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A visit with Nancy M. West, Associate Professor, English Department
Additional Interview Clips
West’s first book, Kodak and the Lens of Nostalgia (2000)
Looking at the Visual in Victorian Studies
From Celluloid to Tabloid—West’s current book project
West’s favorite “docu-noir” films
West’s next collaborative project on Masterpiece Theatre
West’s teaching philosophy
Valuing collaboration
The personal element of West’s research
What inspires West’s research interests?
Teaching at Mizzou
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teaching
undergraduate
West teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in the English Department on subjects bridging—like her research—the literary with the visual. She offers courses, for example, on British literature, film history, crime films, film adaptation of novels, novel illustration, and photography.