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Paul Fess is an Associate Professor of English at LaGuardia Community College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system. His academic work focuses on the intersection of literature, race, and sound in 19th-century America.
His educational background includes:
- Ph.D. from The City University of New York, Graduate Center
- M.A. from Hunter College
- B.A. from The University of Texas, Austin
Fess specializes in nineteenth-century American Literature, African-American Literature, and Sound Studies. His research explores how music structured the politics and literature of race, enslavement, and citizenship from the U.S. abolitionist movement of the 1840s and 50s to the end of the Civil War. His work bridges literary analysis with sound studies, offering new perspectives on how auditory experiences shaped cultural and political discourse during a pivotal period in American history.
Professor Fess is actively involved in the Sound Studies and Methods Working Group (#GCDISound), a network of CUNY students, faculty, and staff interested in sharing theories and methods related to sound research. He teaches composition and literature courses at LaGuardia Community College, with course materials available on the CUNY Academic Commons covering works by authors such as Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, and Ursula K. LeGuin.
