Oakland, CA - Juliana Spahr, associate professor of English at Mills College, has won a fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) to study “The Crisis of Language in 20th Century Literature.”

This year, ACLS awarded fellowships totaling nearly $4.8 million to 139 American scholars from 102 institutions.

During her fellowship year, Spahr will work on a scholarly study that spans from the avant garde at the beginning of the 20th century to the multicultural/multilingual writing at the end of the century. Her study will examine the influence of language politics and colonialism on 20th century literature.

Spahr is the author of /This Connection of Everyone with Lungs/ (U of California, 2005), Everybody’s Autonomy: Connective Reading and Collective Identity (U of Alabama, 2001), and Fuck You-Aloha-I Love You (Wesleyan 2001).

The preeminent representative of humanities scholarship in America, the American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship Program funds humanities research to permit scholars holding the PhD or equivalent to devote a year to research and writing. During the past 60 years, more than 3,000 scholars have held ACLS fellowships

Mills College is a nationally renowned, independent liberal arts college offering innovative degree programs for undergraduate women, and graduate degree and certificate programs for women and men. Consistently ranked among the top 75 liberal arts colleges in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Mills is also recognized as one of the country’s 20 most diverse colleges. The Princeton Review selected Mills as one of 11 colleges for first-time inclusion in its Best 361 Colleges - 2005. Nestled in the foothills of Oakland, California on 135 lush acres, Mills provides a dynamic liberal arts education fostering women’s leadership, social responsibility, and creativity.

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