Sally McWilliams is a feminist literary scholar. After receiving her PhD from the University of Washington (Seattle), she taught literature and women’s studies classes at a public university in New Jersey. Sally joined PSU in 2009 as the chair of the Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Currently, Sally is a professor in WGSS where she teaches courses on feminist and queer theory in addition to a repertoire of queer and women’s literature courses. Her research includes projects on the power of memory in Asian diasporic literature and photography; queer crip fashion; and reconfigurations of the Asian American literary archive through graphic narratives and illustrated memoirs.
Courses Taught:
Gender & Critical Inquiry
Feminist Analysis
Lesbian & Queer Womxn Literature
Bodies, Power, & Places
Memoirs, Gender & Sexuality
Picturing Asian America
Recent Publications:
"Precarious Memories and Affective Relationships in Thi Bui’s The Best We Could Do." Journal of Asian American Studies, vol. 22 no. 3, October 2019, pp. 315-348.
"Illustrated Connections: Family, Memories, and Imagination in The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam." Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism, vol. 18 no. 1, 2019, pp. 63-93.