Diana Filar

Diana Filar is an Assistant Professor in the Humanities Department at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. She earned her PhD in English from Brandeis University, an MA from the University of New Mexico, and a BFA from Emerson College.

Her research explores contemporary global Anglophone literature with a focus on immigrant fiction and diasporic narratives. Her book project examines names, ethno-racialization, and genre in transnational migrant novels.

Teaching includes courses on immigrant narratives, coming-of-age stories, and 21st-century genres such as LITR 101 Composition and Literature and LITR 201 Introduction to Literature.