Robert Cowan (he)

Professor, Department of English, Kingsborough Community College, CUNY

The author of five books and co-editor of an anthology, my work combines modern Continental European literature and philosophy, creative writing, and critical pedagogy.

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Contact
robert.cowan@kbcc.cuny.edu
Website
https://robertcowan.space/
Quick Link
http://cuny.is/robertcowan
Academic Interests

Modern Continental European literature and philosophy, creative writing, and critical pedagogy

Positions
  • ProfessorEnglishKingsborough Community College
Publications

Underlying Rhythm: A Festschrift in Honor of Scholar and Translator Burton Pike. Peter Constantine, Robert Cowan, Henry Gifford, Genese Grill, and James Keller, eds. Oxford, UK: Peter Lang, 2023.
Solace in Oblivion: Approaches to Transcendence in Modern Europe. New Comparative Criticism. Oxford, UK: Peter Lang, 2020.
Elsewhen: Pieces. San Mateo, CA: Paloma Press, 2019.
Teaching Double Negatives: Disadvantage and Dissent in Community College. Studies in Criticality. New York: Peter Lang, 2018.
Close Apart: Poems. San Mateo, CA: Paloma Press, 2018.

The Indo-German Identification: Reconciling South Asian Origins and European Destinies, 1765-1885. Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Rochester, NY: Camden House, 2010.

Education

2006 Ph.D. Comparative Literature, The Graduate Center, CUNY

2004 M.A. Comparative Literature, The Graduate Center, CUNY

1994 B.A. Comparative Literature, University of Massachusetts-Amherst