Tahneer Oksman
tahneeroksman.bsky.social
Tahneer Oksman
@tahneeroksman.bsky.social
Associate professor of writing, literature, and journalism; writes about comics, Jewish lit and culture, feminism, for NPR and others; some books on some things; Brooklyn, NY. Illustration by L. Finck. More at tahneeroksman.com
Getting a head start on my Women’s Literary Traditions course. Pictured here: Nella Larsen’s Passing; Deesha Philyaw’s The Secret Lives of Church Ladies; Celeste Ang’s Everything I Never Told You; and Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home.
December 22, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Nonfiction lovers, unite!
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December 12, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Want to hear me talk about some great books and what makes them so great? My Great Courses lecture series is out today: Why Memoir Matters. Featuring discussions of some of my favorite memoirs: by Maya Angelou, Suleika Jaouad, Maxine Hong Kingston, Rachel Cusk, Dani Shapiro, and many others!!!!
December 5, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Nov. 2024, Brooklyn. What do the birds know?
November 27, 2024 at 3:18 PM
That was only four. Here’s the final two (still figuring out this site)…
November 25, 2024 at 12:42 PM
My six picks!
November 25, 2024 at 12:41 PM
The perfect way to end a semester with my New York’s Literary Women seminar!
November 22, 2024 at 1:11 PM
If you contact the NYC Sanitation Department bc you want to beautify your neighborhood, they will send you a little starter kit
November 20, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Best
November 15, 2024 at 12:41 PM