Margaret Rhee

Margaret Rhee is an Assistant Professor of Writing Across Media and Chair of Arts Writing at The New School's School of Media Studies. She holds a PhD in Ethnic Studies from UC Berkeley with a Designated Emphasis in New Media Studies. Her work bridges poetry, new media art, and critical scholarship, focusing on intersections of race, gender, and technology.

• Roles: Chair of Arts Writing, Assistant Professor, Co-Lead of Palah 파랗 Light Lab
• Affiliations: The New School, Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), San Francisco Department of Public Health

Research interests include queer/feminist new media theory, robotic art, Afro-Asian solidarity, and abolitionist frameworks. Her poetry collection Love, Robot (2017) explores sci-fi themes through an Asian American lens, while her installations like The Afro-Asian Poetic Pantry (2023) address systemic violence through collaborative poetry. Awards include the Elgin Award and UC Berkeley's Public Service Award.

Teaches courses in media theory, poetry, and Korean gender studies. Leads participatory projects such as From the Center (2008-2018), which used digital storytelling for HIV/AIDS education in prisons. Current projects include The Watermelon Woman (under contract) and Poetry Machines (Duke U Press).