Erich Hertz, Ph.D.

     Erich Hertz, Ph.D.
     On Sabbatical Spring 2013
    

     214 Kiernan Hall
     518-782-6896
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Erich Hertz joined the faculty of Siena College in 2006. He regularly teaches courses in Modern and Contemporary British literature; Film classes from Teen Film to Hitchcock; and Critical Theory about Contemporary Culture and Popular Arts. His research explores the intersection between aesthetic form and cultural politics. Drawing on Critical and Psychoanalytic Theory, he has published on a spectrum of subjects, from Surrealism to Contemporary Scottish Fiction and the philosophical implications of Turntablism to Joy Division, Throbbing Gristle, and the aesthetics of Music documentaries. He is currently editing a book, Write in Tune: Contemporary Music and Fiction about the use of pop music in contemporary literature.

During his sabbatical, Dr. Hertz will focus on the research and writing of his article: "Noise as Mediation; Adorno and the Turntablism of Philip Jeck." He is also editing a collection of essays about pop music in contemporary fiction entitled Write in Tune.  It will be forthcoming from Continuum Press.