Janet Sarbanes is an 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. She has published numerous essays on art, aesthetics and communal practice.

Education

Sarbanes received her B.A. in comparative literature from

Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...

and her PhD in English from

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ...

. 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 art university in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both ...

Books and Notable Essays

''Army of One''

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

''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.

"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 is former Maryland U.S. Senator

Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party from Maryland, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 ...

and her brother is U.S. Representative

John Sarbanes John Peter Spyros Sarbanes ( ; born May 22, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who is the U.S. representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the state capital of Annapolis, central p ...

References

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