MICRO-BIO

• Linda holds an interdisciplinary PhD in Philosophy of Humanities with Critical Studies in Material Culture and a Designated Emphasis in Writing, Rhetoric and Composition, from UC Davis, 2012.Her dissertation, “Divinely Attired” examines the contribu...More

  Linda holds an interdisciplinary PhD in Philosophy of Humanities with Critical Studies in Material Culture and a Designated Emphasis in Writing, Rhetoric and Composition, from UC Davis, 2012.Her dissertation, “Divinely Attired” examines the contribution of dress to the narrative process of Ancient Epics and Sacred Texts such as The Epic of Gilgamesh, the book of “Genesis,” the Rāmānaya, the Mahābhārata, and the Aeneid. Using modern western social theory, it explores the interweaving of written dress, and imaginary image as vehicle of poetic and cultural rhetoric and character embodiment. Her research interests include visual rhetoric in Fashion and Politics;and linking Literary Studies/Cultural Studies /and New Media via fashion/material culture. Recent publications include“The ‘Age of Enchantment’ the ‘Age of Anxiety’: Fashion Symbols and Brand Persona,” in Global Fashion Brands, eds. Joseph Hancock, Gjoko Muratovski, Veronica Manlow, and Anne Peirson-Smith (Bristol: Intellect, 2014); and “From Draupadi to Dido: The Duties of Dress in Early Epics from India and Italy as Seen in Corresponding Artwork,” in Global Textile Encounters eds. Marie-Louise Nosch, Zhao Feng and Lotika Varadarajan (Oxford: Oxbow Books, Shanghai: Donghua University Press, October 31, 2014). She currently lecturers in Comparative Literature and Textiles at UC Davis. Less

EXPERIENCE

• University of California, Davis

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  • 2002 to Present

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