Gerald R. Lucas

Education

• Ph.D., University of South Florida, Tampa (May 2002)
  Contemporary Literature and Theory; Technology and Media in English Studies; eLearning (4.0 gpa)
• M.A., University of South Florida, Tampa (May 1997)
  Modern & Contemporary Literature; Russian Literature (4.0 gpa)
• B.A., University of South Florida, Tampa (May 1994)
  English Literature (3.85 GPA)

Teaching Positions

• Professor of English, Middle Georgia State University, GA (2015–present)
  Designed and taught graduate courses Writing and Publishing in Digital Environments and Technical Writing in the Digital Age; undergraduate courses including Digital Humanities, Studies in the Novel, British Literature II, Modern Drama, Organizations, Technology, and Culture, (Post)Modernism and Utopia, Science Fiction, Interdisciplinary Humanities (Online), Senior Capstone: Professional Portfolio.
• Associate Professor of English, Middle Georgia State College, GA (2007–2015)
  Courses include Introduction to Digital Humanities, Norman Mailer’s America, Writing for Digital Media, Cyberpunk, eText Authoring with iPads, Digital Humanities on iTunes U, Modernism, Utopia and Apocalypse, Metaphysical Science Fiction.
• Assistant Professor of English, Macon State College, GA (2002–2007)
  Courses include Literary Theory, Speculative Fiction, Writing Second Life, Technology and the Creative Artist, Senior Seminar: New Media, World Literature I & II (Online), English Composition (Online).
• Instructor, European Council, University College London, UK (2009, 2011)
  Five-week USG study abroad; taught World Literature II, Popular Culture: London as Text, and Photo London.
• Teaching Assistant, University of South Florida, FL (1995–2002)
  Designed and taught courses including Images of the Body in Contemporary Literature, Advanced Technical Writing, Technological Imagination in Literature, Intro to Contemporary American Fiction, Hypertext / MOO, Issues in Technology, FYC II: The Jazz Age.
• Instructor, USF Continuing Education, FL (2000–2001)
  Taught HTML/CSS coding and web design.

Selected Print Publications

• “Bullfighting in the Village: The Search for the Apocalyptic Orgasm in ‘The Time of Her Time’.” The Mailer Review Vol. 16 (2025): Forthcoming.
• Lipton’s: A Marijuana Journal, 1954–1955 by Norman Mailer. Co-edited with J. Michael Lennon and Susan Mailer. New York: Skyhorse (2023).
• Reflections: 100 Years of Norman Mailer. Co-edited with Maggie McKinley. Norman Mailer Society (2023).
• “Saint and Psychopath” by Norman Mailer (Aug 19, 2022). Times Literary Supplement, 6229/6230. Edited by J. Michael Lennon, Gerald R. Lucas, and Susan Mailer.
• “It Might Not Be Unpleasant to Live: The Transitional Short Fiction of Norman Mailer.” The Mailer Review 15 (2021).
• “Political Resonance.” In Norman Mailer in Context. Cambridge University Press (2021): 373–383.
• “Searching for Home.” Review of Four Men Shaking by Lawrence Shainberg. The Mailer Review Vol. 13 (2019): 204–207.
• “Film Is Like Death.” Review of The Cinema of Norman Mailer edited by Justin Bozung. The Mailer Review Vol. 11 (2017): 273–279.
• “Every You, Every Me.” Fiction. The Mailer Review Vol. 10 (2016): 481–505.
• “Parallel Lives.” Review of Buckley and Mailer: The Difficult Friendship that Shaped the Sixties by Kevin M. Schultz. The Mailer Review Vol. 9 (2015): 316–321.
• “Teaching Norman Mailer in the Cloud.” The Mailer Review Vol. 7 (2013): 150–174.
• “An Executioner for a New Age.” Review of The Executioner’s Song rerelease edited by Dave Eggers. The Mailer Review Vol. 7 (2013): 417–420.
• “Norman Mailer and the Novel 2.0.” The Mailer Review Vol. 5 (2011).
• “Speculative Fiction.” In Schaffer, Brian W., et al. The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Fiction. Volume II: Twentieth-century American Fiction. Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell. pp. 840–843. (2011).
• “World.Lit: Envisioning Literary Education Online.” In Lancashire, Ian. Teaching Language and Literature Online. New York: MLA. (2009).

Digital Projects

• Lipton’s Journal, with J. Michael Lennon & Susan Mailer
  liptonsjournal.com (2020)
• Norman Mailer: Works & Days, with J. Michael Lennon
  prmlr.us/nmwd (2016)
• Project Mailer
  projectmailer.net (2014–present)
• Wikipedia
  Writer / Editor, various articles (2013–2021)
• Faust QuickNotes
  eNotes (2008)
• LitWiki
  litwiki.org (2004–present)
• Writer MSC OWL
  Title III Grant digital resources (2002)

Invited Speaker

• “Lipton’s: A Marijuana Journal.” Coffee and Conversation, MGA (Nov 6, 2024)
• “ChatGPT in English Studies.” Multidisciplinary Panel on ChatGPT, MGA (Jan 27, 2023)
• “The Digital Mailer Project: A Proposal.” The Norman Mailer Society Conference, Wilkes-Barre, PA (Oct 2014)
• “Social Media: Top Ten Practices for College Faculty.” Faculty Development Presentation, MGSC (Nov 2013)
• “Energize Teaching with Social Media.” Bainbridge State College Faculty Convocation, GA (Aug 2013)
• “Why Study Abroad?” Cultural Journeys Conference, Macon State College, GA (Mar 2012)

