James Hoyle

Education:
Master of Arts in English, Marshall University, Class of 2022
Master of Arts in Journalism, Marshall University, Class of 2019
Bachelor of Arts in English with Minor in History, Concord University, Class of 2016
Biography:

James Hoyle is a PhD. Candidate in English at the University of Kentucky. He has earned two Master's Degrees, both from Marshall University. His research interests include ecocriticism, Early Modern literature, Shakespeare, 20th and 21st century American film and literature, and the Fantastic. He has won multiple awards and has presented papers in countries as far away as Germany. He teaches in the WRD Department. 

Research Interests:
Shakespeare
Ecocriticism
Renaissance Literature
20th & 21st Century American Culture and Literature
journalism
The Fantastic in Literature and Film
Selected Publications:

"Fixing Journalism's Credibility Problem: Lessons from the Lippmann-Dewey Debate" 

Academic Awards and Memberships:

  • 2024 University of Kentucky Writing Center Excellence in Consulting Award
     
  • First Prize Winner of the 2021 William A. Maier Writing Award for Upper

Division and Graduate Writing

  • Second Prize Winner of the 2022 William A. Maier Writing Award for Upper 

Division and Graduate Writing

  • Honorable Mention-2019 PRSA Tribus Awards for Best Public Relations Campaign
  • Member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
  • Member of Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society
  • James B. Shrewsberry Award for Academic Excellence (2016-2017)