Associate Professor
Fields of Interest
Biography
B.A., UCLA, 1967
M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1969
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1974
Areas of Specialization
Early Modern Studies, Theater, Composition, Language and Usage
Awards:
English Department Distinguished Teaching Award
University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award
Carnegie Scholar and Charter Member of the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Research
Selected Research
- John Webster. “The Elizabethan Age Portfolio: Using Writing to Teach Shorter Elizabethan Poetry.” For Teaching Shorter Elizabethan Poetry. Patrick Cheney and Anne Prescott, eds. MLA. 2000, 145-149.
- John Webster. “Challenging the Commonplace: Teaching as Conversation in Spenser’s Legend of Temperance.” Approaches to Teaching The Faerie Queene. David L. Miller, ed. MLA. 1994, 82-92.
- John Webster. William Temple’s “Analysis” of Sir Philip Sidney’s “Apology for Poetry”. Medieval and Early Renaissance Texts and Studies. 1984.
Research Advised: Undergraduate Symposia
Courses Taught
Spring 2024
Winter 2024
Spring 2023
Autumn 2021
Spring 2021
Spring 2020
Winter 2020
Autumn 2019
Spring 2019
Winter 2019
Autumn 2018
Winter 2018
Autumn 2017
Winter 2017
Autumn 2016
Winter 2016
Spring 2015
Autumn 2014
Winter 2014
Resources & Related Links
Affiliations
Affiliated Departments:
Related News
Related News
- In Memoriam / Eugene Smith - May 31, 2023
- Professor John Webster Reflects on Shakespeare's Birthday - April 23, 2020
- Expository Writing Program Awarded Certificate of Excellence - January 6, 2020
- Faculty and Staff Notes - January 6, 2020
- London Calling: The City Is The Classroom - May 14, 2018
- In Memoriam: John Coldewey - May 4, 2018
- Recommended Reading / Faculty Suggest Winter Books - November 16, 2017
- Puget Sound Writing Consortium Carries Forward Work of Puget Sound Writing Project - November 15, 2017
- In Memory and Celebration of Roger Sale / by Professor John Webster - November 15, 2017
- UW Praxis Conference 2017 / Crafting Meaning Through Making - May 28, 2017
- Puget Sound Writing Consortium Carries Forward Work of Puget Sound Writing Project - May 28, 2017
- Book Recommendations / English Faculty Suggest Winter Reading - November 19, 2016
- Emerging Directions and Continuing Traditions in the English Department - May 6, 2015
- Short Takes - November 3, 2014