Maribel W. Molyneaux, Ph.D.

My three major areas of teaching interest begin with Victorian literature and culture, especially the British industrial novel and the works of Anne, Emily, and Charlotte Bronte. I also teach literary theory and criticism, beginning with Plato but placing particular emphasis on the philosophical, political, and historical positions of contemporary theorists and critics; and multicultural literature, focusing on writers from marginalized American cultures — Native American, African-American, and Jewish-American — and from Latin American, and Asian cultures. In addition to teaching introductory literature, writing, and Honors courses, I also regularly teach Women's Studies courses.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
Recent and current projects include coordinating the Summer Writing Workshop, a paper on the work of Native American writer Leslie Marmon Silko, a paper on issues of women and work in the nineteenth century, and an article on the novels of British writer Charlotte Turner Smith. I have been Coordinator of the Freshman Experience Program since 1993.