Dr. Jason Frank

Biography

Jason Frank is a Senior Professor in the Department of Government at Cornell University. His primary field of study is political theory, with a particular focus on democratic theory and American political thought. He has conducted extensive research on the intersections of politics and literature, political aesthetics, and the history of popular sovereignty. Frank holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in political science from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. in politics from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Prior to joining Cornell, he taught at various prestigious institutions, including the University of California, Santa Cruz, Duke University, and Northwestern University. He has held research fellowships at notable institutions such as UCLA’s Center for 17th-18th Century Studies and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Frank specializes in historically-situated approaches to democratic theory and has published five books, including "The Democratic Sublime: Aesthetics of Popular Assembly" and "Constituent Moments: Enacting the People in Post-revolutionary America". His scholarly articles have appeared in leading academic journals and he has been involved in political commentary in outlets like the Boston Review. Frank's research interests encompass democratic theory, modern political theory, American political thought, and revolutions in political aesthetics.

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