Dr. John Miller

John Miller is the Faculty Advisor for the Major in English programs designed for prospective teachers. He teaches classes in British literature, Shakespeare, literary theory, and nature writing. He has a particular interest in questions of reader response and has published articles on early modern prose, J.R.R. Tolkien, Thomas Pynchon, hyperfiction and role playing games, the science fiction short story, and online pedagogy. With his NU colleague Scott McClintock, he co-edited the collection Pynchon's California (2014), published by the University of Iowa Press. With his NU colleague Julie Wilhelm, he co-edited the collection Teaching Literature in the Online Classroom (2022), published by the Modern Language Association. He received his Ph.D from the University of California, Irvine and lives in Orange County, California.