Areas of Research
German literature and culture from the eighteenth to twenty-first century, critical and literary theory, environmental humanities, visual and media studies, intersections of philosophy, politics, and art
Journal Articles & Book Chapters
"Against the Law: Youth and the Critical Pedagogy of Eternal Rebellion." In Forces of Education: Walter and the Politics of Pedagogy, edited by Dennis Johannsen and Dominik Zechner. 177-189. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.
"The Red Fairy Tale and Non-Anthropocentric Solidarity: Hermynia Zur Mühlen, Ernst Bloch, and Siegfried Kracauer." The German Quarterly 94, no.2 (2021): 208-218.
"Between Speaking and Listening: Jean Paul's Wordplay." In Play in the Age of Goethe: Theories, Narratives, and Practices of Play around 1800, edited by Edgar Landgraf and Elliott Schreiber, 213-235. Lewisburg, PA: Bucknell UP, 2020.
“Atmospheric Color and the Phenomenological Gaze: Goethe and Merleau-Ponty." In "Ways of Seeing: Visuality, Visibility, and Vision," edited by Andrea Gogröf. Special issue, Pacific Coast Philology 54, no. 2 (2019): 298-321.
“The Smallest Remainder: Benjamin and Freud on Play.” MLN 133, no. 3 (2018): 720-742.
“Wolkenwandelbarkeit: Benjamin, Stieglitz and the Medium of Photography.” The German Quarterly 83, no. 3 (2015): 271-290.
"The Red Fairy Tale and Non-Anthropocentric Solidarity: Hermynia Zur Mühlen, Ernst Bloch, and Siegfried Kracauer." The German Quarterly 94, no.2 (2021): 208-218.
"Between Speaking and Listening: Jean Paul's Wordplay." In Play in the Age of Goethe: Theories, Narratives, and Practices of Play around 1800, edited by Edgar Landgraf and Elliott Schreiber, 213-235. Lewisburg, PA: Bucknell UP, 2020.
“Atmospheric Color and the Phenomenological Gaze: Goethe and Merleau-Ponty." In "Ways of Seeing: Visuality, Visibility, and Vision," edited by Andrea Gogröf. Special issue, Pacific Coast Philology 54, no. 2 (2019): 298-321.
“The Smallest Remainder: Benjamin and Freud on Play.” MLN 133, no. 3 (2018): 720-742.
“Wolkenwandelbarkeit: Benjamin, Stieglitz and the Medium of Photography.” The German Quarterly 83, no. 3 (2015): 271-290.
Selected Presentations & Invited Talks
“Rumored Origins: Spectral Authorship/Authority in Kafka’s ‘The Great Wall of China.’” Panel Series: “Inhuman Voices.” American Comparative Literature Association, Chicago, March 2023
"Nature Inside Out: W.G. Sebald from an Ecophenomenological Perspective." Panel Series: "Sebald. Again." Northeast Modern Language Association, Baltimore, March 2022
"Esperanto: Scheerbart's Stellar Language and Utopian Thought." Conference of the International Walter Benjamin Society, Berlin, Nov. 2021
"The Resonance of Color Across the Senses." Seminar: "Resonance in Art, Film, Literature, Music, and Theory." German Studies Association, Indiana, Oct. 2021
"W.G. Sebald and the Eco-Medial Imaginary.” Online Research Workshop: “Humanities for the Anthropocene: Values, Principles, and Practices.” University of Puget Sound, July 2021
"Historical Materialist Vision and the 'Sense of Having': Marx and Benjamin." Seminar: "Material Visions." ACLA, D.C., March 2019
"The Atmospheric Gaze from Goethe to Benjamin." Department of German, Amherst College, Feb. 2019
"The Glass House of Language." Panel "Architecture, Space, and Literature." Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association, Bellingham, WA. Nov. 2018
“On Improvisation and Breaking the Conventions of Learning.” Seminar: “Benjamin’s Pedagogy.” GSA, Atlanta, Oct. 2017
“Gambling with Inheritance.” International Conference: “Inheriting the Frankfurt School.” Department of German Studies, Brown University, Sept. 2016
"Play, or the First Poetry: Jean Paul’s Levana.” Panel Series: “Goethe at Play: Theories, Narratives, and Practices of Play in the Goethezeit.” German Studies Association, San Diego, Oct. 2016
“Repetition and Revolution: Benjamin and the Politics of Play.” Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University, Oct. 2015
“Cloud Capital: Paul Scheerbart, Alfred Kubin and Other-Worldly Perception.” Panel Series: “Alien Capital.” ACLA, NYC, March 2014
