William P. McGehee

MAJ William P. McGehee

Instructor

English and World Languages

william.mcgehee [at] westpoint.edu

MAJ McGehee graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2011 and commissioned as a Military Intelligence Officer with an Armor branch detail. His past duty positions include Maintenance Platoon Leader, Scout Platoon Leader, Squadron Assistant Operations Officer, and Battalion S2/ Intelligence OIC. MAJ McGehee earned an M.A. in English literature at Vanderbilt University prior to his arrival to the Department of English and World Languages. He is married to Katherine, and they have three wonderful children, Vivian, Simon, and Damian. 

Battalion S2, 1st Battalion 67th Armor Regiment (2017-19) Assistant Operations Officer, 3rd Squadron 61st Cavalry Regiment (2014-16) Platoon Leader, B Troop, 3rd Squadron 61st Cavalry Regiment (2012-14) Platoon Leader, D Troop, 3rd Squadron 61st Cavalry Regiment (2012)

Research Interests

My literary interests center on the implications of war and conflict with two distinct, but often overlapping, threads of inquiry. First, I focus on “modern warfare” (in my mind, meaning post-WWII to the present) and how it shapes the world and global perceptions. Second, I am interested in the post and transhumanist implications surrounding CYBORGS in war, as we are at a juncture in history where the fantastic imagery of science fiction is starting to blur with the reality of our emerging technology. Where my first focus has an eye to the near past the present as it recedes into history, my second focus interrogates the imaginative concepts that will shape combat in the future.