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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
Teaching at Mizzou
Valuing collaboration
The personal element of West’s research
What inspires West’s research interests?
West’s teaching philosophy
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teaching
interdisciplinary_research
The teaching honors awarded to West bear witness to her pedagogical skills, including the Gold Chalk Award (1999, 2005), the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching (2004), and the English Graduate Student Association’s inaugural award for Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member (2005). Reflecting on her teaching, West states: “I really believe in interdisciplinary work—not just to present students with a reference every once in a while to an artistic or scientific movement, but to really see things from inside those disciplines. I think there are very rich connections to be made, and so I try to get students thinking in interdisciplinary ways.”