Sarah Kay
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Sarah Kay is a professor of French at New York University
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Kay was a student in the UK at the University of Oxford
. She started her teaching career at the University of Liverpool
then moved to the University of Cambridge
. She was head of department at Cambridge from 1996 until 2001 and Director of Studies at Girton College, Cambridge
from 2003 to 2005. Kay has been a fellow of the British Academy
since 2004 and was awarded a D.Litt (Cambridge) in 2005.
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...
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Kay was a student in the UK at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. She started her teaching career at the University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
then moved to the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. She was head of department at Cambridge from 1996 until 2001 and Director of Studies at Girton College, Cambridge
Girton College, Cambridge
Girton College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. It was England's first residential women's college, established in 1869 by Emily Davies and Barbara Bodichon. The full college status was only received in 1948 and marked the official admittance of women to the...
from 2003 to 2005. Kay has been a fellow of the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
since 2004 and was awarded a D.Litt (Cambridge) in 2005.
Publications
- ŽižekSlavoj ŽižekSlavoj Žižek is a Slovenian philosopher, critical theorist working in the traditions of Hegelianism, Marxism and Lacanian psychoanalysis. He has made contributions to political theory, film theory, and theoretical psychoanalysis....
: A Critical Introduction (Cambridge: Polity, 2003) - (with Malcolm BowieMalcolm BowieMalcolm McNaughtan Bowie FBA was a British academic, and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge from 2002 to 2006. An acclaimed scholar of French literature, Bowie wrote several books on Marcel Proust....
and Terence Cave) A Short History of French LiteratureFrench literatureFrench literature is, generally speaking, literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French. Literature written in French language, by citizens...
(Oxford University Press, 2003) - Courtly Contradictions (Stanford University Press, 2001)
- (with Simon GauntSimon GauntSimon Gaunt is a professor of French literature at King's College London. He is also president of the Society for French Studies.Gaunt did his graduate studies at the University of Warwick and then taught at the University of Cambridge before moving to King's College London in 1998.In 2007, Gaunt...
) The TroubadourTroubadourA troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages . Since the word "troubadour" is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz....
s. An Introduction (Cambridge University Press, 1999) - The Chansons de geste in the Age of Romance (Oxford University Press, 1995)
- (as co-editor with Miri Rubin) Framing Medieval Bodies (Manchester University Press, 1994)
- (as editor) Raoul de CambraiRaoul de CambraiRaoul de Cambrai is a 12th -13th century French epic poem concerning the eponymous hero's battles to take possession of his fief and of the repercussions from these battles...
(Oxford University Press, 1992) - SubjectivitySubjectivitySubjectivity refers to the subject and his or her perspective, feelings, beliefs, and desires. In philosophy, the term is usually contrasted with objectivity.-Qualia:...
in Troubadour Poetry (Cambridge University Press, 1990)
External links
- Kay's profile at Princeton University
- Review of Kay's Courtly Contradictions published in The Medieval Review, 2004.