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Laurie Taylor
Ph.D. Candidate
Contact Information
Location: Herter Hall 510
Phone: (413) 545-2350
Email: lktaylor[at]german.umass.edu
Course site: http://blogs.umass.edu/lktaylor
When not working on her dissertation on vampire figures in contemporary German literature, Laurie teaches the Language Suite that is part of the Thatcher House Residential Academic Program. She also grades papers for and assists with Susan Cocalis's "Witches: Myth and Historical Reality" lecture course, and serves as the book review editor for the "Women in German Newsletter."
In her spare time she can be found cycling the Pioneer Valley.
Education
M.A. 2003, University of Massachusetts Amherst
B.A. 1999, University of Arizona
Research Interests
Vampire fiction; queer, gender, class, and race theories; fin-de-siècle Austrian literature; DEFA films; contemporary German cinema; beliefs concerning nutrition, food, and health
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