Donald Nobles, associate professor at Auburn University--Montgomery

Despite being accidentally born in Santa Barbara, California, Donald Nobles is a life-long Alabamian, remaining an Alabamian even when living elsewhere. He was educated at the University of Alabama, where he received the A.B. and M.A. degrees; he is ABD from the University of Texas at Austin. Educated in literature and classical rhetoric, he finds the same questions of interest in the modern world, particularly those involving what we say and how we say it. A professor at Auburn University Montgomery, Nobles is the author of a number of papers and other publications, including William Christenberry's Black Belt and is working on a book about the work of Mark Doty.

Presentations by Donald Nobles
Telling Stories in Two and Three Dimensions: William Christenberry's Visual Arts as Storytelling

When “I” Becomes “Eye”: Seeing More than the Obvious in the Work of Mark Doty