BA, 2009, English, George Mason University
MFA, 2012, Creative Writing, George Mason University
Research Interests
Swing dance, United States public memory, critical ethnic studies, performance, affect and embodiment, game studies and participant structures
About
Jeff’s fiction and other writings have been published in Indiana Review, Los Angeles Review, Carve, Paper Darts, Lincoln Journal Star, and Herald-Times Bloomington. He has worked in various corners of the publishing industry and also taught undergraduate English in Nebraska for six years before beginning his PhD in American Studies at IU. His research combines ethnographic and historical approaches to study race and gender in West Coast Swing, a type of swing dance that evolved out of Lindy Hop, of which he is a longtime practitioner.
Fiction Publications
“Cloud Era,” Los Angeles Review, 2017, https://losangelesreview.org/cloud-era-jeff-moscaritolo/, (second runner-up for LAR short fiction award)
“Evolve,” Carve, 2017, https://www.carvezine.com/story/2017-spring-moscaritolo, (honorable mention in 2016 Raymond Carver Short Story Contest, judged by Caitlin Horrocks)
“On Being a Whiter,” Paper Darts, 2016.
“The Kissing Exhibit,” Indiana Review, 2014
“A Chance to Get Involved,” Carve, 2013 (honorable mention in 2013 Esoteric Award)
“Butterfly Garden,” Paper Darts, 2012.
“Somewhere Between There and Here,” Paper Darts, 2012.
The College of Arts