Ms. Sarah StanleyˇÍ¸˛ĘMarquette Hall, 247
MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 288-6848sarah.stanley@marquette.eduMy primary fields of research are gender and sexualities studies, late-Victorian romance, Tolkien studies, and fantasy literature. I am fascinated by the intersections of Victorian and modern popular culture, as well as by the shifting stakes of their production, distribution, and cultural capital.
I am currently working on two projects. The first is a co-authored book chapter exploring the ways in which HBOâs Watchman (2019) television series renegotiates the racial and gender politics of Alan Mooreâs landmark comic and of Zack Snyderâs film adaptation thereof. The second is my book-length doctoral dissertation examining the thematic continuities between Bram Stokerâs Dracula and J.R.R. Tolkienâs The Lord of the Rings. My aim is to complicate conventionalized discussions of gender in both works, toâin feminist visionary Adrienne Richâs wordsââre-visionâ them by seeking out long-submerged feminist possibilities latent within each text.
I have been teaching at the university level for the past nine years. I have taught everything from freshman writing courses to World Literature, Mythology, Literary Theory, and Introduction to Gender and Sexualities Studies. Regardless of subject matter, I strive to create an inclusive classroom in which students feel safe exploring new ideas and methodologies. My courses promote discussion and reflective writing, fostering a learning community in which my students and I can mutually grow. I aim to help students find connections between our class and their ârealâ lives and to put into practice the social justice we read and write about. I encourage my students to recognize the power of wordsâtheirs and othersââand to wield them precisely and responsibly. Because effective writing and analysis arises through a process of ideation and revision, I encourage students to re-submit work until they are happy with it. Speaking from my own experience, I believe itâs more important to keep working through an idea and learn along the way than to get it ârightâ on the first try.
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Spring 2025
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Spring 2025
