I love libraries for the same reasons I love liberal arts education – I’m a generalist at heart. I have a master’s degree in English, but have spent much of my career working with library technology. My own research and publication is largely in the area of American comic book history. I grew up in the Rochester, NY area, and have lived in Dallas, Rome, Syracuse, and Boston.
Master of Information and Library Science, State University of New York at Buffalo
New York State Teaching Certification, State University of New York College at Brockport
M.A., Syracuse University
B.A., University of Dallas
Emerging Services Librarian | Rollins College Olin Library
May 2012 - present
Head of Digital Services & Systems/ Associate Professor | Rollins College Olin Library
March 2008 - May 2012
Electronic Resources Librarian/ Associate Professor | Rollins College Olin Library
September 2003 - March 2008
Reference Librarian/ Assistant Professor | Rollins College Olin Library
January 2000 - September 2003
Information Technologies Librarian | Newbury College Library, Brookline, MA
February 1998 - December 1999
Webmaster | Newbury College
October 1998 - December 1999
Reference Librarian | Newbury College
October 1997 - February 1998
Svitavsky, William and Julian C. Chambliss. “From Pulp Hero to Superhero: Culture, Race, and Identity in American Popular Culture, 1900-1940” Studies in American Culture October 2008. Winner of the American Culture Association in the South’s Jerome Stern Award for most outstanding essay of 2008. Available at http://scholarship.rollins.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=as_facpub
“From Decadence to Racial Antagonism: M.P. Shiel at the Turn of the Century.” Science Fiction Studies 31.1 (March 2004): 1-24.
“Geek Culture: An Annotated Interdisciplinary Bibliography.” Reconstruction 1.1. <www.reconstruction.ws>
“Geek Culture: An Annotated Interdisciplinary Bibliography.” Bulletin of Bibliography 58.2 (June 2001): 101-108.
Svitavsky, William L. “’Your Ancestors Called It Magic’: Building Coherence in the MCU Through Continuity with the Past” in Assembling the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Essays on the Social, Cultural and Geopolitical Domains. Jefferson, NC: Mcfarland. (April 2018.)
Svitavsky, William L. “Race, Superheroes, and Identity: ‘Did You Know He Was Black?’” in Ages of Heroes, Eras of Men: Superheroes and the American Experience, edited by William Svitavsky, Julian Chambliss, and Thomas Donaldson. Newcastle, UK : Cambridge Scholars Press. (September 2013.)
Svitavsky, William L. and Julian Chambliss. “The Origin of the Superhero: Culture, Race, and Identity in US Popular Culture, 1890-1940.” in Ages of Heroes, Eras of Men: Superheroes and the American Experience, edited by William Svitavsky, Julian Chambliss, and Thomas Donaldson. Newcastle, UK : Cambridge Scholars Press. (September 2013.)
Svitavsky, William, Julian Chambliss, and Daniel Fandino. Assembling the Marvel Cinematic Universe:Essays on the Social, Cultural and Geopolitical Domains. Jefferson, NC: Mcfarland. (March 2018.)
Svitavsky, William, Julian Chambliss, and Thomas Donaldson. Ages of Heroes, Eras of Men: Superheroes and the American Experience. Newcastle, UK : Cambridge Scholars Press. (September 2013.)
Review of Examining the Evolution of Gaming and Its Impact on Social, Cultural, and Political Perspectives. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 54.6 (February 2017).
Review of Youth Cultures in America. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 54.3 (November 2016).
Review of British Pirates and Society, 1680-1730 Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 52.10 (June 2015).
Review of Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction in Literature. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 52.8 (Apr 2015).
Review of Comics Art. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 51.12 (Aug 2014).
Review of Outside the Box: Interviews with Contemporary Cartoonists.Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 52.2 (Oct 2014).
Review of Icons of the American comic book: from Captain America to Wonder Woman. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 50.12 (July 2013).
Review of Google Cultural Institute. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 50.7 (March 2013).
Review of Google and the Culture of Search. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 50. 6 (Feb 2013): 1018.
Review of Comic books and American Cultural History: An Anthology, by Matthew Pustz. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 49.7 (Jul. 2012): 2048.
Review of Rock and Roll, Counterculture, Peace and Protest: Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 49. 10 (Jun 2012): 1851-1852
Review of Culture Catch, by Dusty Wright. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 49.6 (Feb. 2012): 1035.
Review of Historical dictionary of Science Fiction Cinema. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 48.8 (Apr 2011): 1448.
Review of Pirates of the Americas: v.1: 1650-1685; v.2: 1686-1725. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 47. 12 (Aug. 2010): 2303.
Review of Jerry Beck's Cartoon Research. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 47. 7 (Mar. 2010): 1272.
Review of On Tarzan, by Alex Vernon. Studies in American Culture 32.1 (October 2009).
Review of British Cartoon Archive. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 46.12 (Aug. 2009): 2289.
Review of Routledge Annotated Bibliography of English Studies. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 46. 6 (Feb. 2009): 1070.
Review of The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Popular Culture. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 45. 5 (Jan. 2008): 800.
Review of The Encyclopedia of Magic and Alchemy. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 44.7 (Mar. 2007): 1140.
Review of The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 44.3 (Nov. 2006): 452.
Review of The Historical Dictionary of Fantasy Literature. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 43.7 (Mar. 2006): 1194.
Review of Literature Online with MLA. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 43.5 (Jan.2006): 820.
Review of Latin American Science Fiction Writers: An A-to-Z Guide. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 42.3 (Nov. 2004): 450.
Review of Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 42.3 (Nov. 2004): 538.
Review of The Alexander Pope Encyclopedia. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 42.2 (Oct. 2004): 268.
Review of Index to Science Fiction Anthologies & Collections, combined edition. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 41. (Aug. 2004): 89.
Review of Comic Art of Europe through 2000: an International Bibliography. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 41.6 (Feb. 2004): 1053.
Review of Samuel Johnson's dictionary: Selections from the 1755 Work that Defined the English language. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 41.4 (Dec. 2003): 682
Review of Censorship: A World Encyclopedia. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 39.10 (June 2002): 1731.
Professor of history Julian Chambliss, along with associate professor and emerging services librarian William L. Svitavsky and Daniel Fandino, has published Assembling the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Essays on the Social, Cultural and Geopolitical Domains.
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