Nate Garrelts, PhD

Nate Garrelts, PhD

Professor
English, Literature, and World Languages
Phone: (231) 591-5899
Email: [email protected]

Education

• PhD, Michigan State University, American Studies
• MS, Ferris State University, Information Security and Intelligence
• MA, Ball State University, English
• BA, Michigan State University, Education

Biography

Nate Garrelts specializes in contemporary American literature, cultural studies, and composition-rhetoric. Early in his career, he edited four books on digital games, including The Meaning and Culture of Grand Theft Auto (2006), which was the first scholarly collection on a single game series. In 2017, he conducted sabbatical research on using AI to study literature--long before the topic was en vogue. Today, he is most interested in American folk literature and the role it plays in shaping and preserving national identity. Prior to coming to Ferris he served as a writing center director, writing program coordinator, and primary investigator on several grants.

Employed at Ferris since 2009

Publications and Intellectual Contributions

• Broadcast Media
  Garrelts, N. (2020). "Professor Frazzled Episode 5: Bad Zoom Etiquette," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6eyhu3vrDQ
• Broadcast Media
  Garrelts, N. (2020). "Professor Frazzled Episode 3: How to be a Successful Online Student," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MXpHy0BUY0
• Broadcast Media
  Garrelts, N. (2020). "Professor Frazzled Episode 1: Canvas Shell Basics," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Sjb0HRWHN8
• Broadcast Media
  Garrelts, N. (2020). "Professor Frazzled Episode 2: Student Feedback With an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil 2," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBhDFIQCczA
• Book
  Garrelts, N. (2017). Responding to Call of Duty: Critical Essays on the Game Franchise. Jefferson: McFarland.
• Journal Article
  Garrelts, N. (2016). "The Next Big Fear: What Digital Games Really Teach Us about Information Security," Bad Subjects. (90).
• Book
  (2014). In N. Garrelts (Ed.), Understanding Minecraft: Essays on Play, Community, and Possibilities. Jefferson: McFarland.
• Book Chapter
  Garrelts, N. (2013). "The Pencil Shaped Joystick: A Synoptic History of Text in Digital Games," Rhetoric/Composition/Play through Video Games. Palgrave.
• Book Review
  Garrelts, N. (2013). "Don't Shoot the Pretty Pink Hat: How to Play JFK: Reloaded on the Anniversary of his Assassination," Bad Subjects.
• Journal Article
  Garrelts, N. (2012). "The Children of Anthropomorphic Guns: Current Trends in Instructional Comics," Berfrois.

Presentations

• Paper
  Garrelts, N., International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, "Another Lady, Another Tiger, Another Time: Reclaiming the Fantastic in Amazon’s Animated Series Undone," Zoom, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASGDvBTztYE, (March 2021).
• Presentation
  Garrelts, N., Language and Literature Colloquium, "It's Dangerous to Go Alone! Take This," Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI 49307, (October 2015).
• Presentation
  Garrelts, N., Far West Popular Culture Association Annual Meeting, "The Children of Anthropomorphic Guns: Current Trends in Instructional Comics," Far West Popular Culture Association, Las Vegas, NV, (February 2012).
• Presentation
  Garrelts, N., Discussions on Teaching and Learning Series, "Using Comics to Enhance Student Engagement and Learning," Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, (February 2012).