In 2015, I had the opportunity to help Rose Library director Rosemary Magee and curator Kevin Young unpack a new acquisition of Flannery O’Connor materials. I was amazed at the wit, intelligence, and introspection these boxes contained. As I sorted through this wealth of materials, I uncovered a journal that would become one of my …
Emory acquired a series of letters written from Barack Obama to his then-girlfriend Alexandra McNear between 1982 and 1984. I’ve had the opportunity to study each of these nine letters and was moved by their intelligence, sensitivity, and wisdom. They reveal a man of letters engaged in formative dialogue with himself and the world around …
In 2016, I curated an exhibition at Poets House in New York City with Kevin Young. This exhibition coincided with the centenary of Ireland’s Easter Rising and reconsidered the role of writers in the rebellion. I loved creating an exhibition in this beautiful space and spending time with Emory’s wonderful Irish literary collections. I received …
Together with my colleague Aaron Goldsman and Professor Kevin Young, I curated the exhibition “The Dream Machine: The Beat Generation & the Counterculture, 1940-1975.” This show ran from September 2017 to June 2018 at Emory University’s Schatten Gallery in the Robert W. Woodruff Library. The exhibition reconsidered postwar literature and the ways it mirrored, predicted, …
Emory’s newly renovated library is now open! It’s such a treat to work in such a beautiful space surrounded by so many wonderful materials and bright people. Emory names Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library for alumnus Stuart Rose
NYT: Emory Acquires Trove of Rare Jack Kerouac Materials Such a thrill to help unpack these boxes! Looking forward to working the new Kerouac collection in the Rose Library.
Since the fall of 2014, I’ve had the opportunity to work as a research assistant for the Letters of Samuel Beckett at Emory University. The third volume of The Letters of Samuel Beckett, launched December 2014, received rave reviews. I’m quoted in this Emory Wheel article discussing my experience with the Samuel Beckett Project. I’m currently enjoying researching volume …
