Biography and expertise
Robert T. Tally Jr. is Distinguished University Professor of English and an Honorary Professor of International Studies at Texas State University.
Education
Special Professional Degree
JD in Law
Duke University, 2001
Doctorate Degree
PhD in English
University of Pittsburgh, 1999
Master's Degree
MA in English
University of Pittsburgh, 1993
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Philosophy
Duke University, 1990
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- 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.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- 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/
Featured awards
- 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
Featured service activities
- Editor
Honorary Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Geographical and Spatial Studies
- Chair
Policy Committee
- Member
Communications Committee
- Member
Newsletter and Publicity Subcommittee
- Member
Alumni Outreach and Publicity Subcommittee
- Member
Bobcat Day Committee