Research Interests: nationalism and national identity (with a particular focus on Latin American cases); sociology of religion; sociology of literature; Venezuelan politics and society
Research Interests: My work focuses on the anthropology of emotion in a variety of geographical and historical contexts. From investigating practices of mourning and grief in Azerbaijan to analyzing the delight and terror of homeplace in Antebellum Virginia, I view emotion as a story -- a narrative told about self and society, as well as a discourse about interpersonal connections.
Suzanne Keen Thomas H. Broadus Professor of English and Interim Dean of the College Lee-Jackson House / Payne 110 TR 8-9 a.m. (540) 458-8746 DOC office / (540) 458-8759 English Dept skeen@wlu.edu
in the Office of the Dean of the College 2012-14
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