Annual: Volume 3 (August 2021), Clemson University Press, https://libraries.clemson.edu/press/books/the-t-s-eliot-studies-annual-vol-3/.
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Author: “‘A Merrier World’: Small Renaissances Engendered in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Legendarium.” Senior Honors Theses, (2017), http://commons.emich.edu/honors/555.
Dominic’s research and publication history focuses on examining the renaissance-like
revitalization of fantasy by Tolkien—predicated on the timeless nature of archetypal
myth and legend. Dominic's inquiries build on his Senior Honor's Thesis, "A Merrier
World’: Small Renaissances Engendered in J. R. R. Tolkien’s 'Legendarium'" and his
MCEA presentation, "'Recovery, Escape, Consolation': J. R. R. Tolkien’s Modern Fantasy
as a Refuge for the Reader." What he has explored in Tolkien’s writings includes Tolkien's
philosophical post-humanist tendencies, large strides in multi-species justice, and
relatively early subject-object relations. As recent critical theory turns towards
understanding the non-human, Tolkien’s work in revolutionizing fantasy shows a marked
appreciation for the not-human. Notably, these moves are all done within the context
of novels that changed the landscape of fantasy and fiction forever.
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-meo/