Biography

Kathryn Conner Bennett is a Ph.D. candidate in the American Studies Program. Her research interests include nineteenth century literature, American popular culture, critical theory, and women's studies. Her dissertation examines the publishing history of the New York Ledger, focusing on the economics of loyalty and the politicization of private life and narrative.

Education

M.A., English, Boston College (2008)

B.A., English, Montana State University (2004)

Publications

“Illustrating Southworth: Genre, Conventionality, and The Island Princess.” E.D.E.N. Southworth: Recovering the Career of a Nineteenth-Century Popular Novelist. Eds. Melissa Homestead and Pamela Washington. University of Tennessee Press. Anticipated November 2012.

“The Gender Politics of Death: Three Formulations of La Bohème in Contemporary Cinema.” The Journal of Popular Film and Television 32 (Fall 2004): 110 – 120.

Courses Taught

19^th Century U.S. Women Writers, William and Mary English Department, Instructor, Fall 2011

Introduction to American Studies: American Medicine, A Social and Cultural History, William and Mary American Studies Program, Teaching Assistant, Spring 2010

Introduction to Women’s Studies, William and Mary Women’s Studies Program, Instructor, Spring 2009, Summer 2010

Introduction to American Studies: The American Way of War, William and Mary American Studies Program, Teaching Assistant, Fall 2010

Freshman Writing Seminar, Boston College First-Year Writing Program, Teaching Fellow, Fall 2007, Spring 2008