Jay Axline Gentry
Bio
Hello!
I am an Assistant Professor of English at Montana State University Billings. I specialize in teaching American literature, world literature, writing instruction, and technical communication.
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My research focuses on how political rhetoric within genre texts can influence political counter culture in the United States. Examining how popular culture informs politics allows us to have deeper insights into where movements originate.
Education
2023
Ph.D. English Literature, University of North Texas​
Secondary Research Areas: Professional and Technical Communication
Dissertation: The World We Left Behind: White Supremacy in the Postapocalyptic Genre
Committee: Jacqueline Foertsch (chair), Nora Gilbert, and Harry Benshoff
2016
Graduate Certificate in Technical Communication, University of North Texas
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2015
M.A. English Literature, University of Wyoming​
Thesis: Darkness Implacable: The Self and The Other at The End of The World
Committee: Caskey Russell (Chair), Julia Obert, and Andrew Garner
2013
B.A. English Literature, University of Wyoming​
B.A. History, University of Wyoming
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