About
Victor Udwin, Ph.D, is an associate professor of German and comparative literature. He teaches honors gangster films; honors Greek literature; philosophy and culture; honors late Roman through Renaissance literature; German language, literature, and culture; ancient Greek language, literature, and culture; and Old English language, literature, and culture. His research and publications range from epic culture to pulp fiction, and literary theory to literary practice.
Education
- Ph.D., The University of California, Berkeley
- Dissertation: “Experience Interrupted: The Dynamics of Literary Interpretation”
Research interests and areas of expertise
- Literary & film study, theory and practice
- Epic poetry
- Tragedy
- Gangster films
- Historiography through the study of literary works
- Mapping – a new procedure for textual study
- The end of the Bronze Age through a literary lens
- Film studies