Kristina Deffenbacher

Kris Deffenbacher is Professor of English in Hamline University's College of Liberal Arts. Her teaching and scholarship are primarily in the fields of modern British and Irish literature and culture, and gender and cultural studies. She has published articles and book chapters on subjects as diverse as the architecture of the mind in Victorian literature and culture, rape revenge narratives in fantasy fiction, and women's road narratives in contemporary Irish fiction and film. Deffenbacher holds a BA in English from Carleton College and a Ph.D. in English and a Graduate Certificate in Gender Studies from the University of Southern California.

Students taking a class with Professor Deffenbacher will use the tools of literary study and the lenses of cultural theory to produce critical and creative analyses of texts. Working independently and collaboratively, students will develop the critical thinking, reading, and writing skills essential to engaged citizenship and professional success.