October 10, 2019
Ann Snitow May 9, 1943-August 10, 2019 Ann Snitow, a founding faculty member of Lang College and the creator of the Gender Studies Program at the New School, passed away on August 10, 2019. She was a beloved member of the Literary Studies faculty. While indeed her books and essays are crucial texts in feminist studies and in the life of the mind, as Literary Studies colleagues our remembrances here are more personal, testaments not just to her work but to the power of her being.
February 19, 2021
Remembering Akilah Oliver Akilah Oliver (1961-2011) was a prominent poet/performer in the avant-garde literary scene. Her first book of poetry was published by the feminist avant-garde press, Belladonna* Collaborative. Oliver’s work is experiential, a scoring of ideas on the page. […]
Literary Studies alumni (class of 2011) Julio Torres was the subject of a January 13 New York Times article, “Meet Julian Torres, the New ‘S.N.L.’ Star No One Sees” by Jason Zinoman. The article, which relates Torres’s rapid rise in Saturday Night Live’s writing ranks since his debut this past September, praises Torres’s slyly subversive brand of humor, stating that he “has already introduced a new style to the show.” Zinoman highlights Torres’s digital shorts “Melania’s Moments” and “Wells for Boys,” the latter written with Jeremy Beiler, as examples of Torres’s “incongruously dreamy comedy.”
Read all about it here.
