I study serial killers. Primarily fictional serial killers, but the real world often rears its increasingly more ugly head. My dissertation suffers from the normal roadblocks of procrastination and self-doubt, but a recent development has nearly stopped my scholarship altogether. Two years ago I had a baby girl. And I’ve found it is increasingly harder to study serial killers, who generally do terrible things more to women than men, with my own little woman at home. The question becomes, is it possible for parents, and educators who consider their students to be their “kids,” to study horror in a world that is becoming more and more horror-ible? This presentation is a continuation of last year’s discussion.
About the presenterAntares Russell Leask
Antares Russell Leask is an English Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas at Arlington. She holds a BA in English from the University of Georgia and Master’s Degrees in Secondary Education and Gifted Education, both from the University of North Texas. She lives in Virginia with her husband, two children, two dogs, one cat, and a carnivorous plant.