Susan Farrell
Professor
Office Hours: W/Th 3:00-4:00pm
Phone: 843.580.4244
E-mail: farrells@cofc.edu
Susan Farrell came to the Collge of Charleston in 1993. She specializes in contemporary American fiction and teaches a variety of courses on American literature, contemporary fiction, women's studies, and academic writing. Her research in the last few years has focused largely on American war literature, and she has recently published books on Kurt Vonnegut and Tim O'Brien. She is a founding member of the international Kurt Vonnegut Society.
Education
Ph.D., English, University of Texas at Austin
M.A., English, University of Texas at Austin
B.A., English, Austin College
Research Interests
- Contemporary American fiction
- Women writers
- Literature of the Vietnam War
- Postmodernism/gender studies
Courses Taught
ENGL 207: American Literature to the Present
ENGL 346: Contemporary American FictionENGL 363: Modern American War Fiction
Publications
Imaging Home: American War Fiction from Hemingway to 9/11
“Just Listen: Witnessing Trauma…”
“Tim O’Brien: A Critical Overview”
“The Home Front and the Front Lines…”
Critical Companion to Tim O’Brien
“Art, Domesticity, and Vonnegut’s Women…”
“The Labyrinth of Myth and Gender…”
Critical Companion to Kurt Vonnegut: A Literary Reference to his Life and Work. New York: Facts on File Press, 2008.