Michele Chinitz is a PhD Candidate in English at The Graduate Center, CUNY, with a Critical Theory Certificate. Her research focuses on Anglophone and German literature, particularly in the areas of postcolonial studies, the novel, media studies, and translation. Her dissertation situates music in debates about aesthetics and politics across literary representations of colonialism and fascism. Her writing appears in the Journal of Modern Literature, EuropeNow, and The Journal of Beckett Studies. She teaches global Anglophone fiction and world literature at The City College of New York. Michele enjoys working with CUNY BA’s vibrant and diverse students. She previously oversaw CUNY BA’s Peer Mentor Program and Workshops and Events, and now coordinates the initiatives of the CUNY BA Doctoral Fellows.