Arnold Krupat
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Arnold Krupat, Ph.D. is an American author and Professor of Literature at Sarah Lawrence College
in Bronxville, New York
. His work has been published in Nineteenth-Century Fiction, The Quest, and Sarah Lawrence Journal. He is a recipient of six fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities
, including the Fulbright Fellowship, Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, and the Guggenheim Fellowship.
Housing Projects on the lower east side of Manhattan
. He went to public grade school and then to Stuyvesant High School
, from which he graduated in 1958.
He attended New York University
's Washington Square College of Arts and Science on scholarship
, earning his Bachelor's degree
summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1962. From 1962 to 1963, he spent a year at the Universite de Strasbourg on a Fulbright Fellowship. After returning to New York, he entered graduate school at Columbia University
on a Woodrow Wilson Foundation Fellowship. He received his Ph.D from Columbia with honors in 1967.
Family
In 1962, Krupat married Kitty Weiss; the couple divorced in 1966.
In 1968, he married Cynthia Muser. While the couple divorced in 1993, together, they had two children. Their daughter, Tanya, is a social services worker with the Osborne Foundation in New York. Their son, Jeremy, is a Professor at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia
.
In 2007, Krupat married Andrea Ferster, a public interest lawyer in Washington, D.C.
They live in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
.
From 1965 to 1968, Krupat taught in the English Department at Rutgers University
in New Brunswick, New Jersey
. He started teaching at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York in 1968, where he continues to work.
Writing
While teaching at Sarah Lawrence, Krupat developed an interest in critical theory
and Native American
literature. His first book, For Those Who Come After: a Study of Native American Autobiography, was published in 1985. A second edition, with a foreword by Paul John Eakin, appeared in 1987.
In 1989, he published a novel, Woodsmen, or Thoreau & the Indians. He has also authored, edited, or co-edited 12 more books. Scheduled for release in 2012, his latest work is entitled That the People Might Live: a Theory of Native American Elegy.
He is the author of Ethnocriticism: Ethnography, History, Literature; The Voice in the Margin: Native American Literature and the Canon; and Red Matters. In 2007, he wrote All That Remains: Native Studies. He is the editor of a number of anthologies, including Native American Autobiography: An Anthology and New Voices in Native American Literary Criticism.
In 2001, he edited Here First: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers, with Brian Swann. The work was honored with the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers Award for best book of nonfiction prose.
Krupat has contributed chapters to edited books, and his essays have appeared in the major professional journals. He has been the editor for Native American literature for the Norton Anthology of American Literature
from its 5th to its current 8th edition. He has presented talks at colleges and universities throughout the United States as well as in Brazil, Cyprus, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Wales.
. In 2007, he was the recipient of the Sarah Lawrence Excellence in Teaching Award.
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in the United States, and a leader in progressive education since its founding in 1926. Located just 30 minutes north of Midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County, New York, in the city of Yonkers, this coeducational college offers...
in Bronxville, New York
Bronxville, New York
Bronxville is an affluent village within the town of Eastchester, New York, in the United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located approximately north of midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County. At the 2010 census, Bronxville had a population of 6,323...
. His work has been published in Nineteenth-Century Fiction, The Quest, and Sarah Lawrence Journal. He is a recipient of six fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency of the United States established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The NEH is located at...
, including the Fulbright Fellowship, Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, and the Guggenheim Fellowship.
Personal background
Krupat was born in 1941 in the Bronx, New York and grew up in the Jacob RiisJacob Riis
Jacob August Riis was a Danish American social reformer, "muckraking" journalist and social documentary photographer. He is known for using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the impoverished in New York City; those impoverished New Yorkers were the subject of most of his prolific...
Housing Projects on the lower east side of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
. He went to public grade school and then to Stuyvesant High School
Stuyvesant High School
Stuyvesant High School , commonly referred to as Stuy , is a New York City public high school that specializes in mathematics and science. The school opened in 1904 on Manhattan's East Side and moved to a new building in Battery Park City in 1992. Stuyvesant is noted for its strong academic...
, from which he graduated in 1958.
He attended New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
's Washington Square College of Arts and Science on scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
, earning his Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1962. From 1962 to 1963, he spent a year at the Universite de Strasbourg on a Fulbright Fellowship. After returning to New York, he entered graduate school at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
on a Woodrow Wilson Foundation Fellowship. He received his Ph.D from Columbia with honors in 1967.
