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University of Northern Colorado - English

Academic and Political Researcher
Nora
Rossbach
Chicago, Illinois
Over 4+ years of progressive experience in Research, Higher Education, and Teaching

Experience

    Education

    • University of Northern Colorado

      Master of Arts - MA

      English
      Authored M.A. Thesis Project (Passed with Honors): "'The Personal is the Political is the Psychopathological': Postmodern Subjectivity in Infinite Jest"--Advisor: Dr. Sarah Cornish--Applied literary theory to analyze _Infinite Jest_ by David Foster Wallace with close reading and interpretive methods. Completed courses in American and British Literature, Film, Literary and Film Theory, and Composition Pedagogy.

    • University of Northern Colorado

      Bachelor of Arts - BA

      English
      Completed a course of study in the Liberal Arts Core, American and British Literature, Literary Theory, and Rhetoric and Composition with Minors in Music and Writing; Recognition for Excellence in English--Honors Convocation (2011); First Place Fiction--Rosenberry Writer's Conference (2010); First Year Scholar Award (2009); Provost Scholarship (2008-2009)

    • University of Northern Colorado

      Graduate Teaching Assistant


      Successfully instructed over 600 undergraduates in writing skills and developed curricula and lesson plans to meet student needs; Lectured on rhetoric, writing, research methods, and other topics; Served on the First Year Writing Committee; Developed and revised the stated habits for College Composition and College Research; Designed courses and wrote syllabi.

    • University of Northern Colorado

      Graduate Student Researcher


      Authored MA Thesis Project: "'The Personal is the Political is the Psychopathological': Postmodernity in _Infinite Jest_"; Applied literary theory to analyze novel with close reading and interpretive techniques.

    • University of Northern Colorado

      Office Assistant


      Designed and streamlined processing of graduate applications for academic department; Managed department's budget & correspondence; Ensured smooth transitions between semesters through scheduling classes, reserving rooms, and maintaining the student database.

    • University of Northern Colorado

      Instructor of English


      Successfully instructed over 600 undergraduates in writing skills and developed curricula and lesson plans to meet student needs; Lectured on rhetoric, writing, research methods, and other topics; Served on the First Year Writing Committee; Developed and revised the stated habits for College Composition and College Research; Designed courses and wrote syllabi.

    • University of Northern Colorado

      Office Assistant


      Designed and streamlined processing of graduate applications for academic department; Managed department's budget & correspondence; Ensured smooth transitions between semesters through scheduling classes, reserving rooms, and maintaining the student database.

    • University of Northern Colorado

      Academic Tutor


      Tutored college students in writing, research, and music theory.

    • The University of Chicago

      Master of Arts - MA

      Political Science
      MA in Social Sciences with a Concentration in political Theory; Master's Thesis--Advisor: Dr. Chad Cryenne--Examining political aesthetics related to technology and cybernetic theory; Analyzing social impact of network organization on political thought and discourse; Completed course work in social scientific methods, political science and theory, and conducted independent research study, managing all aspects including proposal, design, data collection, analysis, and writing.

    • University Scholarship



    • The University of Chicago

      Graduate Student Researcher


      Examining political aesthetics related to technology and cybernetic theory; Analyzing social impact of network organization on political thought and discourse; Conducting independent research study; Managing all aspects including proposal, design, data collection, analysis, and writing.

    Publications

    • "Flies Like Smokey Skies"

      Crucible (University of Northern Colorado's Literary Magazine)

    • "Flies Like Smokey Skies"

      Crucible (University of Northern Colorado's Literary Magazine)

    • "Medicine of Malice: Bio-Ethics in _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest_"

      Essais (Utah Valley University Academic Journal)

    • "Flies Like Smokey Skies"

      Crucible (University of Northern Colorado's Literary Magazine)

    • "Medicine of Malice: Bio-Ethics in _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest_"

      Essais (Utah Valley University Academic Journal)

    • "Medicine or Malice: Bio-Ethics in _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (Accepted to Academic Conference)

      Popomology Conference at Utah Valley University

    • "Flies Like Smokey Skies"

      Crucible (University of Northern Colorado's Literary Magazine)

    • "Medicine of Malice: Bio-Ethics in _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest_"

      Essais (Utah Valley University Academic Journal)

    • "Medicine or Malice: Bio-Ethics in _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (Accepted to Academic Conference)

      Popomology Conference at Utah Valley University

    • "On Accidentally Waking Up Next to You, Again"

      Crucible (University of Northern Colorado's Literary Magazine)

    • "Flies Like Smokey Skies"

      Crucible (University of Northern Colorado's Literary Magazine)

