Literature Faculty: Research Interests

Professors

1. Roberto M. Dainotto, Literature and Place, Nationalism and Regionalism, Aesthetic Theory, Italian Idealism, ...
2. Mark B. Hansen, Cultural Theory and Media Studies, Philosophy of New Media, Phenomenology and Cognitive Science
3. Michael Hardt, Globalization, Political and Cultural Theory
4. N. Katherine Hayles, Digital Humanities; Electronic LIterature; Literature, Science and Technology; Science Fiction; Critial Theory
5. Ranjana Khanna, Affect, Anxiety, Justice, South Africa
6. Toril Moi, Feminism, Philosophy & Literature, Women Writers, Theater, 19th & 20th Century European Literature
7. Negar Mottahedeh, Film Studies, Social Media, Photography, Material Culture, and Middle Eastern Studies
8. Kenneth J. Surin, Political science
9. Robyn Wiegman, Feminist theory, Gender, Philosophy, Marxist, in literature, Psychoanalysis, Race, Sexuality

Associate Professors

1. Antonio Viego, Latino/a Literatures, Latino/a Studies, Critical Race Studies, and Gender & Sexuality

Professors Emeriti

1. Frank Lentricchia, 20th Century, Stevens, Joyce, Modernism, Literary Criticism, Italian Film
2. Walter D. Mignolo, The constitution and transformation of the modern/colonial world. The de-colonial option as ethical, political and epistemic modes of re-existence. Decolonizing aesthetics and religion to liberate subjectiviy and spirituality
3. Valentin Mudimbe, Philology, Phenomenology, History of Ideas, and Africa
4. Janice A. Radway, Book History, American Studies, Feminist Studies, Cultural Studies
5. Barbara H. Smith, critical theory; epistemology and philosophy of science; social studies of science; issues in science and religion; relations between sciences and humanities
6. Philip R. Stewart, Professor of French (Ph.D., Yale, 1967). His principal research interests ...
7. Susan Willis, Minority Writing and Popular Culture