Professional Summary
Dr. Borah primarily teaches composition courses such as ENGL 2089: Intermediate English Composition with Service Learning. (She has taught Service-Learning sections since 2002—longer than any other professor at UC.) Additionally, she also teaches the occasional monsters in literature or Tolkien course as well as Fandom Studies.
Dr. Borah is a pop culture expert frequently interviewed by members of the media about folklore, monsters, comic books, superheroes, fantasy, and fan culture. Her publications include: “‘Accio, Jo!’: Woke Wizards and Generational Harry Potter Fandom,” “‘Bruce Banner Can Be an Asshole’: Using a FanFic to Break Down Privilege and Introduce Service-Learning Concepts,” “Game Macabre: Fear as Essential Element in The Hunger Games,” and “Apprentice Wizards Welcome: Fan Communities and the Culture of Harry Potter.”
Education
B.S.E. : Northeast Missouri State University Kirksville, MO, 1987 (Secondary Education: English)
M.A. in English: Northeast Missouri State University Kirksville, MO, 1989 (English Composition and Literature)
Ph.D. in English: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Carbondale, IL, 1997 (English Composition and Rhetoric)
Keywords
composition, rhetoric, teaching writing, service learning, fan culture, popular culture, superheroes, harry potter, graphic literature, gender studies, 19th-century british literature
Contact Information
borahrs@ucmail.uc.edu