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Cara Cilano

Professor
Morton Hall 156
910.962.7546
cilanoc@uncw.edu

Degrees

Ph.D., Duquesne University
M.A., Saint Bonaventure University
B.A., Saint Bonaventure University

Academic Interests

Dr. Cilano's primary teaching and research area is postcolonial literature, with a special emphasis on South Asia. Currently, she is at work on a monograph that examines the representations of both spies and fundamentalists in post-9/11 espionage fiction from the US and Pakistan. In her courses, she often also covers literatures from the Caribbean, Africa, and the Pacific Islands. In addition, she is interested in critical theory and contemporary literature, as well as travel and nature writing.

Courses Taught

ENG 205:  Introduction to Literary Studies

ENG 341:  Postcolonial and Third World Literature

ENG 343:  Studies in Postcolonial Literature (topics vary)

ENG 387:  Critical Theory and Practice

ENG 502:  Introduction to Literary Theory

ENG 508:  Studies in Nonfiction (topics vary)

ENG 580:  Studies in Literature (topics vary)

Recent Publications

• National Identities in Pakistan: The 1971 War in Contemporary Pakistani Literature. London: Routledge, 2011.
• “‘Freeing the Outlook of Man from its Geographical Limitations’:  The Supraterritoriality of Pakistani English- and Urdu-language Literatures.” forthcoming in The Journal of Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies.
• Ed. From Solidarity to Schisms: 9/11 in Fiction and Film from Outside the US. Amsterdam: Rodopi, (2009).
• “‘Writing from Extreme Edges’:  Pakistani English-Language Fiction.” ARIEL:  A Review of International English Literature 40.2-3 (2009): 183-201.