Mari Jarris
Provost's New Faculty Fellow (starting in July 2024 as Assistant Professor), German Studies
Academic focus:
19th and 20th century German and Russian literature, feminist and queer theory, transnational socialisms, utopianism
Current research project:
“Utopia as Revolution: Marxism’s Queer Pasts and Futures”
Previous positions:
- President’s Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of German, Nordic, Slavic & Dutch, University of Minnesota, 2022-23
Academic background:
- Ph.D., Comparative literature, Princeton University, 2022
- Dr. Phil., German literature, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, 2022
- M.A., Comparative literature, Princeton University, 2019
- B.A., German studies and College of Social Studies, Wesleyan University, 2014
Last book read:
“Mars” trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
In your own time/when not working:
Hiking, running, pottery, plants
Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching:
Queer Marxism
What most excites you about Cornell:
Collaborating with colleagues and students across disciplines
