photo by Angela Blake (2017)
I research, write, and teach about the cultural function of storytelling across forms and media and over time. I am currently an Associate Professor of English at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville where I teach courses in 19th-Century Literature and Culture, Adaptation Studies, Gender Studies, and Career Education for Liberal Arts majors. And (if you can't tell) I'm a fan and scholar of all things Frankenstein.
After completing the PhD and before joining the ranks of the ever-elusive tenure-line faculty, I worked in university administration in an alt-ac/non-ac position. Now that I am back in academia, I am committed to mentoring students for a range of possible career options available to liberal arts graduates (especially those with advanced degrees). In this goal, I am part of a rapidly growing community of alternative-academic, post-academic, career diversity advocates and mentors. (You can find many of us on Twitter.) You can read a brief overview of my experience in the following piece I published in MLA's Profession, "From Alt-Ac to Tenure Track: The Need for Diversifying Faculty Experience."
You can follow my work and interests elsewhere:
After completing the PhD and before joining the ranks of the ever-elusive tenure-line faculty, I worked in university administration in an alt-ac/non-ac position. Now that I am back in academia, I am committed to mentoring students for a range of possible career options available to liberal arts graduates (especially those with advanced degrees). In this goal, I am part of a rapidly growing community of alternative-academic, post-academic, career diversity advocates and mentors. (You can find many of us on Twitter.) You can read a brief overview of my experience in the following piece I published in MLA's Profession, "From Alt-Ac to Tenure Track: The Need for Diversifying Faculty Experience."
You can follow my work and interests elsewhere:
- Twitter @LissetteSz
- Academia.edu
- Send inquiries to [email protected] or [email protected]
Podcast
Listen to me discuss adaptation studies and professional development for arts and humanities students on this podcast produced by the Business Communication Lab at the Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas.
- BizTalk #7 "Career Readiness with Intent" - October 18, 2017 (part 1 of 2)
- BizTalk #8 "Don't Sound Like a Student" - October 30, 2017 (part 2 of 2)