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.
May 14, 2016
Playwriting courses are offered through The Arts and can be combined with any major or minor program in Literary Studies. In the course, students employ a series of exercises to develop characters, settings, scenes, plot, and eventually a one-act play. Students read and discuss their plays in class during the writing and revising process; they also analyze a variety of dramatic texts and other sources to discover individual voice and understand narrative structure. […]
Tikkun magazine is currently recruiting interns to work with their editorial team for June-August and September to December 2017 and January to May, 2018.
Tikkun addresses everything from environment, politics, Middle East policy, racism, sexism and social change to social theory, mass culture, philosophy, literature, psychology, religion, psychology, literature and law.
Tikkun is happy to give any student a free electronic subscription to get a sense of how exciting the magazine is. To get a free subscription email Staci@tikkun.org with the subject line “Free Electronic Tikkun for Students.”
Editorial interns assess manuscripts, proofread and edit submissions, and contribute blog posts to Tikkun Daily.
Art interns work with Photoshop and InDesign, find art for publication, conduct image research, and help design the print magazine.
Operations interns plan events, assist fundraising efforts, do data entry, and help manage subscriptions.
Social Change Activist interns work with the Network of Spiritual Progressives (Tikkun’s advocacy arm) and directly with Rabbi Michael Lerner and NSP executive director Cat Zavis to promote projects such as the ESRA (Environmental and Social Responsibility Amendment) and GMP (Global Marshal Plan).
