April Henry

April Henry

Language Program Director

9196603169

april.henry@duke.edu

April Henry’s main areas of interests are language pedagogy, gender studies, and the exploration of emotions in German medieval literature. In her research, she shows how literature is a template for emotions; it prescribes behavior; it fulfills a pedagogical function; and it illustrates that ideas about gender and emotions are not static. Her current project examines Kriemhild, a grieving widow in the Nibelungenlied, who oversteps gender boundaries by instrumentalizing her grief and using it to legitimize her revenge.

 

Specializations
  • Film, Media & Visual Studies
  • Gender Studies
  • Pedagogy
  • Popular Culture
Curriculum Vitae
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