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Lily Nilipour
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Lily Nilipour
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PhD Candidate (English), Harvard University
I am a PhD student in English at Harvard University. My research explores the syntax of experimentalism in the modernist novel, using digital methods to examine granular elements of style like punctuation and sentence structure.
I am interested in bridging the fields of modernist studies and digital humanities, particularly in bringing those conversations more explicitly to feminist and queer modernist studies. As grad rep, I hope to host sessions with digital researchers for graduate students to build digital literacy and skills that can aid in research and teaching. Much of my research experience has involved collaboration across career stages, institutions, and disciplines, and last year I served as my department’s social chair, organizing events to create community with graduate students and faculty. I would be excited to continue developing MSA’s facilitation of opportunities for students, researchers, and faculty to connect and collaborate on work.
I am also passionate about editing and publishing; I am the fiction and nonfiction book review editor for the Harvard Review and previously worked in the indie and academic publishing world. I would like to conduct workshops on public writing—pitching, reviewing, editing—and academic book publishing for graduate students and early-career academics.
I am a PhD student in English at Harvard University. My research explores the syntax of experimentalism in the modernist novel, using digital methods to examine granular elements of style like punctuation and sentence structure.
I am interested in bridging the fields of modernist studies and digital humanities, particularly in bringing those conversations more explicitly to feminist and queer modernist studies. As grad rep, I hope to host sessions with digital researchers for graduate students to build digital literacy and skills that can aid in research and teaching. Much of my research experience has involved collaboration across career stages, institutions, and disciplines, and last year I served as my department’s social chair, organizing events to create community with graduate students and faculty. I would be excited to continue developing MSA’s facilitation of opportunities for students, researchers, and faculty to connect and collaborate on work.
I am also passionate about editing and publishing; I am the fiction and nonfiction book review editor for the Harvard Review and previously worked in the indie and academic publishing world. I would like to conduct workshops on public writing—pitching, reviewing, editing—and academic book publishing for graduate students and early-career academics.
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