Selected Conference Presentations

• “Mailer’s Digital Paradox: Totalitarian Style, the Put-On, and the Struggle for Human Authorship.” SAMLA, Atlanta, GA (Nov 2025)
• “Norman Mailer 2.0: Tech’s Latest ‘Put-On’?” The Norman Mailer Society Conference, Wilkes University, PA (Oct 2025)
• “‘A Touch of the Cosmos’ in Mailer’s ‘The Time of Her Time.’” The Norman Mailer Society Conference, St. Petersburg, FL (Nov 2024)
• “Lipton’s Journal.” Virtual Presentation. The Norman Mailer Society Conference, Austin, TX (Apr 2023)
• “Teaching Mailer.” The Norman Mailer Society Conference, Long Branch, NJ (Jun 2022)
• “Mailer’s Transitional Short Fiction.” The Norman Mailer Society Conference, Long Branch, NJ (Jun 2022)
• “Norman Mailer and Joseph Ellis: Unsettling Dialogues on Democracy.” Roundtable Participant. The Norman Mailer Society Conference, Virtual (Oct 2020)
• “‘Superman Comes to the Supermarket’ Sixty Years On.” The Norman Mailer Society Conference, Virtual (Oct 2020)
• “A Meeting of the Minds: Norman Mailer and Marshall McLuhan.” The Media Ecology Association Convention, Virtual (June 2020)
• “Mailer and McLuhan.” The Norman Mailer Society Conference, Wilkes-Barre, PA (Oct 2019)
• “Norman Mailer’s Short Fiction.” The Norman Mailer Society Conference, Macon, GA (Oct 2018)
• “Utopian Thinking in Action.” The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture, Louisville, KY (Feb 2017)
• “The White Negro: A Scholarly Digital Edition.” The Norman Mailer Society Conference, Provincetown, MA (Oct 2015)
• “Breaking Bad: Walter White’s Hipster Transformation.” The Norman Mailer Society Conference, Wilkes-Barre, PA (Oct 2014)
• “Teaching Norman Mailer.” Roundtable Participant, The Norman Mailer Society Conference, Wilkes-Barre, PA (Oct 2014)

Awards & Honors

• Co-Recipient, Robert Lucid Award for Lipton’s: A Marijuana Journal, 1954–1955 (2024)
• Research Fellow, The Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin (Summer 2024)
• Co-Recipient, Robert Lucid Award for Norman Mailer: Work & Days (2019)
• Nominee, Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award for Online Teaching, State of Georgia (2014)
• Norman Mailer Fellow, Norman Mailer Writers Colony, Salt Lake City, UT (2014)
• Grant Recipient, “The Post-PC Project,” Middle Georgia State College (2012)
• Title III Grants: World Literature Online; Online Writing Center, Macon State College (2004)
• Award for Excellence in Electronic Administration & Teaching, USF Dept. of English (2002)
• Alice Hearne Award for Outstanding Doctoral Candidate, USF Dept. of English (2001)
• Provost’s Awards / Commendations for Outstanding Teaching, University of South Florida (1999–2000)
• Addison-Wesley / Longman Award for Teaching Excellence, USF Dept. of English (1998)

Administrative Positions

• CIT/NMAC Coordinator, Macon State College, GA (2010–2012)
  Revised curriculum, rewrote courses, advised students, graduation reviews

Professional Service

• President, The Norman Mailer Society (2024–present)
• Editorial Board Member, The Mailer Review (2020–present)
• Vice-President, The Norman Mailer Society (2018–2023)
• Executive Board Member, The Norman Mailer Society (Oct 2007–present)
• Associate / Media Editor, The Mailer Review (Oct 2006–present)
• Roundtable / Panel Chair (selected): SAMLA (2011), PCA/ACA (2006), ICFA (2004)

Selected New Media Experience

• System Administrator
  Ubuntu Linux servers for projects and software evaluation (since 2008)
• Web Site Editor
  Project Mailer; J. Michael Lennon; The Norman Mailer Society; The Mailer Review; Humanities Moodle Server; Media, Culture & the Arts; LitMUSE; Personal site
• Technical Support
  USF Department of English (1999–2000); MGA (2003–2008)
• Software
  Adobe (Photoshop, Acrobat, InDesign), Apple (Final Cut Pro X, GarageBand, iWork), Scalar, Omeka, Google Apps, and more

Selected University Service

• Graduate Studies Council (2014–present)
• Chair, Graduate Studies Council (2021–2025)
• Academic Affairs (2021–2025)
• Faculty Senate (2016–2018)
• Search Committee Chair, NMAC (2013, 2016)
• Technology Resource Committee (Secretary in multiple years) (2006–2008; 2009–2010; 2014–2016)
• Numerous additional committees and roles (Post-Tenure Review; Program Promotion; Long-Range Planning; Mac Users Group Advisor; Academic Personnel Policies; Arts Committee; Executive Committee, etc.)

Teaching Interests

• Contemporary American literature; Digital Humanities; Scholarly digital editing; Technical & professional writing; Media and technology in English studies.