My primary interest is in feminist theory and, more generally, issues of gender and sexuality whether in a theoretical context or in primary texts from Mansfield Park to Pulp Fiction. Cool Men and the Second Sex (2003) considers the gender politics of Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Andrew Ross, and Edward Said. "Pussy Panic versus Liking Animals" (Critical Inquiry, 2012) is a feminist foray into animal studies. Extreme Domesticity: A View from the Margins (2017) explores domestic precarity and creativity among queer, working-class, immigrant, and other marginal figures. Several recent articles turn to television. Two are companion pieces on the role of gender in theories and practices of "realism." I edited the Norton Critical edition of Northanger Abbey and consider myself a diehard fan of all things Jane Austen.