Dr. John Duvall

Professor

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Biography

John Duvall focuses on issues of modernist print culture, notably through his recent scholarly edition of William Faulkner’s 1949 collection of detective fiction, 'Knight’s Gambit', which restores six stories cut by magazine editors from more than 4,000 works. In 2024, Penguin Random House is set to release Duvall’s edition of 'Knight’s Gambit Vintage International' in trade paperback. His research interests span matters of racial and sexual identity as depicted in 20th and 21st-century American fiction. Duvall is the author of significant works including 'Race, White Identity, and Southern Fiction' (2008), 'Don DeLillo’s UNDERWORLD' (2002), and 'Identifying Fictions: Toni Morrison, Modernist Authenticity, and Postmodern Blackness' (2000). He has also edited numerous essay collections, such as 'Narrating 9/11: Fantasies of State, Security, and Terrorism' (2015), 'The Cambridge Companion to American Fiction Since 1945' (2012), 'Faulkner and His Critics' (2010), and 'The Cambridge Companion to Don DeLillo' (2008). His work significantly contributes to the understanding of modernism and postmodernism in literature.

Research Interests

Requirements for Purdue University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:135
Overall
Required:135
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in CS or related field Foundational concepts of computer science Data structures Computer architecture Operating systems Mathematics through differential equations Linear and matrix algebra
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Specialization Notes

GRE is not required.