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Joan Richardson is a Distinguished Professor at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, holding appointments in English, Comparative Literature, Liberal Studies, and American Studies. Since joining the faculty in 1987, she has established herself as a leading authority on American literature, particularly Wallace Stevens and pragmatism, with research spanning colonial period to 20th-century modernism.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, Graduate Center, City University of New York
Her work investigates intersections of scientific thought, philosophical traditions (especially pragmatism), and literary expression. Key contributions include analyses of Wallace Stevens' engagement with quantum physics, Jonathan Edwards' theological aesthetics, and the role of visual arts in American literary modernism, reflecting her bilingual upbringing's influence on language perception.
Awards:
- 2012 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
- Woodrow Wilson Fellowship
- Senior Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Professor Richardson teaches innovative courses exploring AI's impact on literary cognition, including "Minding—Your Business: Thinking & Imagining in the Time of AI" (Spring 2025) and "How To Read, What To Do" seminars. She serves on editorial boards for The Wallace Stevens Journal and Studies in American Fiction, and edits poetry for The Grenfell Press.
