Username: litelle209Gender: FemaleMember since: February 23, 2009
Birthday: January 3, 1972
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English / Literature / Writing
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I completed a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. English with a concentration in American Literature. I am beginning my Ph.D. in Literature this fall at UC Santa Cruz. I teach college freshmen.
Interests
Literature, naturally. Particularly minority texts from the late 19th century to early Modernism. Nietzsche.Brecht. Marxist literary criticism.Critical theory. Cultural studies and concepts of empire. Discursive formations of power. Literature in exile.
Schools
California State University-Stanislaus - Turlock, CA, US (2002 - 2008)
University of California-Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, CA, US (2009 - 2013)
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