Dr. Jeremy Braddock

Biography

Jeremy Braddock is a Professor in Literatures in English at Cornell University, where he specializes in modernist literature and culture, particularly focusing on the production and reception of texts in the United States. His research and teaching interests encompass media and sound studies, African American literature, and the history of material texts. Braddock earned his Ph.D. in English from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. from New York University, and a B.A. from Middlebury College. Before joining Cornell, he taught at Haverford College and Princeton University. He has served as a faculty fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center and currently chairs the Media Studies Initiative at Cornell. His scholarly work often engages with artistic groups and explores the intermedial engagements of literature, alongside the social investments in cultural production. His notable monograph, 'Collecting Modernist Practice', was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2012 and awarded the Modernist Studies Association Book Prize. His recent book focuses on the late sixties media collective, Firesign Theatre, and discusses its innovative experiments across various media, examining their significance within modernist and countercultural contexts. Braddock's academic essays have been published in prominent journals and edited volumes, while his public humanities work has been featured in platforms like Los Angeles Review and the Sounding Organist podcast.

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