Biography and expertise
Ph.D. Yale University
M.F.A. Iowa Writers' Workshop
B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Amherst College
M.F.A. Iowa Writers' Workshop
B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Amherst College
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Comparative Literature
Yale University, 2023
Master's Degree
MA in Comparative Literature
Yale University, 2020
Master's Degree
MPHIL in Comparative Literature
Yale University, 2020
Bachelor's Degree
BA in English and Philosophy
Amherst College, 2013
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Stern, L. O. (2026, June 2). Kafka: The Making of an Icon (Arts Review). Law and Humanities. Oxfordshire, UK: Taylor & Francis.
- Stern, L. O. (2025). “In Praise of Socks: The ‘Poetic’ in Wittgenstein.” New Literary History: A Journal of Theory and Interpretation, 56(1), 141–157.
- Stern, L. O. (2020, July). The Divide. Smithsonian. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
- Stern, L. O. (2019). The Study of Animal Languages. New York, NY: Viking Penguin.
- Stern, L. O. (2017). Lüz. Edmonds, WA: Ravenna Press.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Finalist for the Zipporah B. Wiseman Prize for Scholarship in Law, Literature, and Justice, The University of Texas School of Law. 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Ralph Cohen Prize, New Literary History: A Journal of Theory and Interpretation. 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: The Austin Sarat Prize, The Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities. 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: John F. Enders Fellowship, Yale University. 2021
- Award / Honor Nominee: National Magazine Award, Smithsonian Editorial Board. 2020
Featured service activities
- Co-Chair
Conference Planning Committee, The Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities
- Member
Clark Prize Committee
- Member
Visiting Creative Writers Committee
- Member
Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities
- Member
Search Committee
- Reviewer / Referee
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