Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
About
Marjorie Worthington received her bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College, her master's from the University of Missouri and her PhD from Indiana University. She teaches courses in American literature and focuses her research on subjects related to contemporary, particularly experimental, fiction. Her work has appeared in journals such as LIT: Literature, Interpretation, Theory;Twentieth-Century Literature;Studies in the Novel; and Critique. Her book The Story of "Me": Contemporary American Autofiction was published in November, 2018 by The University of Nebraska Press.
Contact Information
Office: 3321 - Coleman Hall
Email: [email protected]
Spring 2021 office hours: MWF 10-11 a.m. and 12-1 p.m. and by appointment
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., Indiana University - Bloomington
… → 2000
M.A., University of Missouri
… → 1995
A.B., Dartmouth College
… → 1990
Research Interests
- Twentieth- and twenty-first-century American literature
- postmodernism
- metafiction
- women’s studies
- feminist and narrative theory
Disciplines
- English Language and Literature
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The Story of "Me": Contemporary American Autofiction
Worthington, M., Nov 1 2018Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Fiction in the “Post-Truth” Era: The Ironic Effects of Autofiction
Worthington, M., Jul 6 2017, In: Critique-studies in Contemporary Fiction. 58Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Restoring the Authority Lost in John Barth's Funhouse
Worthington, M., Jan 1 2016, In: Default journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ghosts of Our Fathers: Spectral Authorship and Authenticity in Ellis's Lunar Park
Worthington, M., Jan 1 2014, In: Papers on Language & Literature. 50Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Fleeting "9/11 Effect" in The Good Life and Lunar Park
Worthington, M., Jan 1 2011, In: Journal of The Midwest Modern Language Association. 44Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review