Congratulations to the six MLA members who were awarded 2024 Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships! In a statement about this year’s fellows, Edward Hirsch, president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, described the fellowship as “a life-changing recognition” that enables awardees to pursue groundbreaking independent projects.
Bruno Bosteels, Columbia University
Field of Study: Literary Criticism
Marta Figlerowicz, Yale University
Field of Study: Literary Criticism
Nicholas Frankel, Virginia Commonwealth University
Field of Study: Biography
Martin Munro, Florida State University
Field of Study: European and Latin American Literature
Tavia Nyong’o, Yale University
Field of Study: Theatre Arts and Performance Studies
Roy Scranton, University of Notre Dame
Field of Study: Literary Criticism