Fess, Paul

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PhD Student

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Institutional Affiliations: CUNY Graduate Center, CUNY School of Professional Studies, Hunter College

Research Interests: 19th Century American Literature, African American Literature, Sound Studies, Textual Studies

I am a doctoral candidate specializing in 19th-century American literature, African American literature, and sound studies. I’m currently working on my dissertation, “Resonant Texts: The Politics and Practices of 19th-century African American Musical Cultures of Print from Abolitionism to the Player Piano.”