American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1989) Winner
Josephine Gattuso Hendin
ジョセフィン ガットゥーソ ヘンディン
josephine gattuso hendin
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1944-01-01 （Queens, New York, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Queens, New York → Manhattan, New York
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, critic, academic
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Yale University, City College of New York, New York University
- Influenced By
- Flannery O'Connor
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City College of New York | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | — | M.A. | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | — | Ph.D. | — | United States |
City College of New York
Country:
United States
Graduated magna cum laude
Columbia University
Degree:
M.A.
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
United States
Columbia University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1989 | American Book Award | The Right Thing to Do | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
Guggenheim Fellowship
1975
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
American Book Award
1989
Work:
The Right Thing to Do
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The World of Flannery O'Connor
1970 literary criticismA critical study of Flannery O'Connor's world, analyzing themes and moral/religious aspects of her work.
religionmoralitySouthern American literature
Vulnerable People: A View of American Fiction Since 1945
1978 literary criticismA critical look at post-1945 American fiction, discussing representations of vulnerability and victimhood.
vulnerabilitypostwar fictioncharacter depiction
The Right Thing to Do
1988 novelA novel with feminist perspectives that explores conflicts between personal morality and social expectations.
feminismmoral choiceindividual vs society
Heartbreakers: Women and Violence in Contemporary Culture and Literature
2004 cultural studies / literary criticismAn essay collection examining representations of women and violence in contemporary culture and literature from a feminist viewpoint.
women and violencefeminismmedia criticism
Bibliography
- The World of Flannery O'Connor
- Vulnerable People: A View of American Fiction Since 1945
- The Right Thing to Do
- Heartbreakers: Women and Violence in Contemporary Culture and Literature
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- feminist critical perspectivescholarly and analytical proseemphasis on socio-cultural context
- Recurring Motifs
- vulnerability and violencefemale perspectivemorality and religion
Legacy
Recognized for contributions to feminist criticism and American literary studies; noted for work on Italian-American writing and studies of Flannery O'Connor.
Trivia
- Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1975.
- Won the American Book Award in 1989 for The Right Thing to Do.
- Grew up in Queens and lives in Manhattan.
- Studied at City College of New York and Columbia University.