Barillas, William

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Barillas, William

PERSONAL:

Education: University of Michigan, B.A.; Michigan State University, M.A., Ph.D. Hobbies and other interests: Piano, guitar, searching for classic soul on vinyl, hiking, bicycling, gardening, travel.

ADDRESSES:

Office—University of Wisconsin—La Crosse, 425 Wimberly Hall, La Crosse, WI 54601 E-mail—[email protected]

CAREER:

University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, assistant professor of English.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Midwestern Studies Book Award, 2006, for The Midwestern Pastoral: Place and Landscape in Literature of the American Heartland.

WRITINGS:

The Midwestern Pastoral: Place and Landscape in Literature of the American Heartland, Ohio University Press (Athens, OH), 2006.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

ONLINE

University of Wisconsin at La Crosse Department of English Web site,http://www.uwlax.edu/english/ (May 18, 2007), short biography of Barillas.