معرفی
Cathy J. Schlund-Vials serves as the Iris Howard Regents Professor of English Literature in the Department of English at the University of Texas at Austin's College of Liberal Arts, where she has maintained active teaching responsibilities through Fall 2025.
Her educational background includes:
- Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Professor Schlund-Vials specializes in interdisciplinary literary studies with a focus on marginalized narratives, demonstrated through her extensive course offerings:
- Asian American Literature & Culture (AAS 314/E 314V)
- Graphic Novel studies (E 324C/LAH 350)
- American Literature (E 316M)
- Video Game Narrative (E 350V)
- Postcolonial Theory (E 396L)
- Disciplinary Inquiry methodologies
Her research integrates cultural studies with emerging narrative forms, examining how digital media and visual storytelling reshape identity politics within American literary traditions. This approach bridges humanities scholarship with contemporary technological landscapes while maintaining critical engagement with historical frameworks of race, gender, and power.
She maintains an active teaching schedule with courses extending through Spring 2025, including hybrid and synchronous online formats that reflect evolving pedagogical approaches in literary studies.
