Lisa Simone KingstoneLisa Kingstone received her BA from Barnard College, her MA from Columbia University and her Doctorate from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in English Literature. Before joining the Kings School of Global Affairs in February of 2013 as a taching fellow, she taught English Literature at the University of Connecticut from 2003-2012. She has broad teaching experience across 19th and 20th century English literature with an interest in Race and Identity in the United States as well as trauma narrative in 20th century Modernism. A professional writer and editor as well as an academic, Kingstone's stories, cultural critiques, author profiles, film and book reviews have appeared in a variety of publications. These include The Hartford Courant, Connecticut Magazine, Hadassah Magazine, and Publishers Weekly. She received a grant from Culture at King's for her project African Diaspora Artists of the 21st Century (ADA21). Read More Read Less