Dr. Rebecca Oh

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Rebecca S. Oh received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from the University of Virginia. She specializes in postcolonial literature and environmental humanities. Her current book project interrogates ecopolitical failure and aesthetics of complaint in the global South, analyzing how these mediate conceptions of state, citizenship, environmental harm, and futurity. Her research interests span across apocalypse, genre, and infrastructure, particularly within the context of the Anthropocene.

Research Interests

Postcolonial Literature Environmental Justice Environmental Humanities Climate Change Anthropocene Politics of Literature Apocalypse Infrastructure Genre Critical Theory

Courses

ENGL 500 Introduction to Research and Criticism ENGL 475: Imagining End Science, Fiction, Climate Change ENGL 396: Climate Realism and Speculation: Genres of the Anthropocene ENGL 300 Postcolonial Novels: Country and City ENGL 301 Introduction to Critical Theory ENGL 285 Postcolonial Literature in English ENGL 261 Genres of Living on a Damaged Planet: Nature/Culture and Naturecultures ENGL 221 Speculative Futures ENGL 103 Introduction to Fiction

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

GRE is optional for admission to all graduate programs in Statistics. Full status admission requires higher language scores than limited status.