I am an assistant professor in History and Media Studies at the New School for Social Research and Eugene Lang College.  As part of my work as an historian, I am also interested in digital cinema and multi-media documentary, contemporary art practice, animation, and literature. I am particularly partial to those works inspired by, and dedicated to, problems of time and memory. Some of my favorites include Haruki Murakami, Susan Hiller, Sophie Calle, Manuel Puig, Chris Ware.  To add to the clichés, I also particularly adore video essays. 

I also work closely with my brother, who is a writer and an artist. We like to build archives, and love all things from the Viennese Secession. You’ve seen our work arrayed throughout this site.

Before coming to graduate school I spent many years working in international development on reproductive rights, and in web production. And if you want to find out more about both my current research, my literary and artistic production and my previous work check out my resume or contact me » orit@post.harvard.edu