Julie Ammons
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Email jammons@usc.edu
Education
- B.A. Biological Sciences, University of Montana
- B.A. Russian, University of Montana
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Summary Statement of Research Interests
I am fascinated by the way history and literature intertwine; how poems, novels, plays, and films express political and historical truths and questions; concepts of national identity and dissidence; Bakhtinian dialogism; and the role of the author/poet/artist as a historical witness. My interests include an exploration of how language shapes literary voice and the transformation of the written word into the spoken word within the performing arts. I am exhilarated by the weight of words, moral criticism through metaphor, dialogue with past and contemporary authors and philosophers, and poetry as a political act.