▁and ▁has ▁published ▁several ▁works ▁on ▁both ▁subjects . ▁Riv kin ▁received ▁her ▁B . A . ▁and ▁Ph D ▁from ▁Y ale ▁University ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁Associ ate ▁Dean ▁of ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁at ▁Connecticut ▁College , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Modern ▁Language ▁Association , ▁and ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Henry ▁James ▁Society . ▁Her ▁other ▁special izations ▁include ▁American ▁literature ▁and ▁gender ▁studies ▁ ▁( publish er ▁of ▁the ▁Henry ▁James ▁Review ). ▁ ▁False ▁Pos itions ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Riv kin ▁published ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁ess ays ▁titled ▁False ▁Pos itions : ▁The ▁Represent ational ▁Log ics ▁of ▁Henry ▁James ' s ▁F ict ions , ▁which ▁expl ores ▁theoretical ▁comp lications ▁in ▁Henry ▁James ' s ▁nov els ▁The ▁Amb ass adors , ▁The ▁W ings ▁of ▁the ▁D ove , ▁What ▁Mais ie ▁K new , ▁and ▁The ▁Aw k ward ▁Age . ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁Theory : ▁An ▁Anth ology ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Riv kin , ▁co - edit ing ▁with ▁Michael ▁Ryan , ▁published ▁Liter ary ▁Theory : ▁An ▁Anth ology , ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁guide ▁to ▁contemporary ▁Liter ary ▁Theory ▁which ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁many ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁courses ▁of ▁Liter ary ▁Theory ▁and ▁cultural ▁criticism ▁at ▁univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁r anging ▁from ▁D art mouth ▁College ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee . ▁The ▁large ▁anth ology ▁covers ▁topics ▁r anging ▁from ▁Russian ▁F ormal ism ▁to ▁the ▁post -