My
love for literature and the humanities began early when my parents
had the foresight to name me after a literary character: Amy from
Little Women (it was she rather than the other March girls who won
out because Amy was the artistic one and got Laurie in the end).
Although my skills in art are sadly lacking, I make up for it with
my pursuit of musical performance and study. I have sung in everything
from a professional medieval choir in Europe to a rock band based
in St. Louis.
I
am currently completing my dissertation in comparative literature
at Northwestern University on trauma literature of American Slavery
and the Holocaust. I have been teaching part time at Oakton since
2000, and in addition have had the good fortune to teach at Northwestern
University and DePaul University. Prior to my graduate studies,
I spent a year studying music and literature in Salzburg, Austria
on a Fulbright Scholarship. I currently teach German courses in
Modern Languages as well as a variety of courses in the Humanities
as a full-time faculty member at Oakton. In my free time my husband
and I enjoy cooking, gardening, hiking (when I am home in Boulder,
CO) and watching our favorite show, “The Simpsons.”
Amy
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