Leslie Rowen
Degrees
2017, BA English, Bellarmine University
2017, BA Spanish, Bellarmine Univesity
Bio
Leslie Rowen studies 20th Century American literature with a focus on the literature of war. Her research concentrates on under-studied soldier writing, with a particular interest in race, gender expression, and trauma. By nature this work relies heavily on the archive, and occasionally extends into the field of medical humanities.
Teaching Awards
- Professional Development Teaching Award, Department of English & Comparative Literature, Spring 2021, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Latina/o Studies Program Teaching Award, Fall 2020, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Awards
- Center for the Study of the American South Summer Research Grant, Summer 2021, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- James Peacock REACH Fellowship, Center for Global Initiatives, Summer 2020, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Curriculum Vitae / Resume
Research Interests
African American Literature | American Literature to 1900 to the present | Asian American Literature | Contemporary American Literature | Contemporary Multiethnic American Literature | Critical Race Studies | Digital Humanities | Literature, Medicine and Culture | Modernism | Pedagogy | Social Justice | Southern Literature | Transatlantic Studies | Women Writers