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Eytan Pol, PhD

Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor

Department of Communication, Liberal Arts, and Social Sciences


About

Eytan Pol's interests consists of nature writing, wilderness studies, the American West, and narratology. Eytan recieved his PhD in American Literature from Texas Tech University. MA in  North American Studies and a BA in History, both from Leiden University. His book, Land Elsewhere, will be published by Torrey House Press in the spring of 2027.

Other relevant publications include:

  • Pol, Eytan. "Synthesis and Paradox: The Narratological and Thematic Intricacies of Edward Abbey's Black Sun." Journal of the Southwest, expected in Spring 2026 issue.
  • Pol, Eytan. "Trail Reviews: Further Commodification of Wilderness." Redefining Land Management in North American Literature and Culture. Eds. Jada Ach and Kirsten Brown. Routledge, June 24, 2026.
    Pol, Eytan. "The Hermann Hesse of the American West: Der Steppenwolf as a Companion Piece to Desert Solitaire." Western American Literature 59, no. 4 (2025), pp. 351-71.