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Associate Professor
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I teach a variety of courses in twentieth- and twenty-first-century
literature, I have a particular interest in what is called postcolonial
literature. Postcolonial literature refers to the literary
texts produced by authors from former colonies of Great Britain
as well as those produced by immigrant authors currently living
in Britain itself.
Some of the most powerful fictional
works written in English at the moment come from authors
born
in India, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Jamaica, and elsewhere. These
authors challenge us to view the world in unfamiliar ways,
to
perceive the political policies of Great Britain and the United
States from the perspectives of those who are often victims
and
not beneficiaries.
By reading postcolonial literature,
I believe we can increase our understanding of diverse cultures
and experiences and to learn more about our own society
and its
struggles to become a truly multicultural nation.
Teaching Fields
- Post-Colonial and Contemporary British Literature
- Twentieth-Century British Literature
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Selected Publications
- Ethics and Nostalgia in the Contemporary Novel. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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“Fantasies of (Re)collection: Collecting and Imagination in A. S. Byatt’s Possession: A Romance.” Contemporary Literature 45.4 (2004): 684-712. Reprinted in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Vol. 223. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2006. 139-51.
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“Refiguring National Character: The Remains of the British Estate Novel.” Modern Fiction Studies 48.3 (2002): 552-80.
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“Epic of Failure: Disappointment as Utopian Fantasy in Salman Rushdie’s
Midnight’s Children.” Twentieth-Century Literature 47.4 (2001): 545-68.
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“Haunted by Place: Moral Obligation and the Postmodern Novel.” Centennial Review 42.3 (1998): 589-616.
Honors/Awards
- Faculty Excellence Award, National Residence Hall Honorary, Marquette University, 2006
- Helen Way Klingler Junior Sabbatical Award, Marquette University, 2005
- Summer Faculty Fellowship, Marquette University, 2004
- Curriculum Enhancement Grant, Marquette University, 2002
- Summer Faculty Fellowship, Marquette University, 2001
- Editorial advisory board, Modern Fiction Studies
- Executive committee, summer institute of the Future of Minority Studies National Research Project
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