Academic Specialties & Organizations

Dr. Kenneth Tucker's academic specialties are Shakespeare and Elizabethan drama, and for nearly thirty years he taught introductory Shakespeare to numerous students of western Kentucky. Of course, he also taught courses in freshman composition, general humanities and introductions to literature, as well as surveys of English and continental literature of the Renaissance in translation plus non-dramatic literature of the Renaissance.

Organizations: Since 1974, Kenneth Tucker has been a member of the Kentucky Philological Association, which was founded during that year at Murray State. In 1994 he served as vice president of that organization. In 1995 he became the president. In 1996 he continued his service as a member of the executive board.