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alannap@truman.edu
Baldwin 275, x4489
Office hours for Spring 2007
MW 11:00-12:00 and 1:30-3:00, TTh 1:00-2:30, and
by appointment.
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began teaching at Truman in 1989. She usually teaches
American Romanticism; Senior Seminar (on American Nature Writers, late 19th
century, World War I, Midwestern literature); Mystery; British Literature,
American Literature, World Literature, American Studies/The American West;
and Applying Literary Theory. Dr. Preussner's current research interests include foodways in popular culture, contemporary Sherlock
Holmes novels, women’s issues, and regional literature.
"I’m a native Illinoisan (and lifelong Cubs
fan) and did my MA and PhD in English Literature at the University of
Colorado-Boulder. My dissertation was on late 19th-century novels and plays
in which a minister loses his faith. Before returning to academe, I was a
professional grantwriter and worked for a state humanities council.
My interests include reading, cooking, antiquing, hiking, and making believe
that I’m competent as a plumber and carpenter."
Dr. Preussner's
favorite works and authors are Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice,
Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, and Leslie Marmon
Silko's
Ceremony
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