“Walking Interrupted: Rethinking the Standstill through the Literary Work of Kracauer and Benjamin.” Panel Series: “Pedestrian Crossings.” GSA, Denver, Oct. 2013
“‘Zerstreutes Hinausschauen’: Vitrified Vision in Kafka and Benjamin,” Panel: “Walter Benjamin and Literary Aesthetics Today.” GSA, Milwaukee, Oct. 2012
“Wolkenwandelbarkeit: Visual Potentiality in Benjamin,” Biennial Conference of the Walter Benjamin Society: “Schrift: Writing and Image-Character in the Work of Walter Benjamin,” Princeton University, Nov. 2011
“The Art of the Garden: Framing Nature in Kant’s Third Critique,” Harvard University Department of Germanic Language and Literatures Graduate Conference: “Exploring Environments: Ecocritical Approaches to German Literature and Culture,” Nov. 2010
“Anschauung in Kant, Marx and Benjamin,” Departmental Colloquium Series, Departments of Comparative Literature and German Studies, Brown University, Nov. 2009
“Chess as Critique: Benjamin and Brecht at Play,” Graduate Student Conference: “The Artfulness of Play,” Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism at the University of Western Ontario, Sept. 2009
"Nature Inside Out: W.G. Sebald from an Ecophenomenological Perspective." Panel Series: "Sebald. Again." Northeast Modern Language Association, Baltimore, March 2022
"Esperanto: Scheerbart's Stellar Language and Utopian Thought." Conference of the International Walter Benjamin Society, Berlin, Nov. 2021
"The Resonance of Color Across the Senses." Seminar: "Resonance in Art, Film, Literature, Music, and Theory." German Studies Association, Indiana, Oct. 2021
"W.G. Sebald and the Eco-Medial Imaginary.” Online Research Workshop: “Humanities for the Anthropocene: Values, Principles, and Practices.” University of Puget Sound, July 2021
"Historical Materialist Vision and the 'Sense of Having': Marx and Benjamin." Seminar: "Material Visions." ACLA, D.C., March 2019
"The Atmospheric Gaze from Goethe to Benjamin." Department of German, Amherst College, Feb. 2019
"The Glass House of Language." Panel "Architecture, Space, and Literature." Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association, Bellingham, WA. Nov. 2018
“On Improvisation and Breaking the Conventions of Learning.” Seminar: “Benjamin’s Pedagogy.” GSA, Atlanta, Oct. 2017
“Gambling with Inheritance.” International Conference: “Inheriting the Frankfurt School.” Department of German Studies, Brown University, Sept. 2016
"Play, or the First Poetry: Jean Paul’s Levana.” Panel Series: “Goethe at Play: Theories, Narratives, and Practices of Play in the Goethezeit.” German Studies Association, San Diego, Oct. 2016
“Repetition and Revolution: Benjamin and the Politics of Play.” Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University, Oct. 2015
“Cloud Capital: Paul Scheerbart, Alfred Kubin and Other-Worldly Perception.” Panel Series: “Alien Capital.” ACLA, NYC, March 2014
“Walking Interrupted: Rethinking the Standstill through the Literary Work of Kracauer and Benjamin.” Panel Series: “Pedestrian Crossings.” GSA, Denver, Oct. 2013
“‘Zerstreutes Hinausschauen’: Vitrified Vision in Kafka and Benjamin,” Panel: “Walter Benjamin and Literary Aesthetics Today.” GSA, Milwaukee, Oct. 2012
“Wolkenwandelbarkeit: Visual Potentiality in Benjamin,” Biennial Conference of the Walter Benjamin Society: “Schrift: Writing and Image-Character in the Work of Walter Benjamin,” Princeton University, Nov. 2011
“The Art of the Garden: Framing Nature in Kant’s Third Critique,” Harvard University Department of Germanic Language and Literatures Graduate Conference: “Exploring Environments: Ecocritical Approaches to German Literature and Culture,” Nov. 2010
“Anschauung in Kant, Marx and Benjamin,” Departmental Colloquium Series, Departments of Comparative Literature and German Studies, Brown University, Nov. 2009
“Chess as Critique: Benjamin and Brecht at Play,” Graduate Student Conference: “The Artfulness of Play,” Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism at the University of Western Ontario, Sept. 2009