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Dr. Robert T Tally Jr.

  • Professor - English
Portrait of Dr. Robert T Tally Jr.

Biography and education

Robert T. Tally Jr. is Distinguished University Professor of English and an Honorary Professor of International Studies at Texas State University.

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Tally, Robert (Principal). Spaces of Narrative: Herman Melville Literary Cartography. Research Enhancement Grant. Summer 2008., Texas State University, Institutional (Higher Ed). (Submitted: 2008, Funded: 2008). Grant.
  • Tally, R. T. (2026). Geocritical Cosmopolitanism: Space, Literature, and the Sense of the Global. Routledge. Retrieved from https://www.routledge.com/Geocritical-Cosmopolitanism-Space-Literature-and-the-Sense-of-the-Global/TallyJr/p/book/9781041198604
  • Tally, R. T., Nrown, N., Cevasco, M. E., & Durão, F. (Eds.). (n.d.). The Future of Totality: Fredric Jameson and the Prospects of Critical Theory. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. Retrieved from https://www.dukeupress.edu/the-future-of-totality
  • Tally, R. T. (2025). The Mismeasure of Orcs: A Critical Reassessment of Tolkien’s Demonized Creatures. McFarland & Co. Retrieved from https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-mismeasure-of-orcs/
  • Tally, R. T. (2024). The Fiction of Dread: Dystopia, Monstrosity, and Apocalypse. (Y. Fang, Trans.). New York, NY, USA: Bloomsbury. Retrieved from https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/fiction-of-dread-9781501375842/
  • Tally, R. T. (2023). The Critical Situation: Vexed Perspectives in Postmodern Literary Studies. Anthem Press. Retrieved from https://www.amazon.com/Critical-Situation-Perspectives-Postmodern-Literary/dp/1839988339/
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University. 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Liberal Arts, Texas State University. 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: University Humanities Research Excellence Award, Texas State University. 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarly/ Creative Activity. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Golden Apple Award for Scholarly/Creative Activity. 2022
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  1. Editor

    Honorary Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Geographical and Spatial Studies

  2. Chair

    Policy Committee

  3. Member

    Communications Committee

  4. Member

    Newsletter and Publicity Subcommittee

  5. Member

    Alumni Outreach and Publicity Subcommittee

  6. Member

    Bobcat Day Committee

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