Department of English Language and Literature
Directory
Alexandra Oberempt
| Title: | PhD Candidate Graduate Teaching Assistant |
| Department: | English Language and Literature McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
| Email: | oberempt@email.sc.edu |
Education
BA in English Literature with Concentration in Creative Writing (College of Charleston)
MA in English Literature (University of South Carolina)
Fields of Interest
Science Fiction
Young Adult Dystopia
Gothic
Victorian Romance, and Monsters
Biography
Alexandra is a Ph.D. candidate in English at the University of South Carolina, where
she specializes in Science Fiction and Young Adult Dystopian Literature. Her research
also explores the Gothic, monsters of all kinds (especially vampires), theology, and
romance. Whether she’s writing, drawing, or watching movies, her beagle, Maggie (17yo
in photo), is always by her side.
Conferences
Binghamton, NY; 2024, “Posthumanism in YA Literature: ‘When does the Human End, and the Robot Begin?’”, Theorizing Cyborgs, Elves, and Vampires: Popular Genres in the Academy Virtual from
Charleston, SC; 2021
“‘To Die As Lovers May:’ Spatial Death in Carmilla”, The Southern Regional Chapter of the American Conference of Irish Studies, Little Rock, AR; 2019
“A Burning Desire: Making a Monster out of Faith in The Phantom of the Opera” , South Central Modern Language Association
Publications
MA Thesis; 2022, “Restoring Paradise Through Providence: The Emergence of the Serendipitous Hero in The Hunger Games”