Shannan Hayes

Shannan Hayes is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, joining in 2021. She also holds a joint Visiting Assistant Professor position in Peace, Justice & Human Rights and Writing at Haverford College. Her interdisciplinary work bridges cultural studies, feminist political theory, and political-economics.

Educational Background:

• PhD in Literature & Gender, Sexuality, & Feminist Studies, Duke University, 2020
• MA in Philosophy and Gender Studies, Stony Brook Manhattan, 2012
• MFA in Sculpture, Stony Brook University, 2009
• BFA in Sculpture, Installation, and New Media, Loyola University New Orleans, 2005

Her research is grounded in a Marxist-Foucauldian feminist framework, focusing on social reproduction, subject formation, and affirmative world-making under late capitalism. She explores how art, activism, and collective practices challenge dominant structures and imagine alternative futures. Her teaching spans cultural studies, critical theory, women’s and gender studies, film, and studio art.

The recent publications reflect a strong engagement with feminist cultural critique, political aesthetics, and Marxist-feminist theory. Her work often analyzes intimacy, publics, desire, and material culture as sites of resistance and transformation, particularly in the contexts of queer and feminist art and activism.

Scientific Awards and Honors:

• No awards explicitly mentioned in the text.

Shannan Hayes has taught at Haverford College, Duke University, and Stony Brook University since 2006. She teaches 'Commerce & Culture' at NYU and has mentored students across disciplines. While specific grants are not listed, her interdisciplinary appointments and publications suggest active research funding and scholarly support. She collaborates with scholars such as Max Symuleski, indicating collaborative research networks.

She is affiliated with academic programs in writing, peace and justice, and feminist studies, contributing to interdisciplinary curricula that integrate theory, ethics, and creative practice.