Degrees Held
B.A., 1971, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
M.A., 1972, University of Maryland, College Park
Ph.D., 1978, University of Maryland, College Park
Academic Summary
Dr. Gene A. Plunka received his Ph.D. in comparative literature from The University of Maryland, where he specialized in modern and contemporary drama. He has published five books and forty articles in his areas of interest: modern drama and technical writing. Dr. Plunka also worked in private industry for five years as a technical writer and editor.
Courses Taught
3601 Technical & Professional Writing
3602 Writing and Editing in the Professions
3603 Engineering Communications
4452 Modern Drama
4453 Contemporary Drama
7293 Modern British Drama
7393 Modern American Drama
7442 Modern European Drama
7809 Technical Editing
Major Publications
- ed., Antonin Artaud and the Modern Theater. Cranbury, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1994.
- The Black Comedy of John Guare. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 2001.
- Jean-Claude van Itallie and the Off-Broadway Theater. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1999.
- Peter Shaffer: Roles, Rites, and Rituals in the Theater. Cranbury, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1988.
- The Rites of Passage of Jean Genet: The Art and Aesthetics of Risk Taking. Cranbury, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1992.
