Talia Argondezzi

Director, Writing and Speaking Program

Degrees

Ph.D., City University of New York
B.A., University of Scranton

Teaching

  • Writing, Pedagogy, and Society (IDS 290)
  • Common Intellectual Experience (CIE)
  • Podcasting American Literature
  • Women’s Literature

Professional Experience

  • Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow and Associate Director of First-Year Writing, Duke University
  • Writing Fellow, Bernard L. Schwartz Communications Institute
  • Writing Consultant, Baruch College Writing Center

Research Interests

  • early U.S. literature and culture
  • writing pedagogy
  • writing assessment

Publications

“The Haitian Revolution and the Limitations of White Feminism: A Comparison of Zelica, the Creole and Leonora Sansay’s Secret History.” Studies in American Fiction

“Charles Lenox Sargent’s Life of Alexander Smith: Imagining Indian Removal in the South Pacific.” Early American Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal.

Related News

Talia Argondezzi
Talia Argondezzi

An English professor and Center for Writing and Speaking director, her humor and satire work can often be found in McSweeney’s and The New Yorker, among other outlets. Her book, Lean the F— Out, prompts readers to find their happiness. Meet Talia.

Talia Argondezzi, director of the center for writing and speaking, discusses her book, Lean the F*ck Out, at her book-launch party hosted...
New Book from Talia Argondezzi Encourages People—Especially Women—to Do Less

More humor than self-help, Lean the F*ck Out: How to Aim Lower, Get Less Done, and Find Your Happiness is the first book by Director of the Center for Writing and Speaking Talia Argondezzi.

Lean the F*ck Out by Talia Argondezzi
“Lean the F*ck Out”: Dr. Talia Argondezzi’s Anti-Self-Help Self-Help Book

“If you tend to push yourself too hard, this is the book for you.” says Dr. Argondezzi.