William (Will) Kanyusik PhD
Associate Professor of English
Credentials
MA, University of Minnesota, 2006
PhD, University of Minnesota, 2013
Will Kanyusik teaches courses in modern and contemporary American and British prose and drama, as well as courses in college and critical writing. Dr. Kanyusik earned his PhD from the University of Minnesota with a focus on modern American and British literature. He also holds an MA in English from the University of Minnesota, and a BA in English from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
His research focuses on the portrayal of gender and disability in twentieth-century literature and culture. He recently contributed a chapter concerning the depiction of disability in the American modernist novel to a disability studies anthology, and has also published scholarship on the depiction of disability in film.
Dr. Kanyusik loves the outdoors, and has been an avid bicyclist for most of his life. He is a voracious reader of all kinds of books, loves film and music, enjoys cooking, and always looks forward to spending time with his family in northern Wisconsin during breaks from teaching.
