Ara H Merjian

Ara H. Merjian is an art historian, critic, and Professor of Italian Studies at NYU, where he is an affiliate of the Institute of Fine Arts and Comparative Literature. He is the author and editor of several books, includingAgainst the Avant-Garde: Pier Paolo Pasolini, Contemporary Art, Neo-Capitalism; Surrealism and Anti-fascism; and Futurism: A Very Short Introduction. Before arriving at NYU he taught at Harvard, Stanford, and the San Quentin State Penitentiary College Education Program, today Mount Tamalpais College.