Faculty
David Mura
Visiting Instructor
B.A., Grinnell College
M.F.A., Vermont College
Old Main 215, (651) 696-6557
Email: dmura-at-macalester.edu
David Mura just published the novel, Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire, and has written two memoirs, Turning Japanese and Where the Body Meets Memory: Race, Sexuality & Identity. He has published three books of poetry and a book of essays on contemporary poetry; he has also written several plays and performance pieces. He has taught at the University of Minnesota, the University of Oregon, St. Olaf College, Hamline University, and the Stonecoast MFA program.
Fall Courses
Areas of Study
- Creative Writing
- Poetry
- Creative Nonfiction
- Fiction
- Playwrighting & Performance
- Asian American Studies
- Literary Criticism
- Postcolonial Studies
Awards and Honors
- Lila Wallace Foundation Writers’ Award
- Josephine Miles Book Award (Oakland PEN)
- New York Times Notable Books of the Year (for Turning Japanese)
- U.S. Japan Creative Artist Exchange Fellowship
- NEA Fellowships
- National Poetry Series Contest Winner
Major Publications
- Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire: Memoirs of a Sansei (novel)
- Where the Body Meets Memory: An Odyssey of Race, Sexuality & Identity (memoir)
- Angels for the Burning (poetry)
- Song for Uncle Tom, Tonto & Mr. Moto: Poetry & Identity (criticism)
- The Colors of Desire (poetry)
- Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei (memoir)
- After We Lost Our Way (poetry)
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