Andrew Newman

Andrew Newman’s current research is on the experiences of generations of student readers with the books most commonly assigned in American high school English classes. He is a professor of English at Stony Brook University.


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Gatsby @ 100: American Classrooms, American Dreams?

The story of Gatsby, Nick, Tom, and Daisy is also, much more importantly, part of the history of hundreds of millions of student readers and their teachers, spanning eight decades.

“Somewhere in This Brain”: Memories of Segregation, Soul Music & “Macbeth” with Al Bell

“A song was written through me, and I say that because I didn’t write it. The words were given to me.”[none-for-homepage]

“Somewhere in This Brain”: Memories of Segregation, Soul Music & “Macbeth” with Al Bell

“A song was written through me, and I say that because I didn’t write it. The words were given to me.”[none-for-homepage]