Hilary Rose

Hilary Rose is a Lecturer in the Department of English within the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She teaches introductory writing and literature courses while pursuing research at the intersection of African American and Latinx literary and cultural studies.

Education

• B.A. in English, California State University, Fresno
• M.A. in English, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Research Interests

Rose’s scholarship centers on 20th- and 21st-century African American and Latinx literature, with particular attention to poetry and performance. She investigates how minoritarian voices deploy aesthetic strategies to critique and re-imagine racial, gender, and sexual identities. Her work also explores critical race theory and queer theory as interpretive frameworks within film and visual culture.

Teaching

She currently instructs or assists in courses such as:

• RHET 105 – Principles of Composition
• ENGL 101 – Introduction to Poetry
• ENGL 255 – Introduction to American Literature (Teaching Assistant)
• GWS 275 – Politics of Fashion (Teaching Assistant)

Contact & Resources

Office: EB 302, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 608 South Wright Street, MC-718, Urbana, IL 61801.
Email: hilaryp2@illinois.edu