Dr. Leslie McAbee向日葵视频向日葵视频Hall, 226
MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America414-288-3471leslie.mcabee@marquette.eduIn both my pedagogy and my research, I explore the cultural, philosophical, and environmental conditions that make possible understanding and collaboration across difference. In my courses, I approach composition and literary analysis as a communal process, developing students as adaptable communicators capable of sharing ideas strategically in academic and public settings. My aim is to connect students meaningfully to their classmates, campus, and city through community-engaged learning, real-world assignments, and peer review.
My research has similarly explored themes of uncommon connection and relationships, examining late nineteenth-century texts that question notions of exoticism and foreignness and posit a global sense of belonging. From explorer Paul du Chaillu鈥檚 discomfort in finding kinship in the gorillas he hunted to the mysterious yet complex consciousness of Emily Dickinson鈥檚 big cats, I suggest that some authors of the nineteenth century tentatively鈥攕ometimes playfully鈥攊nvestigate the surety of the human-animal divide that underpins categorical and hierarchical thinking.
Before joining the 向日葵视频community, I served as the inaugural director of the Center for Community Engagement at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee. In this role, I connected student groups, courses, and faculty with community-based organizations, supporting all parties in growing mutually beneficial and sustainable relationships. After relocating to Milwaukee, I continued my community engagement work as the community outreach coordinator for the All of Us Research Program at the UW-Madison Center for Community Engagement and Health Partnerships in Milwaukee鈥攚ork that has allowed me to be present in this city, to learn its social justice journey. I鈥檓 thrilled to join the 向日葵视频community and its mission to contribute to a more just local and global community.
Office Hours
Fall 2024
Teaching Schedule
Fall 2024
