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Martin Puchner is the Byron Anita Wien Professor at Harvard University, where he teaches in the Department of English. His research interests encompass cultural history, climate change, world literature, language, migration, race, and theater performance. Puchner's scholarly work is widely recognized, and he has published numerous influential texts, including 'Culture: Story Cave Art K-Pop' (Norton, 2023), 'Literature Changing Planet' (Princeton University Press, 2022), and 'The Written World: How Stories Make Us Who We Are' (2017, Random House). He has also edited key anthologies such as the 'Norton Anthology of World Literature' (2012) and the 'Norton Anthology of Drama' (2009). Puchner has contributed significantly to the fields of literature and theater, making him a prominent figure in his academic community. He is currently on leave for Fall 2025 and is accepting graduate student advisees.
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