Student Profiles: Ryan Keefe
My
principle areas of research have dealt with unreliable narration and the hero
as a polarizing figure. I have examined how these topics pertain
to emergence of the ‘modern’ novel and to what ends these techniques
are employed. I focus primarily on early twentieth-century authors who
have helped develop contemporary literature despite coming from disparate cultural
and historical backgrounds. Corollary to my research has been an in-depth
look at Arthurian and German Medieval literature in addition to the noir genre. I
also write short stories and novellas.