On February 18th, 2022, Professor Jennifer Firestone welcomed back five Lit Studies alums—Jaye Elizabeth Elijah, Hilina Da Costa Gomez, Shulokhana Khan, Colin Marston, and... Read More
Missed the Literary Studies Book Party? It’s not too late to see what it was all about! Watch the reading below! On October 21st,... Read More
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... Read More
Assistant professor of literary studies Jennifer Firestone published Gates and Fields earlier this year. Read a compelling interview with her about it here.
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Literary Studies Faculty member Rachel Aydt has published an essay called The Pilgrims in The White Review. Read her beautiful essay here.
Thom Donovan is a poet, essayist, editor, curator, and archivist. He has a PhD from SUNY Buffalo. His books include The Hole (Displaced Press,... Read More
Thom Donovan is a poet, essayist, editor, curator, and archivist. He has a PhD from SUNY Buffalo. His books include The Hole (Displaced Press, 2012), Withdrawn (Compline, fall 2016), and Withdrawn: a Discourse (Shifter, fall 2016). He is the co-editor and publisher of ON Contemporary Practice, and recently edited Occupy Poetics (Essay Press, 2015), Supple Science: a Robert Kocik Primer (with Michael Cross), and To Look At The Sea Is To Become What One Is: An Etel Adnan Reader (with Brandon Shimoda). Since 2006 he has edited the weblog Wild Horses of Fire. From 2011-2013 he was the Archive Manager of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation. He has taught at numerous institutions including Parsons, Pratt Institute, School of Visual Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, Wesleyan University, and Bard College.
He will be teaching Advanced Poetry in the fall semester.
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.
On February 18th, 2022, Professor Jennifer Firestone welcomed back five Lit Studies alums—Jaye Elizabeth Elijah, Hilina Da Costa Gomez, Shulokhana Khan, Colin Marston, and Jasveen Kaur S.—to share their thoughts on life after college and the creative ways that their Literary Studies degrees propelled them onto their current personal and professional paths.
You can watch the entire video here or read the transcript here.
Their paths have all differed greatly, ranging from publishing to journalism school, from an MFA in Poetry and to work in Film Production. They all agree that the breadth and interdisciplinary focus of classes offered by Lang’s Literary Studies department were incredibly formative.
The panelists gave concrete, practical advice on what to look for when applying to jobs and internships, without sugar-coating the reality of the creative job market.
Overall, the panelists helped set clear, honest expectations of life after college: it’s hard and competitive. But the tools they acquired from their many experiences in Lit Studies and The New School at large have helped them remain flexible and creative in their pursuits.
