Anne Shaver
Anne Shaver | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Susanne Woods |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Kentucky Northwestern University Ohio University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | English literature, queer studies |
| Institutions | Denison University |
Anne Shaver is an American literary scholar who is a professor emeritus at Denison University. She worked at the university from 1972 until her retirement in 2000 when she was the Lorena Woodrow Burke Professor of English.
Life
[edit]Shaver earned an A.B. from the University of Kentucky in 1962 and an M.A. from Northwestern University in 1964.[1]
Shaver taught at the University of Kentucky and Murray State University.[1] She was a teaching assistant at Ohio University for three years.[1] Shaver joined Denison University as an instructor of English the fall of 1972.[1] She completed a Ph.D. from Ohio University in 1973 and was inducted as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.[1] By 1986, Shaver was a tenured associate professor at Denison University.[2][3] That same year, she began a relationship with English professor Susanne Woods.[2] In 1992, she began teaching a partnership and politics freshman course that became a precursor for the university's queer studies concentration.[2] By 1999, Shaver was the Lorena Woodrow Burke Professor of English.[4] She retired from Denison University in 2000.[2]
Shaver is a professor emeritus at Denison University.[5]
Selected works
[edit]- Shaver, Anne, ed. (1999). The Convent of Pleasure" and Other Plays. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-6099-7.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Dr. Shaver earns Ph.D. from Ohio U". The Newark Advocate. 1973-12-18. p. 13. Retrieved 2024-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 Wilson, Shelia (June 2015). "Interview" (PDF). Denison's Queer Studies Program. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ↑ Women's Studies (1988-01-01). "Women's Studies Colloquium Flyer 1988". Looking Back, Looking Forward.
- ↑ "Anne Shaver | Hopkins Press". press.jhu.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Anne Shaver | Faculty & Staff | Denison University". denison.edu. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ Review of The Covenant of Pleasure:
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