Amber Strother

 AmberL. Strother

Amber L. Strother

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Biography

Washington State University - English

Visiting Assistant Professor at Marquette University
Higher Education
Amber
Strother
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
My research focuses on images of gender in science fiction literature, films, television, and other media. I'm particularly interested in issues surrounding the human body including government control and reproductive technologies.


Experience

  • Washington State University

    Graduate Instructor

    Developed syllabi and assignments for teaching literature and writing courses; instructor of record for classes taught.

  • Washington State University

    Blackburn Fellow

    Amber worked at Washington State University as a Blackburn Fellow

  • Arkansas State University

    Graduate Instructor

    Developed syllabi and assignments for basic writing and composition courses; instructor of record for classes taught.

  • Marquette University

    Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of English/Gender and Sexualities Studies

    Amber worked at Marquette University as a Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of English/Gender and Sexualities Studies

  • Marquette University

    Program Assistant, Center for Gender and Sexualities Studies

    Amber worked at Marquette University as a Program Assistant, Center for Gender and Sexualities Studies

  • Marquette University

    Lecturer, Department of English

    Amber worked at Marquette University as a Lecturer, Department of English

  • Marquette University

    Adjunct Instructor, Department of Digitial Media and Performing Arts

    Amber worked at Marquette University as a Adjunct Instructor, Department of Digitial Media and Performing Arts

  • Self-employed

    Independent Contractor

    Amber worked at Self-employed as a Independent Contractor

  • Carroll University

    Adjunct Instructor, English

    Amber worked at Carroll University as a Adjunct Instructor, English

Education

  • Arkansas State University

    Master’s Degree

    English
    Concentration: Contemporary Literature, Minority Literature, Native American Literature Thesis: Writing a New Mestiza: Identity Formation in Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street and Woman Hollering Creek

  • Best Overall Graduate Panel Presentation Create @state



  • Arkansas State University

    Graduate Instructor


    Developed syllabi and assignments for basic writing and composition courses; instructor of record for classes taught.

  • Washington State University

    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

    English
    Concentration: American Literature since 1945, Gender Theory, and Speculative Fiction Committee: Carol Siegel (chair), T.V. Reed, Jon Hegglund, Renny Christopher

  • Graduate Student Travel Grants


    Received four times from 2012-2016.

  • Blackburn Fellowship



  • Jerard Basil and Ellen Schleiner Book Award


    Awarded for passing comprehensive examinations with distinction.

  • Washington State University

    Graduate Instructor


    Developed syllabi and assignments for teaching literature and writing courses; instructor of record for classes taught.

  • Washington State University

    Blackburn Fellow



Publications

  • "'Monsters all, are we not?': Sex and the Human Connection in Penny Dreadful"

    Intercourse in Television and Film: The Presentation of Explicit Sex Acts