The Common Room at Yale

Yale Department of English | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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In this series, we drop into the Zoom rooms of faculty, staff, and students in the Yale Department of English to discuss their work, how they came to be at Yale, and what drives them. Cover art by Sarah Harford.

  1. 11/07/2021

    Sarah Pearl Heard

    Sarah Pearl Heard '18 visits the Common Room to discuss how she came to Yale without losing her North Carolina roots, what drew her to the creative writing concentration, and how her writing life has evolved now that she's an educator. The Common Room is a production of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee in the Yale Department of English. Cover art by Sarah Harford; audio production by Robert Scaramuccia '19.

    10 min

  2. 10/31/2021

    Marta Figlerowicz

    Associate Professor Marta Figlerowicz talks about how meme culture is like Roman pantomime and what it means to be gender queer in Poland. Figlerowicz's books include Flat Protagonists and Spaces of Feeling. The Common Room is a production of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee in the Yale Department of English. Cover art by Sarah Harford; audio production by Robert Scaramuccia '19.

    10 min

  3. 10/25/2021

    Rob Long

    Rob Long '87 is a writer, television producer, and political commentator who has written for Cheers and Kevin Can Wait. He discusses how he broke into Hollywood, and how he writes as himself no matter the medium. The Common Room is a production of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee in the Yale Department of English. Cover art by Sarah Harford; audio production by Robert Scaramuccia '19.

    10 min

  4. 10/17/2021

    John Durham Peters

    Professor John Durham Peters explains why the weather is wonderful, and reflects on religious faith and the power of reading. His books include Promiscuous Knowledge and The Marvelous Clouds. The Common Room is a production of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee in the Yale Department of English. Cover art by Sarah Harford; audio production by Robert Scaramuccia '19.

    9 min

  5. 10/11/2021

    Alanna Hickey

    Assistant Professor Alanna Hickey describes how 19th-century books with humanitarian aims can hide serious abuses of power, and asks what happens when institutions acknowledge that crucial knowledge production happens outside their walls? The Common Room is a production of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee in the Yale Department of English. Cover art by Sarah Harford; audio production by Robert Scaramuccia '19.

    9 min

  6. 10/04/2021

    Meghan O‘Rourke

    Writer, poet, and editor Meghan O'Rourke discusses the joys of editing and her goals as the incoming editor of the Yale Review.  The Common Room is a production of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee in the Yale Department of English. Cover art by Sarah Harford; audio production by Robert Scaramuccia '19.

    9 min

  7. 09/26/2021

    Marcel Elias

    Assistant Professor Marcel Elias talks about why some Medieval crusaders converted to Islam, and how exposure to new cultures made them reassess their lives at home. Marcel's first book is Questioning the Crusades: Romance and History in Late Medieval England. The Common Room is a production of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee in the Yale Department of English. Cover art by Sarah Harford; audio production by Robert Scaramuccia '19.

    8 min

  8. 09/20/2021

    Kyung Mi Lee

    Senior Kyung Mi (Kiki) Lee, the DE&I Committee's first undergraduate representative, shares the moment she first felt at home at Yale—and how she helps other first-generation college students do the same. The Common Room is a production of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee in the Yale Department of English. Cover art by Sarah Harford; audio production by Robert Scaramuccia '19.

    8 min
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In this series, we drop into the Zoom rooms of faculty, staff, and students in the Yale Department of English to discuss their work, how they came to be at Yale, and what drives them. Cover art by Sarah Harford.

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    Yale Department of English | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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  • Episodes
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