
Looi van Kessel
University lecturer
- Name
- Dr. L. van Kessel
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 6553
- l.van.kessel@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Looi van Kessel is a PhD student at the Centre for the Arts in Society.
More information about Looi van Kessel
Leiden Arts in Society Blog
Fields of interest
My primary area of interest is in postwar American literature, and especially the treatment of deviant sexuality in this period. My modes of inquiry cross through several disciplines, such as queer studies, genre studies, discourse analysis and legal theory.
Research
Currently, my work is on the American author James Purdy and his treatment of homosexual identity in patriarchal environments. Through a critical analysis of his work, I explore questions concerning the representation of homosexuality, sexual violence and sovereignty over one's own body.
Teaching activities
At present I teach working groups in the BA International Studies program. Courses that I am teaching are, among others, Introduction Cultural Studies, Globalization & Cultural Studies, North American Culture and North American History.
Curriculum vitae
Education
Present: PhD-Candidate at LUCAS, Leiden University (supervisor Prof Dr. E.J. van Alphen)
2012: Research MA in Art and Literary Studies, Leiden University
Employment
Present: Lecturer at BA International Studies, Leiden University
President of Cultuur?Barbaar!: platform for art, music and cultural theory, Leiden
Grants
2007: Erasmus Grant
PhD candidate
- Faculty of Humanities
- Centre for the Arts in Society
- Literatuurwetenschap
University lecturer
- Faculty of Humanities
- Centre for the Arts in Society
- Literatuurwetenschap
Work address
P.N. van Eyckhof 12311BV Leiden
Room number 1.04b
Contact
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