Education:
Ph.D., Columbia University - 1975 (Literature, English)
M.A., Columbia University - 1967 (Literature, English)
B.A., Bryn Mawr College - 1964 (Literature, English)
Areas of Expertise:
Nineteenth- and 20th-century British and American fiction, Indian English fiction, contemporary transnational narratives, women's biographies and autobiographies, and creative nonfiction.
Books and Publications
Full House, a collection of linked stories that center on a group of middle-aged women playing poker. Southern Methodist University Press. (Books and Publications: Book) 2003
One of the Family. W.W. Norton. (Books and Publications: Book) 1992
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"Re-Routing Routes and Routes: Setting in Transnational Fiction." Conference on Globalization and Govermentality, held under the auspices of the Wolfe institute and the Zicklin Chair Professorship. Brooklyn College. April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
Pedagogical Achievements
Participated in a faculty exchange whereby I taught for the Spring 2007 semester at the University of Paris VIII in St. Denis in the Department of English Literature. My course load included an undergraduate course in memoir and autobiographical fiction and an M.A.-level course on Indian English fiction. Professor Claire Joubert from Paris VIII taught for the 2006-07 year at Brooklyn College. 2007