Benoit Denizet-Lewis
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Fellow, 2022
Benoit Denizet-Lewis is an associate professor at Emerson College and a longtime contributing writer with The New York Times Magazine. He is the author of three previous books, including America Anonymous and The New York Times bestselling Travels With Casey. As a fellow, Denizet-Lewis worked on his latest book You’ve Changed: The Promise and Price of Self-Transformation, which explores how and why people change their identities and belief systems, confronting contentious ideas about who is changeable—and who has the right to reinvention or redemption.
This bio reflects the fellow’s work and affiliations as of the completion of their fellowship project.
Selected Work
- : A feature for The New York Times Magazine about deep canvassing and the potential to reduce prejudice and combat political polarization.
- : A profile for The New York Times Magazine of former journalist and activist Michael Glatze, who claimed a trifecta of identity change​​–of his sexuality, spiritual beliefs, and politics.
- : A cover story about debilitating anxiety among young people for The New York Times Magazine.
- : A review of Saeed Jones’s memoir about race, family, and sexual identity in The New York Times.
- : A feature in The New York Times Magazine about LGBT conservatives, including Republican transgender activists, disgruntled former Democrats, and identity-politics-hating college students.
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