Department of English : University of Vermont

Department of English

Faculty - Sheila Boland Chira

Sheila Boland Chira, Senior Lecturer

B.A. Hartwick College
M.A. New York University

Area of expertise

American literary history; Race and Ethnicity in literature; American Autobiography; Composition [C.V]

Contact Information

Email: Sheila Boland Chira

Office: 423 Old Mill

Office Hours: Mon. 2:00-3:00 & Wed. 3:00-4:00

Sheila Boland Chira joined the faculty at UVM in 1999. She teaches courses in American literary history, race and ethnicity in literary studies, and composition. She is particularly interested in nineteenth-century American literature and the role of the history of the concept of race in the American literary imagination. Sheila's passions for the rigors and rewards of writing instruction dates from her days teaching in New York University's acclaimed Expository Writing Program, where the compelling student essay was the coin of the realm.

Courses Taught: American Literature, Expository Writing, Race and Ethnic Literary Studies, Written Expression