Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts
Harvey Mudd College
301 E. Platt Blvd.
Claremont, CA 91711

Office:  Parsons 1284
Phone:  909-607-7346
Email: ambereen_dadabhoy@hmc.edu

In both my teaching and research I'm interested in contact zones. I'm fascinated by exchange inherent in these geographic or imaginative spaces, the strategies and mechanisms through which different cultures encounter, accommodate, and (often) conflict with each other. Within such negotiations, my teaching and research pursues lines of inquiry directed at uncovering culturally fraught representations of difference, which include gender, race, and religion.

At Harvey Mudd College I offer courses in Shakespeare and early modern English literature, freshman writing seminars, and genre electives.  These courses are designed to give an overview of the work of a particular author or period, develop analytical skills, and to interrogate the social, political, and cultural dimensions of literature. While I primarily teach non-majors at Mudd, I find that our students bring an eager and inquisitive approach to my courses, which makes my work both challenging and rewarding.

Courses:

Elizabethan Shakespeare
The Hero in Literature and Culture
The Literature of the English Court
Jacobean Shakespeare
Medieval and Renaissance Romance
Shakespeare: the Histories (Spring 2013)
Old & New Worlds: Narratives of Discovery, Encounter, and Empire (Spring 2013)