Nat McGartland
PhD Candidate, English
Education
M.A., English, Georgetown University
B.A., English and Latin (Honors), University of St Andrews
Certificate, Digital Studies, University of Maryland
Nat McGartland is a PhD candidate in English working in digital studies and the history of the book. She is particularly interested in the affordances of technology—both print and digital media—and our affective responses to its material and visual properties. As a BookLab Graduate Assistant, Nat works on critical making and craft activism. Her protest art has been featured in the New York Times, Reuters, Politico, and more. As an instructor, she teaches introductory writing, media studies, and digital humanities. Nat is also the chair of the Graduate English Organization (GEO).
Awards & Grants
Hyattsville Teens + Book Arts
Our hands-on public humanities project will bring Book Arts education to the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System.
Author/Lead: Shannon Neal, Nat McGartlandNon-ARHU Contributor(s): PGCMLS
Funding Agency:
The Center for Literary and Comparative Studies
Nat McGartland and Shannon Neal will bring Book Arts workshops to the Teens Action Group at the Hyattsville Branch this Spring. By bringing tools, materials, and touchable examples to our workshops, we aim to make Book Arts accessible following the CAARES principles of equity and equal access. Workshops will include: letterpress printing, book binding, paper making, creating bookmarks and postcards, and engaging with reading and writing through experimental poetry. These workshops aim to build leadership skills, creative confidence, artistic skills, and engagement with the humanities outside of a test-based environment.