Stephanie Newell

Stephanie Newell is George M. Bodman Professor of English at Yale University, specializing in West African print cultures and colonial media history. Her research examines African-owned newspapers, local publishing practices, and literary creativity in colonial contexts. Newell's work has been recognized with the 2024 Gustav Ranis International Prize for her book on West African newsprint literature.

Research explores:

• African newspaper cultures and readerships
• Anonymous publishing practices
• Urban representations in colonial media
• Postcolonial literary histories

Publications include award-winning analyses of West African print ecosystems and cultural histories of urban life in Lagos. She teaches courses on postcolonial world literatures and African urban cultures.

Current project 'Mapping Literary Lagos' investigates creative writing about metropolitan Lagos in collaboration with University of Lagos scholars.