Washington State University - English
Visiting Assistant Professor at Marquette University
Higher Education
Amber
Strother
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
My research focuses on images of gender in science fiction literature, films, television, and other media. I'm particularly interested in issues surrounding the human body including government control and reproductive technologies.
Graduate Instructor
Developed syllabi and assignments for teaching literature and writing courses; instructor of record for classes taught.
Blackburn Fellow
Amber worked at Washington State University as a Blackburn Fellow
Graduate Instructor
Developed syllabi and assignments for basic writing and composition courses; instructor of record for classes taught.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of English/Gender and Sexualities Studies
Amber worked at Marquette University as a Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of English/Gender and Sexualities Studies
Program Assistant, Center for Gender and Sexualities Studies
Amber worked at Marquette University as a Program Assistant, Center for Gender and Sexualities Studies
Lecturer, Department of English
Amber worked at Marquette University as a Lecturer, Department of English
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Digitial Media and Performing Arts
Amber worked at Marquette University as a Adjunct Instructor, Department of Digitial Media and Performing Arts
Independent Contractor
Amber worked at Self-employed as a Independent Contractor
Adjunct Instructor, English
Amber worked at Carroll University as a Adjunct Instructor, English
Master’s Degree
English
Concentration: Contemporary Literature, Minority Literature, Native American Literature
Thesis: Writing a New Mestiza: Identity Formation in Sandra Cisneros’ The House on
Mango Street and Woman Hollering Creek
Best Overall Graduate Panel Presentation Create @state
Graduate Instructor
Developed syllabi and assignments for basic writing and composition courses; instructor of record for classes taught.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
English
Concentration: American Literature since 1945, Gender Theory, and Speculative Fiction
Committee: Carol Siegel (chair), T.V. Reed, Jon Hegglund, Renny Christopher
Graduate Student Travel Grants
Received four times from 2012-2016.
Blackburn Fellowship
Jerard Basil and Ellen Schleiner Book Award
Awarded for passing comprehensive examinations with distinction.
Graduate Instructor
Developed syllabi and assignments for teaching literature and writing courses; instructor of record for classes taught.
Blackburn Fellow
Intercourse in Television and Film: The Presentation of Explicit Sex Acts