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Sara Marcus is an Assistant Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, affiliated with the Gender Studies Program and the Initiative on Race and Resilience. She holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University. Her research focuses on American and African American literature, sound studies, popular music, and gender/sexuality studies, with a particular emphasis on how media technologies intersect with race, gender, and selfhood.
Education:
- Ph.D., English and Interdisciplinary Humanities, Princeton University (2018)
- M.F.A., Creative Writing (Nonfiction), Columbia University (2009)
- B.A., English with American Studies, Oberlin College (1999)
Research Interests:
Her work examines cultural histories of political disappointment, media evolution, and interdisciplinary archives. Current projects explore media technologies (1890–1940) and their role in racial/gender conflicts. Her book Political Disappointment reinterprets 20th-century American texts through a lens of unrealized liberation desires.
Publications:
Her award-winning 2010 book Girls to the Front analyzes the Riot Grrrl movement. Recent articles address topics like intermedial music history and post-democratic literature. She contributes to journals like Artforum and Bookforum.
Awards:
- Honorable Mention, MLA James Russell Lowell Prize (2024)
- Finalist, Susanne M. Glasscock Book Prize (2024)
- Shortlisted, Phi Beta Kappa Christian Gauss Award (2024)
Teaching & Grants:
Courses include Sound Studies and Performance and Rebellion. She secured grants for classroom experiences (e.g., theater visits) and research support for her current media history project.
