Janet Matina Sarbanes (; born 1968) is an American author and a professor of creative writing and cultural studies. Her books ''Army of One'' and ''The Protester Has Been Released'' are collections of short fiction. Her book ''Letters on the Autonomy Project'' is a collection of essays exploring the relation between art and politics via the concept of autonomy. She has published numerous essays on art, aesthetics, pedagogy and communal practice.

Education

Sarbanes received her BA in comparative literature from Princeton and her

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in English from

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. As a Princeton undergraduate, she spearheaded a successful effort to make the words of the school's alma mater gender inclusive.

Career

Sarbanes teaches creative writing and cultural studies at the

California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...

Publications

''Letters on the Autonomy Project''

''Letters on the Autonomy Project'' was published by punctum books in June 2022.

''The Protester Has Been Released''

''The Protester Has Been Released'' is a collection of ten short stories and one novella. It was published by C&R Press in April 2017.

''Army of One''

''Army of One'' was published by Otis Press Seismicity Editions in Los Angeles.

"The Shaker 'Gift' Economy"

Sarbanes received the Eugene Battisti Award from the Society for Utopian Studies for her essay "The Shaker 'Gift' Economy: Charisma, Aesthetic Practice and Utopian Communalism."

"Reframing the House of Dust"

Sarbanes received the Creative Capital/Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant for her essay project "Reframing the House of Dust: A Meditation in Many Parts."

Personal life

Sarbanes lives in Los Angeles. Her father was former Maryland U.S. Senator

Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney from Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congr ...

and her brother is U.S. Representative

John Sarbanes John Peter Spyros Sarbanes ( ; born May 22, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2025. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes Annapolis, the entirety of Howard ...

References

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