Graduate Teaching Assistants Fall 2016 Psychedelic Mirrors
	KATLIN SWEENEY Trippy Dreamers--ACKERMAN TO FERGUS OFFICE HOURS: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. on Tuesdays/Thursdays in the San Diego State University Press Office, AL 283 CONTACT: katlinsweeney1720 AT gmail.com Hi Everyone! My name is Katlin, but you are also welcome to call me Katie. I am a first year MA student at SDSU in the Department of English & Comparative Literature with a concentration in Rhetoric & Writing. I received my BA in Literature & Writing Studies and a minor in Women’s Studies from California State University, San Marcos in May 2016. I am a proud Latina and intersectional feminist; I love anything and everything that gives me the chance to analyze/discuss gender, queerness, Latinx/Chicanx identity, black identity, second/third generation Americans, passing privilege, and ableism. I often wear my politics on my sleeve (literally) with my vast collection of pins and harbor a strong love for purple eye shadow. My non-academic passions in life include feminist zines (I edit/created one called Rally On), Snow White, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Kathleen Hanna, slam poems, collage making, and attempting to crochet blankets. Feel free to reach out if you need help as we progress in the semester! CASEY HANDS Groovy Hallucinators--FITCH TO MACEDO OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday/Thursday 9:30 a.m.-10:30a.m. in AL 283 CONTACT: caseyhands AT gmail.com Hello everyone! My name is Casey and I’m a graduate student in the Master of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences (MALAS) program here on campus. I just graduated with my BA in Journalism here at San Diego State this May with a discipline in Philosophy, focused in ethics. My specialties are English & Comparative Literature, late 20th/21st century literature / poetry / art, digital multimedia & copy editing, and the philosophies of logic/ethics. I’m a seasoned editor who’s available to assist any of you with essay writing in AP, MLA & APA styles and/or reading comprehension. Please feel free to drop by my office hours for any help with the readings, writings, or simply to discuss some of the literary/artistic/musical works we will be enjoying in class this semester! I look forward to working with you! LAUREN LUEDTKE Psychedelic Surfers--Mackenzie to Roscelli OFFICE HOURS: Monday and Wednesday 1pm-2pm in AL 283 CONTACT: laurenluedtke21 AT gmail.com Greetings everyone! My name is Lauren and I am a Master of Arts graduate student in the English and Comparative Literature, specializing in American literature and, more specifically, 19th century American literature. I graduated in 2014 from Sonoma State University with a BA in English literature and a minor in theatre arts. For the 2 years following graduation I worked at a professional theatre company in the San Francisco area as their event coordinator, but soon realized I was longing to re-enter the classroom, and here I am! As you can probably already tell, I am a huge fan of theatre, especially musical theatre, and could discuss it for hours, but analyzing and interpreting text of any kind is what really gets me excited. So please, do not hesitate to reach out to me if you need help with the classwork, or if you'd like to discuss the exciting readings/artwork we'll be exploring this semester. I am thrilled to be working with all of you! JENN CARTER Phantasy Foragers--Roueenfar to Zralka OFFICE HOURS: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am-10:30am @ Starbucks (between Nasatir Hall / Arts & Letters) Also by appointment in AL 283 CONTACT: jenn_carter AT aol.com Hello everyone! My name is Jennifer and I'm a two-time SDSU alumni. I graduated with my BA in English with a minor in Women's Studies, then received my MA in Liberal Arts & Sciences (MALAS). I've focused most of my research in interdisciplinary studies, fused with emphases in women's and gender studies, African American studies, LGBTQIA, sociology, social justice, popular culture, and comparative literature. My other work includes editing, writing poetry and prose, and translation. When not on campus, I'm teaching in other capacities or spending my free time in the dance studio. My office hours are flexible and by appointment. Feel free to reach out with any questions, if you need help with assignments, or just want to mentally dive into the topics we'll be covering. I look forward to an exciting semester with all of you!
	... and, last but not least, your psychedelic pilot/professor, William Nericcio: A notorious literature professor, public intellectual, artist, and sometime troublemaker, William Nericcio was born in the fabled "Streets of Laredo," Texas, or at Mercy Hospital, at any rate, in 1961. For thirteen years he labored under the watchful, at times sinister, eyes of sisters, brothers, and priests at Blessed Sacrament Elementary and St. Augustine High School--no doubt this contributes to the rumors that he was "raised by nuns" that makes its way around the internets. With an undergraduate degree in English honors from the University of Texas at Austin and an MA/PhD in Comparative Literature from Cornell University, Nericcio now works as the Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences and Professor of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University--these postings followed a stint as an assistant professor at the University of Connecticut from 1988 to 1991 after his years freezing in Ithaca, New York (it also follows on his years as a bartender in Austin, Texas at the famous Cactus Cafe and defunct Texas Tavern cantinas).  Nericcio is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles in journals including Camera Obscura, Americas Review, Spring, the Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies, and Mosaic. In 2007, The University of Texas Press published his American Library Association award-winning cultural studies volume Tex[t]-Mex: Seductive Hallucinations of the "Mexican" in America. His next book, Eyegiene: Permutations of Subjectivity in the Televisual Age of Sex and Race is presently in development. He is also the author of two edited collections (Homer from Salinas: John Steinbeck's Enduring Voice for California and The Hurt Business: Oliver Mayer's Early Works [+] PLUS) for San Diego State University Press. Most recently, he assisted philosopher Mark Richard Wheeler with his critical anthology, 150 Years of Evolution: Darwin's Impact on Contemporary Thought and Culture for SDSU Press and helped edit and design Secession, with Amy Sara Carroll, with Hyperbole Books.