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Andrew Cole is the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature in the Department of English at Princeton University. His academic roles include directing the Gauss Seminars in Criticism and serving on several advisory boards. A critical theorist and literary scholar, Cole holds a Ph.D. from Duke University and has held prestigious fellowships such as the Guggenheim Fellowship (2014) and the Clark Lectureship at Trinity College, Cambridge (2019). His research bridges medieval and modern thought, focusing on Hegel, Marx, and dialectical materialism.
- Education: Ph.D. in Literature (Duke University)
- Affiliations: Gauss Seminars in Criticism (Executive Committee), Advisory Board for Yearbook of Langland Studies
Research interests span critical theory, political theory, and medieval literature. He authored The Birth of Theory (2014) and co-edited volumes such as The Ideology Issue (2020). Current projects include Unmodernism (2024) and Being and Space (2025). His work interrogates spatial dialectics, ideological critique, and Hegelian philosophy.
Recent articles engage Lenin's utopianism, Jameson's legacy, and Adorno's critique of postmodernism. Awards include the Bloomfield Fellowship (2006) and visiting roles at Oxford and Cornell.
- Teaching: Courses on political theory and Frantz Fanon (2023), on leave Spring 2024
- Grants/Service: Organized symposia on Hegel, Marx, and memorial gatherings for Werner Hamacher
He collaborates with architects and philosophers, exemplified in his deem journal dialogue on spatial praxis. His work critiques Confederate monuments and advocates against racial legacies linked to Woodrow Wilson.
