Rhona Trauvitch
Dr. Rhona Trauvitch specializes in science fiction, narrative theory, and Judaic mythology, and sails the fiction-science sea in quest of analogous patterns. She directs FIU’s Science & Fiction Lab, an initiative to innovate a Literary STEM curriculum. Her monograph-in-progress examines the role of fictionality in our conceptualizations of science. Visit Dr. Trauvitch’s website to learn more about her teaching and research.
Education
- Ph.D. Comparative Literature, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- M.Sc. Social and Public Communication, The London School of Economics and Political Science
- B.A. Government, Smith College
New and Regular Courses
- ENG 3072 Literary Theory in Multimedial Popular Culture
- IDH 3034 Quantum Narratology and Other Curiosities: Intersections of Science and Storytelling
- LIT 1000 Introduction to Literature
- LIT 3023 Around the World in Short Stories
- LIT 3313 Science Fiction
- LIT 3325 Literary Archetypes in Moving Images
- LIT 3343 Short Stories of Horror and the Weird
- LIT 3703 Studies in Metaphor
- LIT 3930 Special Topics: Latinx Speculative Fiction
- LIT 3930 Special Topics: The Library of Borges
- LIT 5934 Special Topics: Water and Memory