Renee Curry

Teaching Areas:

20th Century Literature, Film Studies

Research Interests:

Critical Whiteness Studies, Postmodernism, Postcolonialism

University and Community Interests:

CSU Summer Arts, Governance Council Member for Cypress Charter High School, Champion of the Arts for Monterey Council of the Arts

Publications:

Professor Curry had published numerous books, edited collections and scholarly articles on literature and film. Most recent publications include:

Renee R. Curry, "Beautiful Junkies: Images of Degradation in Requiem for a Dream."Imaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Image Studies, 2013

Renee R. Curry, "Woody Allen's Grand Scheme: The Whitening of Manhattan, London, and Barcelona," in A Companion to Woody Allen, eds. Peter J. Bailey and Sam B. Girgus. Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, May 2013.

Renee R. Curry, "So Now You're Swedish-American? Jewish-American Women and Philosophies of Beauty in Requiem for a Dream," in Race, Philosophy, and Film, eds. Mary K. Bloodsworth-Lugo and Don Flory. Publisher: Routledge, Routledge Studies in Comtemporary Philosophy Series, May 2013.