Andrew Newman

Andrew Newman is a Professor of English at Stony Brook University, where he has taught since 2005. His research focuses on Early American studies, the history of education, Native American studies, and media/memory studies. He is the author of Allegories of Encounter: Colonial Literacy and Indian Captivities (2019) and On Records: Delaware Indians, Colonists, and the Media of History and Memory (2012). Newman’s current project examines the cultural history of American high school English curricula, exploring how canonical texts have shaped citizenship and identity. He has received prestigious fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities (2024–25, 2023) and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2019–2020).

His work bridges literary analysis with educational history, emphasizing the role of literature in democracy. Recent articles address book bans, high school classics, and the evolving role of the English major. Newman co-directs NEH-funded summer institutes for teachers, emphasizing historical approaches to literature instruction. His teaching spans early American literature, Native American studies, and media studies. He holds a PhD from the University of California (English), MA from the University of Chicago (Comparative Literature), and BA from Binghamton University.