Wendy Matlock

Dr. Matlock’s teaching interests range from introductory composition and literature courses to advanced studies of medieval literature and modern medievalisms. Recent courses include “Literature of the Global Middle Ages,” “Anonymous as a Major Author,” and “Dragons, Damsels, Death.” In the classroom, she strives to build communities that support intellectual creativity and risk taking and to explore literature as a voice from distant times and places that still speaks to us here and now. Her pedagogy has garnered acolades including K-State’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the College of Arts & Sciences' Ron Gaches Lifetime Teaching Award, and the Student Association of Graduates in English (SAGE) Graduate Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award.