- Royce Fellowship
Joseph Lester
Feder
Concentration
Art/Architecture
Award Year
1999
Joseph will be an apprentice to Del Rey, a professional blues guitarist from Seattle. His project involves conducting research on blues history, assisting Rey's producer and agent in creating a new album and taking guitar lessons.
J. Lester Feder is a Washington-based freelance writer covering politics, health policy, the environment, faith, and popular culture. His work has appeared in publications including Newsweek, The New Republic, The Nation, Slate and The Oxford American. Before becoming a journalist, Feder earned a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a dissertation on country music and the conservative movement.