Jacobson, Joanne
JACOBSON, Joanne
JACOBSON, Joanne. American, b. 1952. Genres: Literary criticism and history, Area studies, Autobiography/Memoirs. Career: University of Angers, France, Fulbright Jr. Lecturer, American Literature and Civilization, 1979-80; Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, visiting instructor, 1981-82, assistant professor of American literature and civilization, 1982-90, director of American Civilization Program, 1983-89; Yeshiva University, NYC, associate professor of English, 1990-. Publications: Authority and Alliance in the Letters of Henry Adams, 1992. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals. Address: Department of English, Yeshiva University, 500 West 185th St., New York, NY 10033, U.S.A.
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