Jane Kramer
Encyclopedia
Jane Kramer is an American
journalist
who is the European correspondent for The New Yorker
; she has written a regular "Letter from Europe" for twenty years. Kramer has also written nine books, the latest of which, Lone Patriot (2003), is about a militia in the American West. Her other books include The Last Cowboy, Europeans and The Politics of Memory.
. She has a B.A. in English from Vassar College
and an M.A. in English from Columbia University
.
Kramer has won an Emmy Award
for documentary filmmaking. Some of her other awards include the American Book Award
, National Magazine Award
, Front Page Award, and the Prix européen de l'essai Charles Veillon.
Kramer is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations
and a founding director of the Committee to Protect Journalists
. She has taught at Princeton University
, Sarah Lawrence
, CUNY, and the University of California, Berkeley
.
Since 2006, Kramer has been a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
who is the European correspondent for The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
; she has written a regular "Letter from Europe" for twenty years. Kramer has also written nine books, the latest of which, Lone Patriot (2003), is about a militia in the American West. Her other books include The Last Cowboy, Europeans and The Politics of Memory.
Biography
Kramer was born in Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
. She has a B.A. in English from Vassar College
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
and an M.A. in English from 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...
.
Kramer has won an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for documentary filmmaking. Some of her other awards include the American Book Award
American Book Award
The American Book Award was established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation. It seeks to recognize outstanding literary achievement by contemporary American authors, without restriction to race, sex, ethnic background, or genre...
, National Magazine Award
National Magazine Award
The National Magazine Awards are a series of US awards that honor excellence in the magazine industry. They are administered by the American Society of Magazine Editors and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City...
, Front Page Award, and the Prix européen de l'essai Charles Veillon.
Kramer is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
and a founding director of the Committee to Protect Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent nonprofit organisation based in New York City that promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists.-History:A group of U.S...
. She has taught at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, Sarah Lawrence
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...
, CUNY, and the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
.
Since 2006, Kramer has been a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur.
Books
- Lone Patriot: The Short Career of an American Militiaman, Random House, 2002
- The Politics of Memory: Looking for Germany in the New Germany, Random House, 1996
- Unter Deutschen, Edition Tiamat (Berlin), 1996
- Whose Art Is It, Duke University Press, 1994
- Sonderbare Europäer, Die Andere Bibliothek/Eichborn (Frankfurt), 1993
- Eine Amerikanerin in Berlin, Edition Tiamat (Berlin), 1993
- Europeans, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1988
- Unsettling Europe, Random House, 1980
- The Last Cowboy, Harper & Row, 1977
- Honor to the Bride Like the Pigeon That Guards Its Grain Under the Clove Tree, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1970
- Allen Ginsberg in America, Random House, 1969
- Off Washington Square: A Reporter Looks at Greenwich Village, N.Y., Duell, Sloan & Pierce, 1963
External links
- Biography at Newnewjournalism.com
- Biography at the Baruch CollegeBaruch CollegeBernard M. Baruch College, more commonly known as Baruch College, is a constituent college of the City University of New York, located in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, New York City. With an acceptance rate of just 23%, Baruch is among the most competitive and diverse colleges in the nation...