Rate My Professor Mark Zunac

Mark Zunac serves as Associate Professor and Ad Hoc Program Specialist in the Department of Literature, Writing, and Film at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he has contributed for 15 years as of 2025. He earned his Ph.D. from Marquette University in 2008. Zunac teaches a diverse array of undergraduate courses, including Freshman English, English for International Students, Fundamentals of English, Technical Writing, Enlightenment and Empire, and Nineteenth-Century Women Writers. His areas of teaching focus on composition as well as early modern and Romantic-era British literature. These courses reflect his expertise in foundational writing skills and key periods in British literary history, supporting students in developing analytical and communicative abilities essential for academic and professional success.

Zunac has made notable contributions to literary scholarship through editing the anthology Literature and the Conservative Ideal, published by Lexington Books in 2016, which compiles essays exploring conservative perspectives in literary criticism and theory. His peer-reviewed articles appear in Academic Questions, including 'Whiteness and the Great Lie of Diversity' (2021), ''Racist and Proud': The Awful Legacy of Ta-Nehisi Coates' (2020), and 'Radicalism's Yield: Politics and the Illiberal Academy' (2016), addressing intersections of literature, culture, and higher education. Additional scholarship includes 'Natural Rights Reformism in Opie's Adeline Mowbray' in The Age of Byron (2014), examining natural rights themes in Romantic-era fiction. Beyond publications, Zunac engages the public through lectures such as 'How are They Holding Up?: The Status of Great Books in a Chaotic (Western) World' delivered in the Fairhaven Lecture Series on September 29, 2025. His work influences discussions on canonical literature, ideological currents in academia, and the role of great books in contemporary education.