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Martin P. Sheehan Dept. of Foreign Languages 323 N. Peachtree Ave.

Box 5061, Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN 38501

Cookeville, TN 38505 Home: 803-426-6840

msheehan@tntech.edu 

EDUCATION

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA 

•  Ph.D., Germanic Literatures and Languages, August 2009Dissertation: On Radical Comedy: Lenz, Hauptmann, Sternheim and Beyond 

Committee: Renate Voris (Director), Volker Kaiser, Chad Wellmon, Gordon Braden (UVA English Dept).

•  M.A., Germanic Literatures and Languages, May 2003

University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA 

•  B.A., Germanic Languages and Literatures, May 2001

Pädagogische Hochschule Erfurt, Germany 

•  Exchange student in Germanic Studies, Summer Semester 2000

 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

 Assistant Professor of German

Tennessee Technological University 2011-present

Lecturer of Germanic Languages and Literatures 2009-2011

University of Virginia

Dissertating Fellow, Dept. of Germanic Languages and Literatures 2008-2009

University of Virginia

Lecturer of American Studies and German Studies 2005-2006

Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany 

PUBLICATIONS

Scholarship

“The Comic Frustration of the Comedic in Hauptmann’s Der Biberpelz," Seminar.48:2 (2012): 200-217, Print.

“The Spectacle of Resolution in Der Hofmeister,” Studia Neophilologica. 83:1 (2011): 81-93. Print.

"Sprachliche Vorstellung und Entstellung in Sternheims Kassette," Essay in volume on German comedy. Submitted

Interactive Textbooks Sheehan, Martin and Raphaela Tkotzyk. Deutsch Interaktiv, Einführung . Digital Lingua Press.

 June 5, 2013. IBook file.

--, Deutsch Interaktiv, Thema 1. Digital Lingua Press. June 5, 2013. IBook file.

--, Deutsch Interaktiv, Bausteine. Digital Lingua Press. June 5, 2013. IBook file.

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Translations

Stadler, Ernst. “Grape Harvest.” Trans. Martin Sheehan and William G. Wright. The International Poetry Review,

38:1 (2012): 12-13. Print.

---,“Dusk in the City.” Trans. Martin Sheehan and William G. Wright. Tampa Review (forthcoming) 

---, “River at Evening.” Trans. Martin Sheehan and William G. Wright. The International Poetry Review, 38:1 (2012):12-13. Print.

---, “Small City.” Trans. Martin Sheehan and William G. Wright. The International Poetry Review, 38:1 (2012): 10-11.

Print.

---, “Twilight in the City.” Trans. Martin Sheehan and William G. Wright. Antioch Review, 70.4 (2012): 723. Print 

---, "Words." Trans. Martin Sheehan and William G. Wright. The International Poetry Review, 38:1 (2012):12-13. Print

Trakl, Georg. “De Profundis.” Trans. Martin Sheehan and William G. Wright. Nimrod International, 54.1,

(2010): 98-99. Print

---. “Decay.” Trans. Martin Sheehan and William G. Wright. Tampa Review, 42, (2011): 43. Print.

---. “Evening Song.” Trans. Martin Sheehan and William G. Wright. Tampa Review, 42, (2011): 42. Print.

---. “The Evening’s Melancholy.” Trans. Martin Sheehan and William G. Wright. Tampa Review, 42, (2011): 43.

Print.

---. “Melancholy.” Trans. Martin Sheehan and William G. Wright. Tampa Review, 42, (2011): 44. Print.

---. “My Heart at Evening.” Trans. Martin Sheehan and William G. Wright. Tampa Review, 42, (2011): 42. Print.

The Departure, translation of Ernst Stadler’s poetry collection Der Aufbruch, Manuscript

PRESENTATIONS

"iTextbook: Creating Interactive Textbooks for Foreign Language Classrooms." Tablet Grant Initiative Showcase,

Tennessee Technological University, January 2013.

“Comedia Obscura: Photographic Motifs in Sternheim’s Die Kassette.” German Studies Association Conference,

Milwaukee, October 2012.

“Integrating Language Labs into Foreign Language Instruction.” Instructional Technology Workshop Series,U of Virginia, Oct 2010.

“Sternheim's Die Kassette: The (Mis)communication of Character through Dialogue.” Focus on German Studies,

U of Cincinnati, Nov 2008.

“The Dark Doktor: Büchner‘s Physician.” U of Virginia German Graduate Student Conference, 2007.

“Improv-ing English: Improvisational Techniques for the ESL Classroom.” TU Dortmund, 2006.

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HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND AWARDS

Faculty Research Grant Fall 2013

Tennessee Technological University 

 Alternate, The Centrality of Translation to the Humanities: New Interdisciplinary Scholarship Summer 2013

NEH Summer Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tablet Initiative Grant Fall 2011

Tennessee Technological University 

Model Instructor, German Department 2003-2005, 2010- 2011

University of Virginia

Course Design Institute, Fellowship Recipient Summer 2010

University of Virginia’s Teaching Resource Center

 ACLS New Faculty Fellow, Nominee Spring 2009

DAAD Workshop Participant, Travel Grant Recipient Fall 2009

“DaF in den USA: Grundzüge und Perspektiven,” UC Berkeley 

Frank Ryder Professional Development Fund recipient Fall 2008

Dissertation Fellowship 2008

University of Virginia German Department

Dissertation Acceleration Fellowship Summer 2008

University of Virginia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

University of Virginia Graduate Assistant Teaching Award Winner, German Dept. Spring 2008

 ACADEMIC SERVICE

 At Tennessee Technological University 

Teacher Education Committee, Foreign Languages Department Liaison Fall 2013-present

Faculty Advisor, Alpha Mu Gamma, Foreign Language Honor Society Spring 2013-present

Technology Institute Steering Committee Fall 2012-present

Fulbright Selection Committee 2011-present

Exchange Coordinator, Steuben-Schurz Internship Program 2011-present

Co-Advisor, German Klub 2011-present

Organizer, Stammtisch, German Conversation Hour 2011-present

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OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Content Creator for Stationen (3rd ed.) Testing Program, Cengage Learning Summer 2013

Critical Thinking Assessment Test, Center for Assessment & Improvement of Learning 2011-present

Faculty Scorer, TTU

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

•  Dramatic Arts (Comedy, Tragedy, Improvisation)

•  Media Studies (19th Cent. Photography Theory, Photography in Literature, Film Studies)

•  Digital Humanities

•  20th Century German & Austrian Literature (Fin de siècle, Expressionism)

•  Foreign Language Education (specifically, CALL and Drama Pedagogy)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 ACTFL Webinar Series for Professionals (each worth one Professional Development Point [CEU])

•  Discussing Content: Teaching Strategies for the Interpersonal Mode July 2012

•  Understanding Content: Teaching Strategies for the Interpretive Mode July 2012

•  Creating Content: Teaching Strategies for the Presentational Mode July 2012

•  Designing Lessons to Engage Learners July 2012

LANGUAGES

•  German, native fluency 

•  French, basic reading knowledge