Sean Karlen

Sean Karlen graduated from Temple University in 2025 with a B.A. in English and minor in Art History. While there he developed an interest in post-colonial studies, ultimately writing his capstone in literary criticism focusing on similar themes of race and identity found in John Okada’s No-No Boy and Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man. Also an independent writer, Sean has written and published two novels and is working on a third. Hoping to teach in a university setting one day, he volunteers some of his time as a teaching assistant at Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej W Lublinie in Lublin, Poland. At Villanova, Sean hopes to build on his knowledge of post-colonial studies, incorporating what he learns into his writing.
In his spare time, he runs a small business based out of Philadelphia, often traveling all over Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. When home, he enjoys writing, painting, caring for his numerous plants, and annoying his dog, Chewy.