Elyce Rae Helford, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Affiliate Faculty in Women's Studies
Middle Tennessee State University
Office: Peck Hall 361
Office Phone: 615/898-5961
Email: ehelford@mtsu.edu
Teaching and Research Areas:
Twentieth-Century American Literature, Film, and Television
Women's / Gender / Queer Studies
Cultural Studies / Popular Culture Studies
Courses:
ENGL 1010, 1020, and 2030
ENGL 2020 (Jewish American Identity in Literature and Culture): Course Information
ENGL 3730 (Twentieth-Century Women Writers): Course Information
ENGL 3880 (Women and Film): Course Information
ENGL 3885 (Gender and Film): Course Information
ENGL 4780 (War and Literature: Literature and the Holocaust): Course Information
ENGL 6/7310 (Popular Culture Studies): Course Information
ENGL 6/7450 (Contemporary Women's Literature)
ENGL 6/7500 (Feminist Literary and Film Theory): Course Information
WMST 2100 (Introduction to Women's Studies, classroom and correspondence study versions)
WMST 3500 (Women in the Media)
Why I Teach: A Brief Statement
Current Research Projects:
Gender in the Films of George Cukor: I am currently writing on the films of Hollywood's only "out" gay studio director, with emphasis on gender performance. Multiple articles (and/or a future book) address representations of masculinity and femininity, sexuality and desire, heteronormativity and queerness.
American Fandom and Japanese Manga/Anime: Through ethnographic data including online surveys and interactive experience with fan fiction writers (primarily women), I am exploring the ways in which American fans make use and meaning from popular Japanese texts.
Most recent update: August 2011