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  • Modern Languages Notes Special Issue – “Planetary Thinking in the Age of Goethe”

    I’m thrilled to share the publication of this special issue of Modern Language Notes I co-edited with Daniel Carranza. In case you missed this, the issue also contains magnificent contributions from Gabriel Trop, John Noyes, Tove Holmes, Joanna Raisbeck, and Bryan Klausmeyer. click here to view


  • ‘Planetary Orientations: Poetry at the End of the World’ – Dec 2 at the University of Pennsylvania

    I’m thrilled return to my former home on Dec 2 for the FIGS Lecture Series. I will be discussing Hegel, Hölderlin, and my book Planetary Idealism (under contract with SUP). It would be great to see new friends and colleagues! Click the poster for more details


  • New Faculty Appointment AY 2025 – 2026

    Dear friends and colleagues–I have exciting news! This academic year I will be joining the Haverford College faculty as a Visiting Assistant Professor of German. I am thrilled to teach new courses on “Media Worlds” and “Art and the Meaning of Life,” as well as to give a couple of talks on Planetary Idealism, a…