Leigh Ann Litwiller, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Washington, 2004
Dr. Litwiller specializes in 19th and early 20th century American Literature and enjoys teaching a variety of courses in that area. Her current scholarly projects include an article on Nathaniel Hawthorne and technology, reflecting her interest in technology (i.e., the railroad), geography, and literature.
Courses
ENG 121 and 123: Composition and Literature I and II
ENG 240: Introduction to Poetry
ENG 245: Introduction to African American Literature
ENG 248: Introduction to Literature of the American Indian
ENG 319: Survey of American Literature since 1865
ENG 492: American Literary Regionalism
Publications
“Geography by Destination: Rail Travel, Regional Fiction, and the Cultural Production of Geographical Essentialism.” American Literary Geographies: Spatial Practice and Cultural Production, 1500-1900. Martin Bruckner and Hsuan Hsu, Eds. Newark: U of Delaware, 2007. 171-190.
“Mapping The Octopus: Frank Norris’s Naturalist Geography.” American Literary Realism. Spring 2005 (Vol. 37, No. 3).
Presentations
Dr. Litwiller has presented papers at the following conferences: Modern Language Association, Northeast Modern Language Association, South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Interdisciplinary Nineteenth Century Studies.

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