John Rufo
(They/Them)
PhD American Studies and English at the Graduate Center, CUNY
I work on abolition, prisons and policing, cultural history, Black feminism, internationalism, and literary tools. I currently work at Kenyon College as Assistant Professor of American Studies. I am also a published poet and poetry critic. I previously taught at Hunter in English, City College in Black Studies, and Dickinson College in American Studies.
Education
PhD English, The Graduate Center, CUNY
Academic Interests
Twentieth-century Literature, Poetry, Abolition, American Studies, Black Studies, Cultural Studies, Critical Theory, Rhetorical Tropes (especially Metonymy), Internationalism, Music, Theory, Life Writing, Poetry
Publications
“The Rhetoric of Abolition: Metonymy and Black Feminism,” Diacritics Volume 50, Number 3, 2023