Family
In 1962, Krupat married Kitty Weiss; the couple divorced in 1966.
In 1968, he married Cynthia Muser. While the couple divorced in 1993, together, they had two children. Their daughter, Tanya, is a social services worker with the Osborne Foundation in New York. Their son, Jeremy, is a Professor at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
.
In 2007, Krupat married Andrea Ferster, a public interest lawyer in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
They live in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Hastings-on-Hudson is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in the southwest part of the town of Greenburgh. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 7,849. It lies on U.S. Route 9, "Broadway" in Hastings...
.
Professional background
Academic workFrom 1965 to 1968, Krupat taught in the English Department at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
in New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of...
. He started teaching at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York in 1968, where he continues to work.
Writing
While teaching at Sarah Lawrence, Krupat developed an interest in critical theory
Critical theory
Critical theory is an examination and critique of society and culture, drawing from knowledge across the social sciences and humanities. The term has two different meanings with different origins and histories: one originating in sociology and the other in literary criticism...
and Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
literature. His first book, For Those Who Come After: a Study of Native American Autobiography, was published in 1985. A second edition, with a foreword by Paul John Eakin, appeared in 1987.
In 1989, he published a novel, Woodsmen, or Thoreau & the Indians. He has also authored, edited, or co-edited 12 more books. Scheduled for release in 2012, his latest work is entitled That the People Might Live: a Theory of Native American Elegy.
He is the author of Ethnocriticism: Ethnography, History, Literature; The Voice in the Margin: Native American Literature and the Canon; and Red Matters. In 2007, he wrote All That Remains: Native Studies. He is the editor of a number of anthologies, including Native American Autobiography: An Anthology and New Voices in Native American Literary Criticism.
In 2001, he edited Here First: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers, with Brian Swann. The work was honored with the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers Award for best book of nonfiction prose.
Krupat has contributed chapters to edited books, and his essays have appeared in the major professional journals. He has been the editor for Native American literature for the Norton Anthology of American Literature
The Norton Anthology of American Literature
The Norton Anthology of American Literature is a compendium of various works by authors of specifically American birth or naturalization, ranging from short poems, pamphlets, and novellas to longer entries such as entire novels and philosophical pieces....
from its 5th to its current 8th edition. He has presented talks at colleges and universities throughout the United States as well as in Brazil, Cyprus, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Wales.
Fellowships
Krupat is a recipient of six fellowships from the National Endowment for the HumanitiesNational Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency of the United States established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The NEH is located at...
. In 2007, he was the recipient of the Sarah Lawrence Excellence in Teaching Award.
- 1962: Fulbright Fellowship
- 1963: Woodrow Wilson Foundation Fellowship
- 2005: Guggenheim Fellowship
Published works
- Krupat, Arnold. For Those Who Come After: A Study of Native American Autobiography, University of California Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0520066069
- Krupat, Arnold. The Voice in the Margin: Native American Literature and the Canon, University of California Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0520066694
- Krupat, Arnold. Ethnocriticism: Ethnography, History, Literature, University of California Press, 1992. ISBN 978-0520076662
- Krupat, Arnold. Woodsmen, or Thoreau and the Indians, University of Oklahoma Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0806126715
- Krupat, Arnold. The Turn to the Native: Studies in Criticism and Culture, Bison Books, 1998. ISBN 0803277865
- Krupat, Arnold. Red Matters: Native American Studies (Rethinking the Americas), University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0812218039
- Baym, Nina; Franklin, Wayne; Gura, Philip F.; Krupat, Arnold; and Levine, Robert S. (editors). Norton Anthology of American Literature, New York: W.W. Norton and Co., 2007. ISBN 978-0393929935
- Krupat, Arnold. All That Remains: Varieties of Indigenous Expression , University of Nebraska Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0803218901
- Krupat, Arnold. That the People Might Live: A Theory of Native American Elegy, Cornell University Press, 2012.
External links
- Arnold Krupat at Sarah Lawrence CollegeSarah Lawrence CollegeSarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in the United States, and a leader in progressive education since its founding in 1926. Located just 30 minutes north of Midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County, New York, in the city of Yonkers, this coeducational college offers...