Zita Hüsing
Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Director of Writing & Communication
- School of Literature, Media, and Communication
Overview
My primary area of research is twentieth and twenty-first century American literature with a focus on Science Fiction and critical interests in the Posthuman, Critical Race Theory, Disability Studies and Women and Gender studies. For instance, I published widely on topics such as materiality in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, transhuman bodies, (dis)ability and de/colonialization in Nisi Shawl’s Everfair, the posthuman in HBO’s Westworld, dystopian technology in Netflix’s Black Mirror, and the biopolitical control of (post)human bodies in Minster Faust’s War and Mir in journals such as Fantastika Journal, Femspec, Messengers from the Stars: On Science Fiction and Fantasy, and the SFRA Review.
- Ph.D., English Language and Literature, Louisiana State University
- M.A., North American Studies, University of Bonn
- M.A., English Language and Literatures, University of Bonn
- B.A. English Studies, University of Bonn
Distinctions:
- Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: Fall 2022 CIOS Honor Roll
- Summer Research Grant, ‘Life Beyond Earth: Bridging Science Fiction and the Ethics of Astrobiology with Interdisciplinary Digital Resources.’
Interests
- Communication
- Digital Humanities
- Digital Media
- Literary and Cultural Studies
Focuses:
- United States
- Gender
- Cinema Studies
- Digital and Mixed Media
- Disability
- Literary Theory
- Science and Technology
- Science Fiction
- Technology
- Television Studies
Courses
- ENGL-1102: English Composition II
- LMC-3403: Tech Communication
Recent Publications
Chapters
- Hacking as a Weapon: Exposing the Underlying Imperfections of Neoliberal Democracy Through Technology in Mr. Robot
In: Regimes of Capital in the Postdigital Age [Peer Reviewed]
Date: June 2023
- "Vampires Clashing with the 21st Century: Analyzing Postmodern Irony in What We Do in the Shadows"
In: Spoofing the Vampire: Essays on Bloodsucking Comedy [Peer Reviewed]
Date: October 2022
Internet Publications
- Teaching STEM Students Communication through the Lens of Science Fiction
In: TechStyle
Date: March 2023
- 'Blade Runner 2019: Vol. 1: Los Angeles'
In: Science Fiction Day 2023: LGBTQ+ Science Fiction
Date: January 2023
Interviews
- “Applying Fictitious A.I. to the Real World.”
In: Louisiana State University, Media Center
Date: July 2022