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Andrew Schlager is a Ph.D. candidate and Research Fellow at Princeton University, affiliated with the Department of English and African American Studies. His work bridges Black studies, theater & performance studies, queer & trans theory, and American studies, focusing on U.S. literatures and social theories of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Education: B.A. in English and B.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from New York University (summa cum laude)
His research interrogates intersections of performance, pedagogy, and social progress in early 20th-century political movements, centering Black and queer artists who challenged normative frameworks of learning and improvement. Schlager’s work engages formal analysis of avant-garde performance alongside archival materials like before-and-after photography and civic parades.
Awards & Recognition:
- Cotsen Junior Fellowship (2025–2026)
- Ruth Stephan Fellowship at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
As a curatorial and research assistant for the 2023 exhibit Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory, he contributed to groundbreaking interdisciplinary scholarship. Schlager has also taught extensively through Princeton’s Prison Teaching Initiative and cross-departmentally in English, African American Studies, and American Studies.