    • "Medicine of Malice: Bio-Ethics in _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest_"

      Essais (Utah Valley University Academic Journal)

    • "Medicine or Malice: Bio-Ethics in _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (Accepted to Academic Conference)

      Popomology Conference at Utah Valley University

    • "On Accidentally Waking Up Next to You, Again"

      Crucible (University of Northern Colorado's Literary Magazine)

    • "'The Personal is the Political is the Psychopathological': Postmodern Subjectivity in _Infinite Jest_" (Panel Presentation)

      2015 Texas Tech Comparative Literature Symposium

      According to many theorists, the postmodern condition is one in which individuals are regularly subjected to systems of power which dictate much of their existence. David Foster Wallace’s novel presents extreme examples of this case as characters experience alienation and displacement of subjectivity in a culture dominated by biopower and spectacle. While several scholars have written about the importance of subjectivity in Wallace’s work, few have explored in depth the totalizing system of domination Wallace creates. A combination of powers work together to create a system in which the location of subjectivity becomes obscured. Biopower draws subjectivity to the surface by demanding representation of normative ideals of bodily health, while spectacle dictates how that subjectivity should represent itself to the world through a recursive relationship between performance and spectator. Thus, individuals are expected to be truthful and authentic, yet perform to meet the expectations of spectacle. As subjectivity and agency both must and cannot exist for characters in the novel, subjectivity becomes caught in surface performance, neither capable of being externalized through meaningful interaction with others or internalized and understood. Individuals must maintain what Jameson calls an “internal distance” from themselves. That is, they can never quite contact their own subjectivity. By examining the political system in the novel, along with the Boston AA, Enfield Tennis Academy, and individual characters experiencing alienation as a result of interaction with these groups, it becomes clear that the systems of power obscure the location of subjectivity and agency for the characters. Additionally, the fatally entertaining video cartridge, around which the plot revolves, presents a challenge to these systems of power while simultaneously reinforcing them. This makes explicit the problem of subjectivity in the novel while offering no real solution or “way out.”

    • "Flies Like Smokey Skies"

      Crucible (University of Northern Colorado's Literary Magazine)

    • "Medicine of Malice: Bio-Ethics in _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest_"

      Essais (Utah Valley University Academic Journal)

    • "Medicine or Malice: Bio-Ethics in _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (Accepted to Academic Conference)

      Popomology Conference at Utah Valley University

    • "On Accidentally Waking Up Next to You, Again"

      Crucible (University of Northern Colorado's Literary Magazine)

    • "'The Personal is the Political is the Psychopathological': Postmodern Subjectivity in _Infinite Jest_" (Panel Presentation)

      2015 Texas Tech Comparative Literature Symposium

      According to many theorists, the postmodern condition is one in which individuals are regularly subjected to systems of power which dictate much of their existence. David Foster Wallace’s novel presents extreme examples of this case as characters experience alienation and displacement of subjectivity in a culture dominated by biopower and spectacle. While several scholars have written about the importance of subjectivity in Wallace’s work, few have explored in depth the totalizing system of domination Wallace creates. A combination of powers work together to create a system in which the location of subjectivity becomes obscured. Biopower draws subjectivity to the surface by demanding representation of normative ideals of bodily health, while spectacle dictates how that subjectivity should represent itself to the world through a recursive relationship between performance and spectator. Thus, individuals are expected to be truthful and authentic, yet perform to meet the expectations of spectacle. As subjectivity and agency both must and cannot exist for characters in the novel, subjectivity becomes caught in surface performance, neither capable of being externalized through meaningful interaction with others or internalized and understood. Individuals must maintain what Jameson calls an “internal distance” from themselves. That is, they can never quite contact their own subjectivity. By examining the political system in the novel, along with the Boston AA, Enfield Tennis Academy, and individual characters experiencing alienation as a result of interaction with these groups, it becomes clear that the systems of power obscure the location of subjectivity and agency for the characters. Additionally, the fatally entertaining video cartridge, around which the plot revolves, presents a challenge to these systems of power while simultaneously reinforcing them. This makes explicit the problem of subjectivity in the novel while offering no real solution or “way out.”

