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Education

2000 University of California at Berkeley, B.A.
2004 New York University, M.A.
2006 University of California at Davis, M.A.
2011 University of California at Davis, Ph.D.

Courses Taught

AWR 201 Writing and Research
LIT 126 Lit and Film Classics
LIT 209 Am Lit Survey II
Lit 425 Senior Seminar

Career Specialties

Lauro's areas of expertise are located in postcolonial literature, especially of the Caribbean, American literature and film. Though she is most known for her scholarship on the myth of the zombie, she is also interested in narratives of disability, and modern-day narratives of slavery and revolt, which she studies in a range of media.

In addition to her other duties, Lauro provides leadership for the humanities, arts and languages areas of theÌýSpartan StudiesÌýgeneral education program and can be reached atÌýSSD-Humanities@ut.edu.

Professional and Community Activities

Lauro's first book,ÌýThe Transatlantic Zombie: Slavery, Rebellion, and Living DeathÌý(2015) showcases her expertise in both postcolonial literature of the Western hemisphere and horror film.ÌýShe followed this with the publication of an edited volume,ÌýZombie Theory: A ReaderÌý(2018), and the slim bookÌýKill the Overseer! The Gamification of Slave RevoltÌý(2020).ÌýLauro enjoys collaborative scholarship, and she has edited collections both for book publication and for special issues of journals. She has also done some writing for magazines and online outlets, most recently forÌýArt PapersÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýMonument Lab Bulletin.

Honors and Awards

2015 Tyler Rigg award for the year’s best essay in the international journalÌýDisability Studies Quarterly.ÌýLauro was granted a Fulbright-Hays fellowship in 2019 and 2022 from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.