Clara S. Lewis
Senior Lecturer
Appointments
Senior Lecturer with Research
Area of Expertise
American studies,
sociology,
developmental editing,
communication mentorship
Biography
Clara Lewis is the author of American Infanticide: Sexism, Science, and the Politics of Sympathy (Rutgers University Press, June 2025) and Tough on Hate? The Cultural Politics of Hate Crimes (Rutgers University Press, 2014) as well as articles in Pediatrics, Symbolic Interaction, Qualitative Report, Critical Criminology, and Writing on the Edge. Prior to joining Dartmouth's Institute for Writing and Rhetoric in 2019, she taught research-based writing and public speaking at New York University and Stanford University and led faculty and curriculum development initiatives. Her current research and teaching focus on infanticide in US history and law, critical criminology, sociology of higher education, and authenticity studies.
Education
B.A. Smith College
Ph.D. The George Washington University
Publications
Tough on Hate? The Cultural Politics of Hate Crimes. Rutgers University Press, Critical Issues in Crime and Society, 2014 https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/tough-on-hate/9780813562308
https://www.amazon.com/Clara-S-Lewis-ebook/dp/B00H93XPOO/ref=sr_1_2?dch…
"The Myth of Entitlement: Students' Perceptions of the Relationship Between Grading Practices and Learning at an Elite University." The Qualitative Report. November 25, 2017. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol22/iss11/11/
"Crisis Rhetoric, Stigma Play: The Contested Status of Humanities Majors on an Elite University Campus." Symbolic Interaction, 2017. DOI: 10.1002/SYMB.288
"Danny MacAskill and the Visuality of the Extreme." Sport in Society, 2016, 19 (7). DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2015.1067779
"Confessions of a Recovering Grade Inflator." Writing on the Edge, Spring/Summer 2014.
"Tough-on-Crime Tolerance: The Cultural Criminalization of Bigotry in the Post-Civil Rights Era." Critical Criminology, 2012, 20 (3). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10612-011-9140 1
"Life Chances and Wellness: Meaning and Motivation in the Vinyasa Yoga Market." Sport in Society, 2008, 11 (5), 517–534.
"'The Doughnut of Progress': Krispy Kreme and the Rationalization of Fun." Columbia Journal of American Studies, 2007, Vol.8, 193–213.
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