    • "Sembling, Resembling, and Dissembling: Masquerade and Vacancy in Haywood's _Fantomina_" (Presentation)

      69th Annual RMMLA Convention (Santa Fe, New Mexico)

    • "Flies Like Smokey Skies"

      Crucible (University of Northern Colorado's Literary Magazine)

    • "Medicine of Malice: Bio-Ethics in _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest_"

      Essais (Utah Valley University Academic Journal)

    • "Medicine or Malice: Bio-Ethics in _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (Accepted to Academic Conference)

      Popomology Conference at Utah Valley University

    • "On Accidentally Waking Up Next to You, Again"

      Crucible (University of Northern Colorado's Literary Magazine)

    • "'The Personal is the Political is the Psychopathological': Postmodern Subjectivity in _Infinite Jest_" (Panel Presentation)

      2015 Texas Tech Comparative Literature Symposium

      According to many theorists, the postmodern condition is one in which individuals are regularly subjected to systems of power which dictate much of their existence. David Foster Wallace’s novel presents extreme examples of this case as characters experience alienation and displacement of subjectivity in a culture dominated by biopower and spectacle. While several scholars have written about the importance of subjectivity in Wallace’s work, few have explored in depth the totalizing system of domination Wallace creates. A combination of powers work together to create a system in which the location of subjectivity becomes obscured. Biopower draws subjectivity to the surface by demanding representation of normative ideals of bodily health, while spectacle dictates how that subjectivity should represent itself to the world through a recursive relationship between performance and spectator. Thus, individuals are expected to be truthful and authentic, yet perform to meet the expectations of spectacle. As subjectivity and agency both must and cannot exist for characters in the novel, subjectivity becomes caught in surface performance, neither capable of being externalized through meaningful interaction with others or internalized and understood. Individuals must maintain what Jameson calls an “internal distance” from themselves. That is, they can never quite contact their own subjectivity. By examining the political system in the novel, along with the Boston AA, Enfield Tennis Academy, and individual characters experiencing alienation as a result of interaction with these groups, it becomes clear that the systems of power obscure the location of subjectivity and agency for the characters. Additionally, the fatally entertaining video cartridge, around which the plot revolves, presents a challenge to these systems of power while simultaneously reinforcing them. This makes explicit the problem of subjectivity in the novel while offering no real solution or “way out.”

    • "Sembling, Resembling, and Dissembling: Masquerade and Vacancy in Haywood's _Fantomina_" (Presentation)

      69th Annual RMMLA Convention (Santa Fe, New Mexico)

    • "Foreclosure"

      Crucible (University of Northern Colorado's Literary Magazine)

    • "Flies Like Smokey Skies"

      Crucible (University of Northern Colorado's Literary Magazine)

    • "Medicine of Malice: Bio-Ethics in _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest_"

      Essais (Utah Valley University Academic Journal)

    • "Medicine or Malice: Bio-Ethics in _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (Accepted to Academic Conference)

      Popomology Conference at Utah Valley University

    • "On Accidentally Waking Up Next to You, Again"

      Crucible (University of Northern Colorado's Literary Magazine)

    • "'The Personal is the Political is the Psychopathological': Postmodern Subjectivity in _Infinite Jest_" (Panel Presentation)

      2015 Texas Tech Comparative Literature Symposium

      According to many theorists, the postmodern condition is one in which individuals are regularly subjected to systems of power which dictate much of their existence. David Foster Wallace’s novel presents extreme examples of this case as characters experience alienation and displacement of subjectivity in a culture dominated by biopower and spectacle. While several scholars have written about the importance of subjectivity in Wallace’s work, few have explored in depth the totalizing system of domination Wallace creates. A combination of powers work together to create a system in which the location of subjectivity becomes obscured. Biopower draws subjectivity to the surface by demanding representation of normative ideals of bodily health, while spectacle dictates how that subjectivity should represent itself to the world through a recursive relationship between performance and spectator. Thus, individuals are expected to be truthful and authentic, yet perform to meet the expectations of spectacle. As subjectivity and agency both must and cannot exist for characters in the novel, subjectivity becomes caught in surface performance, neither capable of being externalized through meaningful interaction with others or internalized and understood. Individuals must maintain what Jameson calls an “internal distance” from themselves. That is, they can never quite contact their own subjectivity. By examining the political system in the novel, along with the Boston AA, Enfield Tennis Academy, and individual characters experiencing alienation as a result of interaction with these groups, it becomes clear that the systems of power obscure the location of subjectivity and agency for the characters. Additionally, the fatally entertaining video cartridge, around which the plot revolves, presents a challenge to these systems of power while simultaneously reinforcing them. This makes explicit the problem of subjectivity in the novel while offering no real solution or “way out.”

    • "Sembling, Resembling, and Dissembling: Masquerade and Vacancy in Haywood's _Fantomina_" (Presentation)

      69th Annual RMMLA Convention (Santa Fe, New Mexico)

    • "Foreclosure"

      Crucible (University of Northern Colorado's Literary Magazine)

    • "Persephone"

      Crucible (University of Northern Colorado's Literary Magazine)

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