Hi! I’m a writer and editor, with a background in art criticism and theory. My editing services focus on academic developmental-editing for peer review and manuscript revisions for book publication.
My content strategy and writing clients are successful entrepreneurs and start-ups, where I craft research-driven communication and content strategy, case studies, white papers, and engaging articles. I’m also the content director for ArtRow, a managed marketplace for fine art.
My own writing focuses on anti-racism and equity for education. For two years, I wrote the free newsletter, NSFS: Not Safe for School, where I experimented with humor, story-telling, and cultural criticism to address issues rooted in collective struggles for anti-racism, social justice, equity, and education. Prior to that, I’m also the author of the blog Post-PhD where I spoke out against exploitation in higher education, and the de-professionalization of the teaching profession writ large, you can read about it in this article from the Financial Times from 2019. I completed my Ph.D. in Art History at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in 2017.
Recent Projects:
Orchidelirium. An Appetite for Abundance: Based on the life and works of Emilie Rosalie Saal
Originally commissioned and co-produced by Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art for The Estonian Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale, 2022.
Commissioned and produced for the exhibition "Witness" at Falstad Center, curated by Anne-Gro Erikstad, 2023.
Curator, texts, research lead: Dr. Corina L. Apostol Designer: Dr. Allison Harbin
Reverse Homesickness with Kirstaps Ancans, Dunhill and O’Brien by Curator Corina Apostol, PhD & Assistant Curator Allison Harbin, PhD.
Curated Exhibition May 10, 2023 - August 7, 2023 at Das Weisse Hause, Vienna, Austria.
Read our Curatorial Statement and Commentary here: Reverse Homesickness Exhibition Program
“I love Not Safe for School’s voice. I love Harbin’s candidness and no bullshit approach— most of all, I love that Harbin calls herself out and therefore the rest of us.”
NSFS: Not Safe for School is an irreverent newsletter that offers a (mostly) self-aware approach to discussing— and exploring— how white supremacy has infiltrated our minds and institutions. My writing for NSFS experiments with humor, story-telling, and cultural criticism, I explore issues rooted in collective struggles for social justice, equity, and education. I take a broad view that includes plenty of diversions into pop culture, and self-deprecating call outs of white people foolishness.
Publications & Essays:
Academic Essays
Published art criticism & academic essays on Post-Colonial contemporary art.
“Post-PhD is not just a personal narrative, but something much larger that all of its readers help create everyday. It’s both a testimony and battle cry to burn it down.”
Essays on Systemic Problems in Education
Before we can address solutions to the crisis in education, we have to arm ourselves with resources for the resistance: knowledge. These essays explore systemic issues inherent to higher education, as well as education system(s) writ large
Essays on Leaving Academia
These posts discuss how to advocate for yourself and fight for the future of education.
Artist Interviews
Published interviews with contemporary artists.
Newsletters on Anti-Racism, Equity, & U.S. Education
Explore all essays about secondary education, systemic racism, and why embracing Black joy is critical in combating white supremacy.
Collaborations & Interviews
Projects, talks, and discussions about the future of higher education, equity, and engaging with academia in new, novel terms.
Writing & Editing Services
Developmental editing for academic and nonfiction manuscripts, proposals, articles, and dissertations.