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Eureka College was founded by abolitionists from Kentucky who were members of a religious movement known as the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and were committed to providing young people a broad, liberal education. These pioneers believed in an education infused with values as a basis for leadership. Chartered by the Illinois Legislature in 1855, Eureka was the first college in the state and third in the nation to admit men and women on an equal basis. Eureka College was designated by the National Park Service as a Campus Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places in June 2010.

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Kate Harlin

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Kate Harlin

Assistant Professor - Post-Colonial Literature

kharlin@eureka.edu | (309) 467-6679

Education: PhD in English literature (Concentration in African Diaspora Studies), University of Missouri 2020

MA in English literature, University of Missouri 2015

BA in political science and English literature, SUNY Geneseo, 2012

Department: Humanities

Office: Burrus Dickinson 302

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

My work primarily focuses on contemporary fiction written in English from the African continent and the global African diaspora. I have published on Nigerian writers Amos Tutuola and Chigozie Obioma, and am currently writing about Nigerian-British writer Helen Oyeyemi.

TEACHING INTERESTS:

I love teaching books that are confusing, weird, and/or creepy. I’m especially interested in introducing students to serious discussions around horror and gothic fiction. In recent years at Eureka and elsewhere I have taught classes such as “Ghost Stories”, “African Literature of War, Peace, and Migration”, and “From Chicago to Wakanda: Introduction to African Diaspora Literature”.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:

I have memberships and/or attend annual conferences of the African Literature Association, The Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present, and The College Language Association.

ABOUT:

Though I grew up on Long Island, I am a converted Midwesterner (though I still have strong opinions about pizza and bagels). I’m always happy to chat, especially about social justice, movies, National League baseball, or my cats Marzipan and Bird.

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