Faculty Profiles

Dr. Robert T Tally Jr.

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

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. (n.d.). The Mismeasure of Orcs: A Critical Reassessment of Tolkien’s Demonized Creatures. McFarland and 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. (2024). Representing Middle-earth: Tolkien, Form, and Ideology. Jefferson, NC: McFarland Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.amazon.com/Representing-Middle-earth-Tolkien-Form-Ideology/dp/0786470372/
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/
Tally, R. T. (2022). J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit”: Realizing History Through Fantasy. Palgrave Macmillan.

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
Award / Honor Recipient: University Award for Excellence in Scholarly/ Creative Activity, Texas State University. 2019
Award / Honor Recipient: Golden Apple Award for Scholarly/Creative Activity, College of Liberal Arts. 2019