Shannon Draucker

Shannon Draucker is an Assistant Professor of English at Siena College in Loudonville, NY. She earned her PhD in English from Boston University in 2019. Her research explores the intersections among Victorian literature, music, and gender and sexuality. She is also a classically-trained clarinetist. For more, please visit her website (www.shannondraucker.com) or follow her on Twitter @sdraucker.

What About Lila? English Grad School and Emotional Labor in Netflix’s The Chair

In a brief but revealing moment in Netflix’s new hit series The Chair, the disheveled literature professor Bill Dobson (portrayed …

Sep 16

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Food for the Soul, Art of the Flesh: Classical Music, COVID-19, and the Body

On Saturday, July 10, 2021, the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) performed live for the first time since March 2020. As …

Sep 2

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Shannon Draucker

Livable Art: Classical Music in The Ensemble and The Incendiaries

In a culture that frequently proclaims the “death” of symphony orchestras, opera companies, and conservatories, it is perhaps puzzling that …

Oct 1

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Shannon Draucker