Lauren Horst

Cotsen Fellow in the Society of Fellows; Associate Research Scholar in the Council of the Humanities; Lecturer in English

Lauren Horst is a literary scholar interested in the ways that stories and storytelling shape economic, cultural, and environmental policy across the Global South. Her current research combines African literary history with critical development studies to show how narrative informs—and can be used to reimagine—the theory and practice of economic development.

Read her full biography on the Society of Fellows website. 

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