Jen Zoble

Visiting Professor of Humanities

Primary Academic Program: Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures

Academic Program Affiliation(s): Written Arts

Biography:

Jen Zoble translates Balkan literature into English, teaches writing and translation studies, and produces multilingual, polyphonic projects encompassing literary translation, sound art, and performance. Her book translations include Mars and Sweetlust by Asja Bakić and Call Me Esteban by Lejla Kalamujić. Her translation of Mars was named one of the Best Fiction Books of 2019 by Publishers Weekly. She served as co-editor of InTranslation at The Brooklyn Rail from its inception to its conclusion (2007-2021), and was the founding co-producer of Play for Voices, an international audio drama podcast, during its five years of production (2016-2021). She is Clinical Professor of Liberal Studies at NYU, where she coordinates the university's interdisciplinary Minor in Translation Studies.