Wendy Schor-Haim

Wendy Schor-Haim directs the First-Year Writing Program at Barnard College as Senior Lecturer in English. Holds Ph.D. in History from NYU, applying historical and theoretical frameworks to writing pedagogy and literary analysis.

Teaching focuses on:

• Critical voice development through textual analysis
• Feminist and psychoanalytic theory applications
• Historical constructions of gender/authority

Courses include 'The Body as Border,' 'Witches,' and 'Absent Mothers, Wicked Stepmothers,' examining:

• Female agency in literary traditions
• Intertextual legacy of Mediterranean women
• Rewriting patriarchal narratives

Honored with multiple teaching awards for pedagogical innovation and student mentorship. Research investigates writing pedagogy transferability and inclusive teaching practices alongside medieval women's studies.