Alexandra Chasin | |
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| Born | Alexandra Chasin 1961 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Professor, writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University Stanford University Vermont College of Fine Arts |
| Notable works | Assassin of Youth: A Kaleidoscopis History of Harry Anslinger’s War on Drugs Kissed By Selling Out: The Gay and Lesbian Movement Goes to Market |
| Website | |
| www | |
Alexandra Chasin (born 1961) is an American experimental writer based in Brooklyn, New York. She is also an associate professor of literary studies at The Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts.[1]
Biography[edit]
Chasin was born in 1961, in Boston, Massachusetts. She attended Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, where she received her bachelor's degree in European Cultural Studies in 1984. In 1993, Chasin earned her Ph.D in Modern Thoughts and Literature from Stanford University.[2] She received her master's degree in fiction writing, in 2002, from Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Chasin joined Boston College in 1993 where she served as assistant professor for six years. She taught American Studies and Women's Studies in the English Department at Boston College.[3] In 1999, she was appointed as a visiting faculty in English at the University of Geneva.[4] Chasin served as an instructor at Columbia University for one year from 2005 to 2006 where she taught Feminist theory as well as literary and cultural studies.[5][6] She joined Lang College in 2006 where she is currently working as an associate professor in literary studies.[1]
Works[edit]
Chasin has published several books of fiction and non-fiction.[7] Her first book Selling Out: The Gay and Lesbian Movement Goes to Market was published in the year 2000 by St. Martin's Press.[8][9] The book focuses on the gains and losses that have been attained by marketing of LGBT community.[10][11] Chasin published her second book, Kissed By in 2007.[12][13] The book was published by University of Alabama Press.[14] In 2012, her third book Brief was published which also debuted as an app for the iPad.[15][16] Chasin's fourth book, Assassin of Youth: A Kaleidoscopic History of Harry J. Anslinger's War on Drugs was published in the year 2016 by University of Chicago Press.[17][18] The book tracks the cultural currents that produced prohibitionist drug policy in the U.S.[19][20]
Chasin's writing has appeared in several print media such as Unsaid, Post Road, AGNI, Denver Quarterly and Chain. She has also written for online magazines including Exquisite Corpse, elimae, Diagram and Big Other. The film, Composer and I, was adapted from the original story written by Chasin.[21] The film premiered at the Athens Film Festival in April 2012.[22]
Chasin is an artistic director of Writing On It All, a public participatory writing project.[23][24]
Fellowships[edit]
- Leon Levy Center for Biology at City University of New York (2013)[25]
- New York Foundation for the Arts - fiction (2012)[26]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Alexandra Chasin at The Lang College. The New School for Liberal Arts. Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Alexandra Chasin, Stanford University. Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Undergraduate Catalog 1994–1995. Boston College. p. 41. Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Chasin teaches U.S. culture and literature at the University of Geneva Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Feminist Theory Workshop Spring 2006. Columbia Law School. Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Chasin went on to teach literary and cultural studies at Boston College, Yale University, the University of Geneva, and Columbia University. The Short Review. Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ The University of Chicago Press Book, About the author. University of Chicago Press. Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Alexandra Chasin. Selling Out: The Gay and Lesbian Movement Goes to Market. St. Martin's Press; 2000. ISBN 978-0-312-21449-4.
- ^ Chick-fil-A and The Gays: The Problem with Consumer Activism Slate (magazine) Retrieved 10 January 2017
- ^ Selling Out: The Gay and Lesbian Movement Goes to Market Review Publishers Weekly Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Review at Booklist Booklist Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Alexandra Chasin is the author of Kissed By (FC2, 2007) Los Angeles Review of Books Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Kissed By By Alexandra chasin reviewed by Ryan Call Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Kissed By published by University of Alabama Press Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Brief debuted as an iPad app Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Brief at Jaded Ibis Press Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Greater Boston author readings for Jan bostonglobe.com Retrieved 10 January 2017
- ^ Assassin of Youth: A Kaleidoscopic History of Harry J. Anslinger's War on Drugs. The University of Chicago Press. Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ ASSASSIN OF YOUTH A Kaleidoscopic History of Harry J. Anslinger’s War on Drugs by Alexandra Chasin Kirkus Reviews Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Assassin of Youth: A Kaleidoscopic History of Harry J. Anslinger's War on Drugs (Review). Book Verdict. Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Composer and I is an adaptation of a short story of the same name published in Kissed By. Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Composer and I, Premiere: Athens Film Festival, April 2012 Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Artistic Director Alexandra Chasin is Associate Professor of Literary Studies at Lang College Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ Coming this summer to New York: legalised graffiti The Art Newspaper Retrieved 10 January 2017
- ^ Former Biography Fellows at Leon Levy Center for Biology Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 January 2017
- ^ New York Foundation for the Arts, Past Fellows Archived 2018-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. New York Foundation for the Arts. Retrieved 2 January 2017