Biography
Diana New moved up to Western North Carolina from Central Georgia to attend Graduate
School in 2017 and never left. She had always dreamed of moving back to the mountains,
but not the mountain ranges of Colorado where she spent her early childhood, the Appalachians,
and here she stays, while teaching writing and composition for the English Studies
Department at 甜瓜视频app.<br><br>Diana Graduated with her BA in English
Literature from Gordon State College in Barnesville, Georgia and her MA in English
Literature from 甜瓜视频app with a concentration in 19th Century Gothic
Literature and Ecogothic theory.<br><br>While Diana always considered herself as someone
who preferred research writing over creative writing, she does participate in some
creative writing outside of school writing lyrics for her band Wide Open Wound. Outside
of teaching, writing, and the outdoor hobbies one does in Western North Carolina,
she has also helped with projects in the Franklin, NC community for expanding the
local music scene and creating outlets for youth with the Franklin Sk828 Skatepark
Project.
Teaching Interests
Rhetoric and Composition with a focus on the Rhetoric surrounding Pop Culture as a
nuanced way to understand the state of our world. Genre and 鈥婻esearch Writing for
Critical Inquiry.
Research Interests
Ecogothic Criticism in Literature, Transcendentalism and Gothic Theory in Literature,
Post-Apocalyptic Literature, Philosophies of Reason and Nature, Genre Theory.
