The Author: Linda Myrsiades is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. She has published cultural studies in Greek folklore and theater (Cultural Representation in Historical Resistance; Culture and Comedy; and The Karagiozis Heroic Performance), co-edited collected essays on race studies, law and literature, and teaching literature (Un-Disciplining Literature; Raceing Representation; and Margins in the Classroom), and has enjoyed the opportunity of serving as a NEH fellow.