Emily Caroline Martin-Hondros

Areas of Interest

• 20th Century American Literature
• Feminist Theory
• Psychological and Western Cultural Perspectives on the Female Body Philosophy

Biography

Emily Caroline Martin-Hondros, a Ph.D. candidate in American Studies at Michigan State University, received her Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and her Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and Psychology from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her thesis, “Anorexia Nervosa: The Illusion of Power, Perfection, and Purity,” is published in a special issue of Philosophy in the Contemporary World, titled “Feminism and the Body” (Spring 2004). In 2008 she will have a feminist and psychoanalytic analysis of anorexia nervosa published in Culture and Representation. She is a contributor to The Encyclopedia of Modern Slavery, The Encyclopedia of Women’s Autobiography and The Encyclopedia of American Counterculture and has written book reviews for such journals as Teaching Philosophy and Essays in Philosophy. Her research interests include anorexia nervosa, feminist theory, and 20th century American literature. She has lectured on body image and eating disorders, is a member of several national academic associations as well as Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and serves as a Research Assistant to Dr. Rosemarie Tong. She lives in Durham, NC, with her husband, son, dog, and two cats.