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Sarah E. Chinn is a Professor in the Department of English at Hunter College, City University of New York, School of Arts and Sciences. She has been a faculty member since 2001 and currently chairs the Hunter College Senate (May 2023–present), following prior leadership roles as Executive Director of CLAGS: The Center for LGBT Studies (2007–2011) and Chair of the English Department (2014–2021).
Her educational background includes:
- PhD in English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University (1996)
- BA in Literature and Women's Studies (double major), Yale University (1989)
Prof. Chinn's research critically examines intersections of race, gender, disability, and nationhood in 19th-century American literature and culture. Her work spans Disability Studies, Childhood Studies, and queer narratives, contextualizing historical constructions of the body and identity within Civil War and Reconstruction eras. She teaches diverse courses from Nineteenth Century Women Writers to Post-1945 Queer Narratives, emphasizing marginalized perspectives.
Scientific awards highlight her scholarly impact:
- American Literature Society's 1921 Prize for best essay in American literary studies (2020)
- George Freedley Memorial Award (2018)
- Choice Outstanding Academic Title designation
She mentors graduate students in the English Department and contributes to academic service as co-editor-in-chief of J19: The Journal of the Society of 19th Century Americanists. Current projects include literary analysis of Sarah Emma Edmonds (Union Army soldier who passed as male) and representations of boy soldiers during the Civil War, alongside poetry publications in literary journals.
