N.Y. But after a year, Marker, a Memphis native, decided she wanted to return to an urban environment. I very much enjoy and appreciate the diversity of our campus here, she said. I m very fortunate because I have extremely friendly colleagues. We work well together. It s an energetic department, and a lot of us are recent hires.
Marker also appreciates the freedom to create interdisciplinary courses.
She currently teaches a new class, Fatal Attractions in French Literature. It s a lot of fun. We study the theme of fatal love across centuries, from classical tragedy, to the romanticism of 19th century, through the narrative experimentation of the 20th century. Lately she has concentrated on contemporary French films that deal with issues of immigration and racism. Last summer, she received a grant from the College of Arts and Letters to continue her studies in this area, which included conducting research on two Francophone-African women filmmakers, Safi Faye and Sarah Maldoror.