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Sasha McDowell

Research Interests

20th century French, Russian, and Spanish/Latin American literature and cinema; Modernism and the Avant-garde; Silent film and early film theory; War and Violence; Trauma and Memory Studies; Embodiment and Corporeality; Phenomenology and Affect Theory

Education

BA in English and French/Francophone Studies, the University of South Dakota, 2019

Awards and Honors

Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in the Humanities and Arts, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2020-2024

Courses Taught

CWL 242: Modern Masterpieces of Western Culture

CWL 241: Early Masterpieces of Western Culture