Dr. Andermatt is a professor of English whose teaching and research focus on composition, literature, environmental humanities, and the intersections of culture and the natural world. He teaches courses in composition and research writing, American literature, Philosophy of Nature, and Introduction to Nature and Culture, helping students examine how literature and ideas shape our understanding of human experience, society, and the environment.
His research interests include environmental writing, environmental ethics, representations of nature in literature and culture, and the role of the humanities in fostering environmental awareness and ethical reflection. In his courses, Dr. Andermatt encourages students to make connections across disciplines while developing thoughtful, confident voices through discussion, reflection, and writing.
Academic Background
- Ph.D., English (Literature & Criticism) (2011) Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- MA, Liberal Studies (2004) Skidmore College
- BA, English (1999) SUNY Plattsburgh
Courses Taught
- ENG 101 English Composition I
- ENG 102 English Composition II
- ENG 115 Wilderness in American Literature
- EST 200 Introduction to Nature & Culture
- ENG 210 Early American Literature
- ENG 211 Modern American Literature
- HUM 300 Philosophy of Nature
- ENG 340 Contemporary Environmental Writers
- ENG 350 World Literature
- ENG 400 Writing on Literature & the Environment
“From the Sisyphic to the Meaningful Condition of Work: Shaping Attitudes Toward Community Labor in Selected Robert Frost Poems.” The English Record, vol. 72, no.1, 2023, pp. 29–40.
“Invoking a ‘Calamity of Peace’: The Private Revolution of Wendell Berry’s ‘Mad Farmer.’” Ecozon@, vol. 12, no. 2, 2021, pp. 85–100.
“Preying on Water: Hunting Spiritual and Environmental Rebirth in Wendell Berry’s The Long-Legged House.” Make Waves: Water in Contemporary Literature and Film, U of Nevada P, 2019.
“Gender, Identity, and Transformation: Building Community in Bret Harte’s ‘The Luck of Roaring Camp.’” General Themes in Literature, Facts on File, 2009.
“In And Out: Literal and Figurative Illness in Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Fall of the House of Usher.’” General Themes in Literature, Facts on File, 2009.
“Mortality and Immortality in Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Fall of the House of Usher.’” General Themes in Literature, Facts on File, 2009.
“Nature as Mirror in Bret Harte’s ‘The Luck of Roaring Camp.’” General Themes in Literature, Facts on File, 2009.
“The Construction of Identity in Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Fall of the House of Usher.’” General Themes in Literature, Facts on File, 2009.
“Three Levels of Isolation in Bret Harte’s ‘The Luck of Roaring Camp.’” General Themes in Literature, Facts on File, 2009.
“Humor, History, and Tall Tales: Re-Reading the Adirondack College Student.” Voices, vol. 33, no. 3–4, 2007.
“Humor, History, and Tall Tales: Re-Reading the Adirondack College Student.” Voices: Journal of New York State Folklore, vol. 33, no. 3–4, 2007, pp. 12–14. RPT in Adirondack Writing and the Wilderness Aesthetic, Friends of Thoreau Program, University of Alcala, 2010.