The Common Room at Yale podcast

The Common Room at Yale

In this series, we drop into the Zoom rooms of faculty, staff, and students in the Yale Department of English to discuss their work, how they came to be at Yale, and what drives them. Cover art by Sarah Harford.

In this series, we drop into the Zoom rooms of faculty, staff, and students in the Yale Department of English to discuss their work, how they came to be at Yale, and what drives them. Cover art by Sarah Harford.

 

#20

Sarah Pearl Heard

Sarah Pearl Heard '18 visits the Common Room to discuss how she came to Yale without losin... more

07 Nov 2021

09 MINS

09:31

07 Nov 2021


#19

Marta Figlerowicz

Associate Professor Marta Figlerowicz talks about how meme culture is like Roman pantomime... more

31 Oct 2021

09 MINS

09:46

31 Oct 2021


#18

Rob Long

Rob Long '87 is a writer, television producer, and political commentator who has written f... more

25 Oct 2021

09 MINS

09:40

25 Oct 2021


#17

John Durham Peters

Professor John Durham Peters explains why the weather is wonderful, and reflects on religi... more

17 Oct 2021

09 MINS

09:17

17 Oct 2021


#16

Alanna Hickey

Assistant Professor Alanna Hickey describes how 19th-century books with humanitarian aims ... more

11 Oct 2021

09 MINS

09:01

11 Oct 2021


#15

Meghan O‘Rourke

Writer, poet, and editor Meghan O'Rourke discusses the joys of editing and her goals as th... more

04 Oct 2021

09 MINS

09:24

04 Oct 2021


#14

Marcel Elias

Assistant Professor Marcel Elias talks about why some Medieval crusaders converted to Isla... more

26 Sep 2021

07 MINS

07:33

26 Sep 2021


#13

Kyung Mi Lee

Senior Kyung Mi (Kiki) Lee, the DE&I Committee's first undergraduate representative, share... more

20 Sep 2021

08 MINS

08:05

20 Sep 2021


#12

Feisal Mohamed

Feisal Mohamed talks about poetry, tyrannicide, and how a case of bad breath led to the fa... more

13 Sep 2021

09 MINS

09:00

13 Sep 2021


#11

Anne Fadiman

Anne Fadiman, Francis Writer in Residence, talks growing up the child of authors, and shar... more

05 Sep 2021

09 MINS

09:43

05 Sep 2021


#10

Michael Cunningham

Pulitzer-winning author and senior lecturer Michael Cunningham discusses his winding path ... more

26 Apr 2021

10 MINS

10:36

26 Apr 2021


#9

Rebecca Amonor

English and African American Studies double major Rebecca Amonor '21 talks about her spiri... more

26 Apr 2021

08 MINS

08:12

26 Apr 2021


#8

Cirũ Wainaina

PhD student Cirũ Wainaina describes the importance of mentoring black women undergraduates... more

11 Apr 2021

08 MINS

08:57

11 Apr 2021


#7

Anastasia Ibrahim

Sophomore student and poet Anna Ibrahim powerfully describes how the lack of recognition o... more

11 Apr 2021

08 MINS

08:36

11 Apr 2021


#6

Luta Fast Dog and Anna Smist

Luta Fast Dog ES '21 and Anna Smist BR '21 discuss how they've showcased Native American a... more

29 Mar 2021

12 MINS

12:54

29 Mar 2021


#5

Erica Sayers

English Department Registrar Erica Sayers talks about her wide-ranging education, and offe... more

29 Mar 2021

08 MINS

08:26

29 Mar 2021


#4

Priyasha Mukhopadhyay

Assistant Professor Priyasha Mukhopadhyay drops by the Common Room to discuss the conteste... more

15 Mar 2021

09 MINS

09:03

15 Mar 2021


#3

Kadiatou Keita

Kadiatou Keita is a junior in Branford College. She's a part of the <a href='https://www.i... more

15 Mar 2021

09 MINS

09:58

15 Mar 2021


#2

Richard Deming

Richard Deming is a poet, art critic, and theorist, as well as the Director of Creative Wr... more

01 Mar 2021

08 MINS

08:14

01 Mar 2021


#1

Cajetan Iheka

Associate Professor Cajetan Iheka offers his coming-to-America and academia story, describ... more

01 Mar 2021

07 MINS

07:54

01 Mar 2021