John Rufo
(They/Them)
PhD American Studies and English at the Graduate Center, CUNY
I work on twentieth-century literature in the Americas, abolition, prisons and policing, cultural history, Black feminism, internationalism, and literary tools. I am also a published poet and poetry critic. I previously taught at Hunter and City College, and I currently work at Dickinson College as Visiting Assistant Professor of American Studies.
Education
PhD English, The Graduate Center, CUNY
MFA Image/Text (Writing and Visual Art), Ithaca College
BA Interdisciplinary, Hamilton College
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
